receive treatment

/rɪˈsiːv ˈtriːtmənt/

verb phrase

  1. to be given medical care or therapy for an illness, injury, or condition

    B1

    usually followed by a type of treatment; treatment is usually uncountableneutral

    • "She received treatment for her broken arm."B1
    • "Patients can receive treatment at home or in hospital."B2
    • "The patient is scheduled to receive treatment for cancer next week."B1
    • "Receiving timely treatment can significantly improve recovery outcomes."B2
    • "The study examined how quickly patients received treatment after being diagnosed."C1

Common mistakes

  • receive a treatment→receive treatment

    Use treatment without an article when referring generally to medical care; use a treatment for one specific therapy or session.

Collocations

receive medical treatmentreceive emergency treatmentreceive treatment for cancerreceive psychological treatmentreceive chemotherapy

Word family

treatmenttreattherapeutic