dose
part of speech
noun (a dose, doses); verb (dose, doses, dosed, dosing)
meaning for a pupil
1) A dose is the amount of medicine you take at one time. tree →
2) A dose of something is an amount of it, like a dose of sunshine or a dose of flu. tree →
3) To dose someone means to give them medicine. tree →
sense in the lessons
In health and safety lessons the right dose is written on the packet and given by an adult; taking more than the dose can be dangerous. In maths problems doses are about measuring millilitres and times. Phrases: «the right dose», «a double dose», «take a dose», «dose of medicine».
examples
- Take one dose of medicine twice a day. tree →
- Mum checked the dose on the bottle. tree →
- Never take more than the dose on the label. tree →
- The dose for children is smaller than for adults. tree →
- A dose of fresh air will do you good. tree →
- He had a bad dose of flu. tree →
- The vet dosed the dog with worm medicine. tree →
- His mother put him to bed, and made some camomile tea; and she gave a dose of it to Peter! tree →
note
Countable. Pronounced DOHSS. Safety: only adults should give medicine; never take medicine or vitamins on your own, even if they look like sweets. Maths: «5 ml three times a day» means 15 ml a day.
In the corpora
- A pill box with the days of the week helps someone see whether today's tablets have been taken and avoid a double dose.
- Taking more of a medicine than the dose on the label can poison you, even with common medicines like paracetamol.
- Children ask a grown-up before taking any medicine, because children's medicines have special doses.
- Children's medicines have special doses, so you ask a grown-up before taking any.
- Only a grown-up should give medicine, in the right children's dose.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «dose» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.