Medicines · Health
miss a dose
forget medicine
To miss a dose means not to take medicine at the time you should.
This vs that
I missed a dose.
I skipped a dose.
Hear it in real life
What should I do if I miss a dose?
Check the instructions or ask the pharmacist.
I missed a dose yesterday because I left the tablets at work.
Which sounds natural?
Psst — which one would you actually say?
Miss a dose is the normal concise phrase for forgetting or failing to take medicine.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I lost one dose of my medicine yesterday.
Say: I missed one dose of my medicine yesterday.
Use miss when you fail to take medicine at the planned time.
Say it together
Whole chunks natives use with it.
miss a dose of ___
Try not to miss a dose of the antibiotics.
I missed a dose of my tablets while I was travelling.
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Your turn: say it out loud
I missed a dose this morning.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
miss a dose
forget medicine
“I missed a dose yesterday because I left the tablets at work.”
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