Definition von „hospital“ auf Englisch

noun

1. A large medical facility, usually in a building with multiple floors, where seriously ill or injured patients are given extensive medical or surgical treatment.

   • Luckily an ambulance arrived quickly and he was rushed to hospital.
   • Luckily an ambulance arrived quickly and he was rushed to the hospital.

2. A building founded for the long-term care of its residents, such as an almshouse.

   • The foundling hospital took in abandoned children and educated them.

3. (obsolete) A place of lodging.

adjective

1. (obsolete) Hospitable.