Doctors and treatment · Health
diagnose
identify an illness
To diagnose an illness means to identify it from its signs and symptoms.
This vs that
The doctor diagnosed her with asthma.
The doctor prescribed an inhaler.
Hear it in real life
Did they diagnose the problem?
Yes, they diagnosed me with a chest infection.
It took two tests to diagnose the infection accurately.
Which sounds natural?
Psst — which one would you actually say?
'Diagnosed me with' is the natural everyday pattern when talking about a doctor's conclusion.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: The doctor diagnosed me ‸ flu.
Say: The doctor diagnosed me with flu.
Use 'diagnose someone with' before the illness.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
diagnose someone with an illness; diagnose an illness
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Your turn: say it out loud
The doctor diagnosed me with an infection.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
diagnose
identify an illness
“It took two tests to diagnose the infection accurately.”
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