noun / verb · informal
nurse
UK/nɜːs/US/nɜrs/NURSE
Band 5-6speakingtask1
a person trained to care for the sick; or to care for someone (verb)
Examples
“The nurse checked his blood pressure every hour.”
“She nursed her grandmother back to health after the operation.”
“He worked as a nurse in the paediatric ward.”
Band 8 sentence
“The nursing staff were exceptionally attentive, checking on patients regularly and explaining each step of the procedure.”
Collocations
- staff nurse / head nurse
- nurse someone back to health
Word family
nursing noun / adjectivenursed verb
Common mistakes
She is nurse at the hospital.→She is a nurse at the hospital.
He nurses his son for two weeks.→He nursed his son for two weeks.
Say it for a higher band
5care worker→6be a nurse→7+nurse
Synonyms
caregiver
Easily confused
nurture
“Parents should nurture their children's curiosity from an early age.”
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