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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Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
Of the cases, 80 are unvaccinated, 138 lack vaccination status, and five are known to have received at least one dose of the Measles, Mumps, and Rubella vaccine.
—Ars Technica, 11 Mar. 2025
Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 6 Mar. 2025
To aid Blonsky in his mission, Ross doses Blonsky with a version of the supersoldier serum.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Anyone traveling internationally should be fully vaccinated against measles, the CDC says, with parents advised to give infants between 6 and 11 months old one dose before travel (and two more doses after their first birthday).
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
Of the cases, 80 are unvaccinated, 138 lack vaccination status, and five are known to have received at least one dose of the Measles, Mumps, and Rubella vaccine.
—Ars Technica, 11 Mar. 2025
Verb
He’s dosed that particular dish with truth serum, the better to get tongues flapping around the dinner table.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 6 Mar. 2025
To aid Blonsky in his mission, Ross doses Blonsky with a version of the supersoldier serum.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025
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“Dose.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dose. Accessed 22 Mar. 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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