diagnose

S2 W2

BrE /ˈdaɪənɒs/ AmE /ˈdaɪənɑːs/

verb en → es

past diagnosed pp diagnosed ing diagnosing

1 MEDICINE [transitive] B1

to discover what is wrong with someone who has an illness or injury and decide how to treat them

diagnosticar, determinar el diagnóstico de

  • diagnose somebody (with something)
  • diagnose something

Collocations diagnose a patient · diagnose an illness

  • The doctor diagnosed her with diabetes.

    El médico diagnosticó que ella tenía diabetes.

2 TECHNICAL [transitive] B2

to discover the cause of a problem in a machine or system and decide how to fix it

diagnosticar, determinar la causa de un problema

  • diagnose something

Collocations diagnose a computer problem · diagnose a network issue

  • The IT team diagnosed the server crash.

    El equipo de TI diagnosticó el fallo del servidor.