dose

CEFRC1

/ˈdəʊ̯s/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A measured amount of medicine taken at one time.

  2. 02

    verb

    To give someone a measured amount of medicine.

Examples

  • It's time you had a dose of your medicine.

  • She had been given a lethal dose of poison.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • /ˈdoʊ̯s/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Anything disagreeable that must be taken.

  2. The quantity of an agent (not always active), substance, or radiation administered or experienced at any one time.

  3. A measured portion of medicine taken at any one time.

More examples

In context

  • First, swallow one dose of barium.

  • a healthy dose of skepticism.

  • There's a dose going round.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

Borrowed from Middle French dose, from Late Latin dosis, from Ancient Greek δόσις (dósis, “a portion prescribed”, literally “a giving”), used by Galen and other Greek physicians to mean an amount of medicine, from δίδωμι (dídōmi, “to give”). Doublet of doos.