Meaning

4 senses

  1. To order (a drug or medical device) for use by a particular patient (under licensed authority).

    The doctor prescribed aspirin.

    verschreiben, verordnen

    пропи́сыватьpropísyvatʹ, назнача́тьnaznačátʹ

    признача́тиpryznačáty

  2. To specify by writing as a required procedure or ritual; to lay down authoritatively as a guide, direction, or rule of action.

    The property meets the criteria prescribed by the regulations.

    vorschreiben, verordnen

    предпи́сыватьpredpísyvatʹ, устана́вливатьustanávlivatʹ

    припи́суватиprypýsuvaty

  3. To develop or assert a right; to make a claim (by prescription).

  4. To become invalidated or unenforceable by prescription, to lapse

More definitions
  • (medicine) order the use of (a treatment, medicine, etc.), usually by written prescription
  • recommend as beneficial
  • issue commands or orders for

Examples

99 sentences

  1. The doctor prescribed Tom a sedative.

    deDer Arzt verschrieb Tom ein Beruhigungsmittel.

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  2. I'm going to prescribe some antibiotics.

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  3. The physician prescribed his patient some medicine.

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  4. I'm going to prescribe you some antibiotics.

    deIch werde Ihnen Antibiotika verschreiben.

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  5. Methadone is commonly prescribed as a pain killer.

    ruМетадон обычно назначают в качестве обезболивающего.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
to order a drug or medical device:
to specify as a required procedure or ritual:
Русский
By meaning 2
to order a drug or medical device:
to specify as a required procedure or ritual:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
to order a drug or medical device:
to specify as a required procedure or ritual:

Origin

Borrowed from Latin praescrībere, from prae- (“before, in front”) and scrībere (“to write”

Borrowed from Latin praescrībere, from prae- (“before, in front”) and scrībere (“to write”).

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Forms

prescribes, prescribing, prescribed, prescribed
Base formprescribe · to prescribe
3rd person singularprescribes
Present participleprescribing
Past simpleprescribed
Past participleprescribed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyprescribe
he, she, itprescribes

Past simpleLesson

all personsprescribed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave prescribed
he, she, ithas prescribed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill prescribe

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms
proscribeC2

Word family

16 related words
RelatedprescriptionB1prescriptiveC2prescriptionistprescriptivismprescriptivist
Derivedcoprescribedeprescribemisprescribenonprescribingoverprescribeprescribableprescribeeprescriberreprescribeunderprescribeunprescribe

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
preschoolB1preschoolerprescientprescriptionB1presenceB1presentB1
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