Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

put someone in hospital

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.88 in modern English

Syllables
put -some-one in hos-pi-tal
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To injure (someone) to the point that they need serious medical attention.

British usage; Colloquial

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

puts someone in hospital (present, singular) putting someone in hospital (participle, present)

Synonyms

harm wound abuse annoy bewound damage damnify dere do damage to do for do ill do violence to

Questions

What does put someone in hospital mean?
To injure (someone) to the point that they need serious medical attention.

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