to see a doctor
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1.8
- phrasal verb
:
ir al médico
- Have you taken her to see a doctor, Willie?
- need to see a doctor
- go to see a doctor
- see a doctor or nurse
And I, I've never really been to see a doctor or never been to a self help group.
- And I, I've never really been to see a doctor or never been to a self help group.
- So I saw a doctor, had a procedure done pretty normal.
- Well, if you have to make yourself laugh, I think, you know, take two aspirin and, and see a doctor in the morning.
- So like it's absurd to be like if I show up and see a doctor, it's absurd for that doctor to have just a couple of minutes with me.
- And I did it and I hurt my back and I went to see a doctor probably a day or two later and was prescribed Vicodin.
- He was very ill and I took him to see a doctor and the doctor got out the notes and went, MMM, I'll try to make you better.
- And so I went out to, I went to see a doctor in Florida and the doctor, he ran some blood tests and, and basically like I still looked like an athlete.
- Yes yes go see a doctor get a brain scan be like doctor.
- First off, saying your ass, I think you need to see a doctor.
- I remember being in London with my dad one day and I remember seeing a doctor.
Examples
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Do you wanna see a doctor?
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Shouldn't you see a doctor?
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Bob, you need to see a doctor.
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We need to see a doctor, please.
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You got to go see a doctor.
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Maybe you should see a doctor.
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If the patch turns green, you have to see a doctor immediately.
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In any case, it would seem only logical to go see his doctor.
Fiction book (1990) -
I told her to see her doctor if she isn't feeling better.
Fiction book (2002) -
If you're feeling sick, you should see a doctor as soon as possible.
Synonyms
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2.2
To visit a professional like a doctor for advice or treatment
How Urgent
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to visit or consult a medical professional' is directly and transparently derived from 'see' (to visit/consult) + 'doctor' (medical professional), with the article 'a' not affecting compositional meaning. This is a literal, cross-linguistically common collocation that a B1 learner who knows the constituent words will readily understand.
Etymology
The phrase see a doctor comes from the simple image of a doctor looking carefully at a patient. To see someone meant to meet and be examined, so see a doctor came to mean 'visit a medical professional' for advice or treatment.