Hospitals · Health
be discharged
leave hospital officially
If you are discharged, the hospital allows you to leave because you no longer need to stay.
This vs that
She was discharged from hospital.
She was admitted to hospital.
Hear it in real life
When can Mum come home?
The doctors say she may be discharged tomorrow.
He was discharged from hospital yesterday and is recovering at home now.
Which sounds natural?
Psst — which one would you actually say?
'Discharged' is the normal concise term for officially leaving hospital.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: The doctor discharged me to go home yesterday.
Say: The doctor discharged me yesterday, so I went home.
'Discharge' already means officially allow someone to leave hospital.
Say it together
Whole chunks natives use with it.
be discharged from hospital
He was discharged from hospital after three days.
She was discharged from hospital once she could walk safely.
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Your turn: say it out loud
They discharged me yesterday.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
be discharged
leave hospital officially
“He was discharged from hospital yesterday and is recovering at home now.”
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