dose
[noun]
Synonyms: quantity, dosage, draught, measure, portion, potion, prescription

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I. dose¹ /dəʊs $ doʊs/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: French; Origin: Greek dosis, from didonai 'to give']

1. the amount of a medicine or a drug that you should take
dose of
Never exceed the recommended dose of painkillers.
high/low dose
Start with a low dose and increase it.

2. an amount of something that you do or experience at one time, especially something unpleasant
a bad/mild dose of flu British English (=making you feel very ill or only slightly ill)
Dave had a bad dose of flu.
lethal/fatal dose (of something) (=an amount that kills)
a lethal dose of radiation
I quite like Jamie in small doses (=in limited amounts but not a lot or often).

3. like a dose of salts British English informal very quickly and easily:
The cleaners went through the house like a dose of salts.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. dose² verb [transitive] (also dose up)
to give someone medicine or a drug
dose somebody/yourself with something
Sumi dosed herself up with aspirin and went to bed.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

dose
noun
ADJ. hefty, high, large, massive, strong a strong dose of painkillers (figurative) The film also contains a hefty dose of comedy.
low, small | correct | double, full, single, standard | daily, frequent | fatal, lethal a lethal dose of radiation
VERB + DOSE receive, take patients who receive high doses of this drug I had forgotten to take my dose of antibiotic.
administer, give sb The nurse will administer the correct dose. She needs to be given a daily dose of the medicine.
increase | reduce

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

dose

a high/large dose
High doses of the drug can have bad side effects.
a low/small dose
Treatment should be started with a small dose.
a daily dose
The study shows that a daily dose of aspirin may reduce the risk of developing bowel cancer.
the recommended dose (=recommended by medical experts)
The current recommended dose is 250 mg a day.
a lethal/fatal dose (=an amount that kills you)
She took a lethal dose of painkillers.
a single dose
The medicine is given as a single dose.
take a dose of something
He had taken his usual dose of sleeping pills.
give somebody a dose
A nurse came in to give me a dose of antibiotics.
exceed the dose (=take more of a medicine than is recommended)
You should take care not to exceed the recommended dose of paracetamol.

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