Meaning
dose
- amount, quantity, portion
In a sentence
Prendo una dose di medicina ogni mattina.
I take a dose of medicine every morning.
Hai messo una buona dose di zucchero?
Did you put in a good amount of sugar?
Ci vuole una buona dose di pazienza per fare questo lavoro.
It takes a good deal of patience to do this job.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| dose | feminine · singular |
| dosi | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Use dose for medicine, chemicals, or figurative amounts. For food portions, porzione is often more natural.
- Dose is feminine: una dose, due dosi. The plural changes to dosi, not dose.
- In everyday speech, a large amount is often una buona dose di..., especially figuratively.