Synonyms for
Dose
Definition
a measured amount of medicine or a drug taken at one time
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Common collocations
- take a dose
- daily dose
- lethal dose
- minimum dose
- maximum dose
- overdose of
- therapeutic dose
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Usage note
While 'dose' can refer to a quantity of medicine, it's also used metaphorically for any amount of something, often negative, like 'a dose of reality'.
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Example sentences
- The doctor told me to take a dose of medicine three times a day.
- I need a dose of cough syrup to help me stop coughing.
- My mom gave me a dose of allergy medicine when my eyes were itchy.
- The nurse gave me a dose of medicine in the hospital.
- I forgot to take my dose of vitamins this morning.
Quotes
A dose of poison can do its work but once. A bad book can go on poisoning minds for generations. - John Boyle O'Reilly
A small dose of a tranquilizer is required to get programming done in anything other than functional languages. - John Carmack
I can't imagine a world without the magic of books. For me, books are a dose of magic that can transport us to different lands, times, and cultures, and make us think deeply about things that matter. - Kate DiCamillo