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a doctor vs the doctor

Both 'a doctor' and 'the doctor' are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'A doctor' is used when referring to any doctor in a general sense, while 'the doctor' is used when referring to a specific doctor that has been previously mentioned or is known to both the speaker and the listener.

Last updated: March 25, 2024 • 1284 views

a doctor

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English when referring to any doctor in a general sense.

Use 'a doctor' when talking about doctors in general or when the specific identity of the doctor is not important.

Examples:

  • I need to see a doctor about my cough.
  • She wants to become a doctor when she grows up.
  • Dad using a doctor to avoid sentencing.
  • We have a doctor named shepherd.
  • I'm a doctor at Princeton Plainsboro.
  • Dad using a doctor to avoid sentencing.
  • The Court thinks you need a doctor.
  • I totally forgot about being a doctor.
  • You said purvis was a doctor.
  • Except you stabbed a doctor today.
  • Looks like some needs a doctor.
  • Miss Channing, you need a doctor.
  • Visit a doctor to have an opinion.
  • Indicate whether professional assistance by a doctor is needed or advisable.
  • You need a doctor, Ben.
  • So eggs describes a list of symptoms and you repeat them to a doctor.
  • Let me summon a doctor for you.
  • There's a doctor in Albany.
  • Just what you need, a doctor.
  • He's still a doctor, anthony.
  • Leave it to me, I'm a doctor.
  • No, really, I'm a doctor.

Alternatives:

  • a physician
  • a medical practitioner
  • a healthcare professional
  • a specialist
  • a surgeon

the doctor

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English when referring to a specific doctor that has been previously mentioned or is known to both the speaker and the listener.

Use 'the doctor' when referring to a specific doctor that has been previously mentioned or is known to both the speaker and the listener.

Examples:

  • I need to see the doctor we met at the hospital.
  • The doctor will be arriving shortly.
  • Let the doctor look after the disease.
  • Nobody move until the doctor says so.
  • Your husband should have discussed that matterwith the doctor.
  • He was just the doctor of a local clinic.
  • I need you to run the doctor again.
  • I finally went to the doctor, it was too late.
  • That's what the doctor said.
  • Forget what the doctor said, Father.
  • Not exactly what the doctor recommended for bruised ribs.
  • Reverend Mother has sent for the doctor.
  • He's making the doctor eat himself.
  • Well, I checked the doctor out.
  • And the doctor... he told me Jin was infertile.
  • I don't think the doctor meant my mouth.
  • Even the doctor didn -t know.
  • Anyone who knew the doctor, had access to his dream shrooms.
  • Yes, it's just what the doctor ordered.
  • Maybe George will bring the doctor.
  • Fine. Do the doctor thing.
  • Even the doctor said the sun would help with his bronchitis.

Alternatives:

  • the physician
  • the medical practitioner
  • the healthcare professional
  • the specialist
  • the surgeon

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