prescribe

«prescribe» in Mova's school dictionary: When a doctor prescribes a medicine, they say officially… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (prescribe, prescribes, prescribed, prescribing)

meaning for a pupil

1) When a doctor prescribes a medicine, they say officially which medicine you should take, how much and how often. tree →

2) (formal) To say officially what must be done; to set a rule: The rules prescribe a uniform. tree →

sense in the lessons

In health and safety lessons only a doctor can prescribe certain medicines, and you must never take medicine prescribed for someone else. In maths problems a doctor prescribes «2 tablets, 3 times a day for 5 days» — multiply: 2 × 3 × 5 = 30 tablets. In formal exam or rule language, «the prescribed method» means the method you are told to use. Phrases: «prescribe medicine», «prescribed dose», «as prescribed», «prescribed by law».

examples

• The doctor prescribed some cream for my rash. tree →
• Take the medicine exactly as prescribed. tree →
• She was prescribed 2 tablets a day for 7 days — how many tablets is that? tree →
• Never take medicine prescribed for someone else. tree →
• The vet prescribed drops for the cat's eyes. tree →
• The rules prescribe a time limit of one hour. tree →
• Use the prescribed method to solve the equation. tree →
• The doctor prescribed rest and plenty of water. tree →
• A Fox asked him, “How can you pretend to prescribe for others, when you are unable to heal your own lame gait and wrinkled skin?” tree →

note

Regular verb: prescribed. Noun: prescription (the paper or order). Trap: prescribe (a doctor orders) vs proscribe (to forbid) — almost opposite. In dose problems: total = dose × times per day × number of days.

In the corpora

• Medicine prescribed for one person is only for that person.
• Medicine prescribed for one person is chosen for their illness, age, weight and other medicines, so never take someone else's.
• Then said I: 'Lo, I am come with the roll of a book which is prescribed for me;
• And prescribed for it My decree, and set bars and doors,

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «prescribe» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.