Meaning
measure out; dose
- to measure the right amount of something
- to use something in a balanced or controlled way
In a sentence
Bisogna dosare bene il sale nella zuppa.
You need to measure out the salt carefully in the soup.
Sai dosare il detersivo per questa lavatrice?
Do you know how to measure the detergent for this washing machine?
Non riesco sempre a dosare le parole con calma.
I can't always choose my words calmly.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| dosare | infinitive |
| doso | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| dosi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| dosa | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| dosiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| dosate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| dosano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| dosavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| dosavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| dosava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| dosavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| dosavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| dosavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| dosai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| dosasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| dosò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| dosammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| dosaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| dosarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| doserò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| doserai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| doserà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| doseremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| doserete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| doseranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| dosi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| dosi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| dosi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| dosiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| dosiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| dosino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| dosassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| dosassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| dosasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| dosassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| dosaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| dosassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| doserei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| doseresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| doserebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| doseremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| dosereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| doserebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| dosa | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| dosiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| dosate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| dosando | gerund |
| dosato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Common with ingredienti, detersivo, medicine, parole, forze.
- Often implies care and precision, not just adding.
- Mostly transitive: dosare qualcosa.