Dose - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- the quantity of an active agent (substance or radiation) taken in or absorbed at any one time (syn: dosage)
- a communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact
- street name for lysergic acid diethylamide (syn: acid, dot, pane, superman, zen)
verb
Extra examples
I've been taking the same dose for five years.
The drug is lethal even in small doses.
Her parents hoped a daily dose of hard work would keep her out of trouble.
He needs a good dose of reality.
Most patients are dosed at 50 milligrams per day.
When you have a bad cold, it is best to dose yourself with aspirin.
Never exceed the recommended dose of painkillers.
Start with a low dose and increase it.
Dave had a bad dose of flu.
I quite like Jamie in small doses (=in limited amounts but not a lot or often).
Sumi dosed herself up with aspirin and went to bed.
The ray dosed the paint
A low dose of medicine
Take only the recommended dose of cough syrup.
She had been taking more than the recommended daily dose of the medicine.
Word forms
I/you/we/they: dose
he/she/it: doses
present participle: dosing
past tense: dosed
past participle: dosed
singular: dose
plural: doses
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