dose
noun
a quantity of medicine prescribed to be taken at one time.
dosed
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past participleof dose.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof dose.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
dosenouna quantity of medicine prescribed to be taken at one time.
Example Sentences
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Simpson said the agency indicated it wouldn’t require new subjects to be dosed for a confirmatory study, only that the original 13 be followed longer to monitor neurocognitive development.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
Intellia said that the patient who died had been dosed with nex-z on Sept. 30.
From Barron's ● Nov. 7, 2025
This summer's recovery from back surgery has been more dosed in reality, though.
From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2025
The pins, and the dosed paper that resulted, followed a compact grid, which took the form of five tight rows of 20 columns each—the “5-20” pattern slyly referred to above.
From Slate ● Apr. 17, 2024
Her arms dosed over the swell of her belly.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
