dose

An amount of medicine that you take at one time.

• Take your next dose tonight.
• The doctor reduced her daily dose.
• Have you taken two doses today?

How to use it: a dose of something (Take one dose of this medicine before bed.)

Common phrases: take a dose, daily dose, recommended dose

An amount of something that you receive or experience, especially something strong or unpleasant.

• We need a dose of common sense.
• The defeat gave them a painful dose of reality.
• She treats every promise with a healthy dose of doubt.

How to use it: a dose of something (The story contains a generous dose of humour.)

Similar words: amount, helping

Common phrases: dose of reality, healthy dose, dose of humour

A cold: a common illness that makes your nose run and may make you cough.

• There’s a dose going around.
• I’ve caught a bad dose and keep sneezing.
• She stayed in bed until the dose passed.

Similar words: cold

Common phrases: a bad dose, catch a dose, dose going around

To give a measured amount of medicine to a person or animal.

• The nurse dosed the patient carefully.
• The vet dosed the sheep with a worm treatment.
• Do not dose yourself with extra medicine.

How to use it: dose someone/something with something (The vet dosed the dog with medicine.)

Similar words: medicate

Common phrases: dose someone with something, dose a patient, dose an animal