Meaning

1 senses

  1. (idiomatic)To distribute in apportioned amounts.

    (gleichmäßig) austeilen

More definitions
  • administer or bestow, as in small portions

Examples

3 sentences

  1. Dole out your wisdom a little at a time.

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  2. He doled out the waffle batter with a large soup spoon.

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  3. The grants are expected to be doled out starting next year.

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Translations

4 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to distribute in small quantities:

Forms

doles out, doling out, doled out, doled out
Base formdole out · to dole out
3rd person singulardoles out
Present participledoling out
Past simpledoled out
Past participledoled out

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theydole out
he, she, itdoles out

Past simpleLesson

all personsdoled out

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave doled out
he, she, ithas doled out

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill dole out

Synonyms

11 synonyms
distribute in small portions:dish outmete out
Close in meaning

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
doingA1doldrumsdoledollA1dollarA1dollop
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