Medicines · Health

take a dose

use measured medicine

To take a dose means to take one amount of medicine at one time.

B1 common speech & writing

collocation

This vs that

take one measured amount

Take a dose now.

use the treatment as directed

Take the medicine regularly.

Hear it in real life

Have you taken your painkillers?

Yes, I took a dose about half an hour ago.

Play the conversation

I took a dose of the cough medicine before bed.

Which sounds natural?

Psst — which one would you actually say?

Say it together

Whole chunks natives use with it.

take a dose of ___

Take a dose of the syrup before you go to bed.

I took a dose of painkillers and went to sleep.

Medicines words

Health · Medicines: the words around “take a dose”.

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Your turn: say it out loud

Take a dose with some water.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

take a dose

use measured medicine

“I took a dose of the cough medicine before bed.”

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