Dose | Mean of dose in English Dictionary

/ˈdoʊs/

• Noun
• the amount of a medicine, drug, or vitamin that is taken at one time
1. I've been taking the same dose for five years.
2. a large dose of vitamin C
• an amount of a substance
1. The drug is lethal even in small doses.
2. a large dose of sugar
3. a high dose of radiation
• an amount of something that a person experiences
1. Her parents hoped a daily dose of hard work would keep her out of trouble.
2. He needs a good dose of reality.
• Verb

• to give a dose of medicine to (someone or something)
1. Most patients are dosed at 50 milligrams per day.
2. She dosed herself daily with aspirin.
• to give an amount of a substance to (someone or something)
1. The victims were dosed with poison.
• to add something to (something)
1. The pasta sauce was heavily dosed with garlic. [=there was a lot of garlic in the pasta sauce]