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- Dictionarydose/dəʊs/
noun
- 1. a quantity of a medicine or drug taken or recommended to be taken at a particular time: "he took a dose of cough mixture" Similar
verb
- 1. administer a dose to (a person or animal): "he dosed himself with vitamins"
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an amount or experience of something, often something bad or unpleasant: dose of The government received a hefty dose of bad news this week. UK She's got a nasty dose of flu. UK slang. a case of gonorrhoea (= a disease of the sexual organs) Fewer examples.
The meaning of DOSE is the measured quantity of a therapeutic agent to be taken at one time. How to use dose in a sentence.
noun. a quantity of medicine prescribed to be taken at one time. a substance, situation, or quantity of anything analogous to medicine, especially of something disagreeable: Failing the exam was a hard dose to swallow. an amount of sugar added in the production of champagne. Physics.
1. countable noun B2. A dose of medicine or a drug is a measured amount of it which is intended to be taken at one time. One dose of penicillin can wipe out the infection. [ + of] Synonyms: measure, amount, allowance, portion More Synonyms of dose. 2. countable noun.
A dose is the amount of medicine you're supposed to take. A bottle of aspirin has the recommended dose printed on its side. When your doctor prescribes medication, she tells you what dose you should take, whether it's one pill twice a day or two teaspoons just before bedtime.
dose. noun. /dəʊs/. /dəʊs/. Idioms. an amount of a medicine or a drug that is taken once, or regularly over a period of time. a high/low/lethal dose. Repeat the dose after 12 hours if necessary. Take a single dose at bedtime to help you sleep.
Define dose. dose synonyms, dose pronunciation, dose translation, English dictionary definition of dose. n. 1. a. A specified quantity of a therapeutic agent, such as medicine, prescribed to be taken at one time or at stated intervals.
Definition of dose verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
a measured amount of medicine that is taken at one time or during a period of time: What is the recommended dose? a lethal dose. a dose of sth. B2. an amount of something, often something unpleasant: a dose of bad news. dose. verb [ T ] to give someone a drug or medicine.
dose meaning, definition, what is dose: the amount of a medicine or a drug that ...: Learn more.
