in hospital
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Meaning · English
receiving medical treatment as a patient
Literally: inside a hospital building
Register: neutral
Examples
It is said that his father is in hospital now.Nghe nói cha anh ta đang ở trong bệnh viện.
She's been in hospital for a month.Cô ấy đã ở trong bệnh viện một tháng nay.
Tatoeba sentence #285292 (CC BY 2.0 FR, tatoeba.org, retrieved 2026-07-31)
Sources & notes
Everyday learner phrase (CEFR A2); level cross-referenced from published learner lists. Definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “in hospital” mean?
receiving medical treatment as a patient Literally: inside a hospital building
Is “in hospital” formal or informal?
in hospital is generally neutral.