How to pronounce dose

Say it like this: /ˈdoʊ̯s/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.

American/ˈdoʊ̯s/

What does dose mean?

nounA measured portion of medicine taken at any one time.

“Why did he give you only a single 500 mg dose? The correct dosage of this antibiotic is one 500 mg tablet twice a day for 10 days.”

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

Anything disagreeable that must be taken.

verbTo administer a dose (of medicine) to.

“"She thought herself broad awake, and I have dosed her with an opiate."”

To prescribe a dose.

To surreptitiously administer a dose of an incapacitating drug (to an unwilling subject); to roofie.

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