overdose
To dose to excess; to give an overdose, or too many doses, to someoneTo dose to excess; to give an overdose, or too many doses, to someone.
» Tom died of a drug overdose.
Tom starb an einer Überdosis Drogen.
Том умер от передозировки наркотиков.
Том помер від передозування наркотиків.
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To dose to excess; to give an overdose, or too many doses, to someone.
dose too heavily
(intransitive)To dose excessively, to take an overdose.
Be careful not to overdose on those pills.
She overdosed on cocaine.
überdosieren
передози́роватьperedozírovatʹ
передозо́вуватиperedozóvuvaty, передозува́тиperedozuváty
(figuratively, intransitive)To indulge in something excessively.
Examples
64 sentencesTom died of a drug overdose.
Том помер від передозування наркотиків. — deniko
ruТом умер от передозировки наркотиков. — Ooneykcall
deTom starb an einer Überdosis Drogen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom died from a drug overdose.
Том помер від передозування наркотиків. — deniko
ruТом умер от передозировки наркотиков. — Ooneykcall
deTom starb an einer Überdosis Drogen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom died of a heroin overdose.
ruТом умер от передозировки героина. — marafon
deTom starb an einer Überdosis Heroin. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom took an overdose of sleeping pills.
deTom nahm eine Überdosis Schlaftabletten. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom died from an overdose of sleeping pills.
ruТом умер от передозировки снотворного. — marafon
Translations
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Origin
From over- + dose.From over- + dose.
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Forms
overdoses, overdosing, overdosed, overdosedSynonyms
1 synonyms- dose too heavily:o.d.
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle