how to pronounce dose

/ˈdoʊs/

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dose is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of dose in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… only got one dose had a markedly lower …”

meanings of dose

noun:

Anything disagreeable that must be taken.
Archaic form of doze.
A venereal infection.
A measured portion of medicine taken at any one time.
A good measure or lengthy experience of something.
The quantity of an agent (not always active) substance or radiation administered at any one time.

verb:

To prescribe a dose.
To administer a dose to.
To transmit a venereal disease.
Archaic form of doze.

dose frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word dose occurs in english on average 11.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.