1
a
: the measured quantity of a therapeutic agent to be taken at one time
b
: the quantity of radiation administered or absorbed
2
: a portion of a substance added during a process
3
: an amount of something likened to a prescribed or measured quantity of medicine
a daily dose of hard work
a dose of scandal
4
: a gonorrheal infection
dosed; dosing
1
: to give a dose to
especially
: to give medicine to
2
: to divide into doses
dose a medicine
3
: to treat with an application or agent
Examples of dose in a Sentence
Noun
I've been taking the same dose for five years.
a large dose of vitamin C
The drug is lethal even in small doses.
a large dose of sugar
a high dose of radiation
Her parents hoped a daily dose of hard work would keep her out of trouble.
He needs a good dose of reality.
Verb
Most patients are dosed at 50 milligrams per day.
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Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
Subjects were instructed to take the supplement for a week prior to drinking, rather than the single pre-party dose instructed on the packet.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2025
Melissa Nieves, Verywell Health, 9 Jan. 2025
The records also delve into the mysterious 1953 death of Frank Olson, a scientist covertly dosed with LSD who died 10 days later in a fall from a New York hotel.
—Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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Noun
The federal law also lowers insulin prices, covers vaccines
The Inflation Reduction Act also capped Medicare recipients' out-of-pocket insulin costs at $35 per dose.
—Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
Subjects were instructed to take the supplement for a week prior to drinking, rather than the single pre-party dose instructed on the packet.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2025
Verb
Just be sure to follow dosing directions and talk with a healthcare provider as needed.
—Melissa Nieves, Verywell Health, 9 Jan. 2025
The records also delve into the mysterious 1953 death of Frank Olson, a scientist covertly dosed with LSD who died 10 days later in a fall from a New York hotel.
—Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Dose.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dose. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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dose
1 of 2 noun1
a
: the measured amount of a medicine to be taken at one time
b
: the quantity of radiation given or absorbed
2
: a portion of a substance added during a process
3
: an experience to which one is exposed
a dose of hard work
dose
2 of 2 verb
dosed; dosing
1
: to give medicine to
2
: to treat with something
Medical Definition
dose
1 of 2 noun1
a
: the measured quantity of a therapeutic agent to be taken at one time
b
: the quantity of radiation administered or absorbed
2
: a gonorrheal infection
dose
2 of 2 verb
dosed; dosing
1
: to divide (as a medicine) into doses
2
: to give a dose to
especially
: to give medicine to
3
: to treat with an application or agent
: to take medicine
he is forever dosing but he gets worse
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