diagnose

CEFRC1

/ˈdʌɪ.əɡˌnəʊz/

verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To identify an illness or problem by examining its signs.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To determine the cause of a problem.

Examples

  • That can diagnose anything, quicker and cheaper than a doctor.

  • The test is used to diagnose a variety of diseases.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Also pronounced

  • /ˈdaɪ.əɡˌnoʊs/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To determine which disease is causing a sick person's signs and symptoms; to find the diagnosis.

More examples

In context

  • She'll diagnose each person carefully.

  • Mechanics use this extremely portable tool to diagnose engine faults, clear fault codes, and export data.

  • But in the early days of the scheme the new machines created some problems for the fitters, who found them over-complex and their faults hard to diagnose after many years' experience of small, simple steam locomotives.

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The veterinarian will blank the dog's illness after reviewing the blood test and X-ray results.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

verb

Back-formation from diagnosis. Compare also sclerose (verb).