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doses

SayDOHS-izUS/ˈdoʊsɪz/UK/ˈdəʊsɪz/

2 meanings of doses

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  1. 1
    noun
    Plural of dose. Use this when talking about more than one measured amount of medicine.

    The nurse prepared several doses of medicine for the morning round.

    Two doses of the vaccine are needed for full protection.

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  2. 2
    verb
    Third-person singular simple present of dose. Use it for what one person or thing does now.

    She doses each patient based on their weight.

    He doses himself with vitamins every morning.

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doses is a form of dose

dose, noun: A set amount of medicine to take at one time. Full entry

Forms
dosedoses plural
Spelling
dose → doses: add -s
Sound
The ending sounds like /ɪz/, an extra syllable.

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