hospitalize

[US]/ˈhɒspɪtəlaɪz/
[UK]/ˈhɑːspɪtəlaɪz/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. admit to a hospital; require hospital treatment
Word Forms
Past Participlehospitalized
Present Participlehospitalizing
Third Person Singularhospitalizes
Past Tensehospitalized

Example Sentences

was hospitalized for the effects of exposure.

Casey was hospitalized for chest pains.

He hospitalizes patients for minor ailments.

The mountaineer broke a leg while climbing a cliff and was hospitalized for a month.

Method:A comparison of their spermous qualities both before and after the ligations had been made in the 35 cases of such patients hospitalized and treated in our hospital in the last three years.

He was hospitalized for a week after the accident.

The doctor decided to hospitalize the patient for further observation.

She was hospitalized with a severe case of pneumonia.

The injured soldier was hospitalized for his wounds.

The flu outbreak caused many people to be hospitalized.

The doctor recommended hospitalizing the patient immediately.

She had to be hospitalized due to complications from surgery.

The virus spread quickly, resulting in many people being hospitalized.

The injured hiker was hospitalized with a broken leg.

The patient was hospitalized in the intensive care unit.

Real-world Examples

Nine sailors have been hospitalized for the disease.

Source: CRI Online June 2020 Collection

The girls have been hospitalized with unspecified injuries.

Source: PBS English News

Three-quarters of these people hadn't been hospitalized.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds - Scientific American June 2022 Collection

The injured have been hospitalized for medical treatment.

Source: CRI Online January 2023 Collection

4 people died. And 10 people are now hospitalized.

Source: BBC Listening Collection April 2014

Only 2% of people with the flu need to be hospitalized.

Source: Epidemic Prevention Special Edition

A third victim is still hospitalized but is doing better.

Source: AP Listening September 2015 Collection

Twenty of the victims have been hospitalized but no one has died.

Source: CNN 10 Student English April 2019 Collection

Paul Anthony Ciancia has been hospitalized since the day of shooting.

Source: NPR News November 2013 Collection

A local police officer who came to their aid is also hospitalized.

Source: NPR News March 2018 Collection

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