HOSPITAL


Meaning of HOSPITAL in English

noun

1

BAD : I've been in the hospital for the last five weeks.

GOOD : I've been in hospital for the last five weeks.

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See note at SCHOOL 1 (↑ school )

2

BAD : I want to go and see my grandmother who is ill at hospital.

GOOD : I want to go and see my grandmother who is ill in hospital.

BAD : It gave me the opportunity to work at a hospital.

GOOD : It gave me the opportunity to work in a hospital.

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in (a) hospital (NOT at ): 'I didn't like being in hospital.'

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