A1verb · intransitive · frequent

medicine

me·di·cine

medicine · medicines · medicined · medicining

medizinisch behandeln, verschreiben, medizieren

To treat with medicineTo treat with medicine.

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UK/ˈmɛd.ɪ.s(ɪ)n/US/ˈmɛd.ɪ.sɪn/

» Have you taken your medicine yet?

Hast du die Medizin schon genommen? — xtofu80

Ты уже принял лекарство? — Lenin_1917

Ты уже принял своё лекарство? — odexed

Вы уже приняли лекарство? — marafon

Вы уже приняли лекарства? — marafon

Вы уже приняли своё лекарство? — marafon

Ты уже выпил лекарство? — marafon

Вы уже выпили лекарство? — marafon

Ты уже выпил своё лекарство? — marafon

Вы уже выпили своё лекарство? — marafon

Ти вже прийняв ліки? — deniko

Ти вже прийняла ліки? — deniko

Ви вже прийняли ліки? — deniko

Ти вже випив ліки? — deniko

Ти вже випила ліки? — deniko

Ви вже випили ліки? — deniko

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Meaning

1 senses

(obsolete, rare)To treat with medicine.
treat medicinally, treat with medicine

Examples

1199 sentences

Have you taken your medicine yet?
Ти вже прийняв ліки? — deniko
ruТы уже принял лекарство? — Lenin_1917
deHast du die Medizin schon genommen? — xtofu80
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No medicine can cure this disease.
Жодні ліки не можуть вилікувати цю хворобу. — deniko
ruОт этой болезни нет лекарства. — odexed
deGegen diese Krankheit gibt es kein Medikament. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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The medicine had an immediate effect.
Ліки подіяли миттєво. — deniko
ruЛекарство подействовало немедленно. — sharptoothed
deDas Medikament hatte eine sofortige Wirkung. — Tamy
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I was forced to take medicine.
Мене примусили випити ліки. — deniko
ruМеня заставили принять лекарство. — Lenin_1917
deMan hat mich gezwungen, Medikamente zu nehmen. — MUIRIEL
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The new medicine saved his life.
Нові ліки спасли його життя. — deniko
ruНовое лекарство спасло ему жизнь. — ae5s
deDas neue Medikament rettete sein Leben. — Dejo
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Origin

From Middle English medicin, from Middle French medicine, from Old French medecine, from L

From Middle English medicin, from Middle French medicine, from Old French medecine, from Latin medicīna (“the healing art, medicine, a physician's shop, a remedy, medicine”), feminine of medicīnus (“of or belonging to physic or surgery, or to a physician or surgeon”), from medicus (“a physician, surgeon”). The extended sense of "Indigenous magic" is a calque of Ojibwe mashkiki (“medicine”) or mide (or cognates in related languages) when used in compounds such as Grand Medicine Society, medicine lodge, medicine dance, medicine bag, medicine wheel, medicine man, Medicine Line, and bad medicine or place names such as Medicine Hat, Medicine Creek, etc. Displaced native Old English lybb (“drug, medicine”).

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Forms

medicines, medicining, medicined, medicined

Base form	medicine · to medicine
3rd person singular	medicines
Present participle	medicining
Past simple	medicined
Past participle	medicined

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	medicine
he, she, it	medicines

Past simpleLesson

all persons

medicined

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have medicined
he, she, it	has medicined

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will medicine

Synonyms

1 synonyms

Close in meaning

treat medicinally, treat with medicine:medicate

Word family

2 related words

RelatedtherapyB2 panacea

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A2Health and the body — Because the lesson uses it
A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form

Collocations

12 patterns

take this medicine
take your medicine
take the medicine
some medicine
to study medicine
take his medicine
take my medicine
this medicine will
buy some medicine
some medicine for
the medicine cabinet
study medicine