dose
noun
a quantity of medicine prescribed to be taken at one time.
has been dosing
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present perfect progressiveof dose (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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For years, he has been dosing his own, patients with such droning incantations as, "Arms, relax . . . shoulders, relax . . . eyelids, heavy," etc.
From Time Magazine Archive
Maman Thibaut has been dosing Amélie with café au lait at the big kitchen table.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
