Transcription
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- [dohs]
- /doʊs/
- /dəʊs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dohs]
- /doʊs/
Definitions of dose word
- noun dose a quantity of medicine prescribed to be taken at one time. 1
- noun dose a substance, situation, or quantity of anything analogous to medicine, especially of something disagreeable: Failing the exam was a hard dose to swallow. 1
- noun dose an amount of sugar added in the production of champagne. 1
- noun dose Physics. Also called absorbed dose. the quantity of ionizing radiation absorbed by a unit mass of matter, especially living tissue: measured in gray or rad. exposure dose. 1
- noun dose Slang. a case of gonorrhea or syphilis. 1
- verb with object dose to administer in or apportion for doses. 1
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Origin of dose
First appearance:
before 1590 One of the 37% oldest English words
1590-1600; earlier dos < Late Latin dosis < Greek dósis a giving
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Dose
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
dose popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
dose usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for dose
noun dose
- shot — a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc.
- measurement — the act of measuring.
- application — An application for something such as a job or membership of an organization is a formal written request for it.
- lot — lot (def 14).
- measure — a unit or standard of measurement: weights and measures.
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