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Salvador Dali

Meaning of "overdose" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OVERDOSE

overdose  [ˈəʊvəˌdəʊs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OVERDOSE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Overdose is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb overdose in English.

WHAT DOES OVERDOSE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

overdose

Drug overdose

The term drug overdose describes the ingestion or application of a drug or other substance in quantities greater than are recommended or generally practiced. An overdose may result in a toxic state or death.

Definition of overdose in the English dictionary

The definition of overdose in the dictionary is an excessive dose. Other definition of overdose is to take an excessive dose or give an excessive dose to.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO OVERDOSE

PRESENT

Present
I overdose
you overdose
he/she/it overdoses
we overdose
you overdose
they overdose
Present continuous
I am overdosing
you are overdosing
he/she/it is overdosing
we are overdosing
you are overdosing
they are overdosing
Present perfect
I have overdosed
you have overdosed
he/she/it has overdosed
we have overdosed
you have overdosed
they have overdosed
Present perfect continuous
I have been overdosing
you have been overdosing
he/she/it has been overdosing
we have been overdosing
you have been overdosing
they have been overdosing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I overdosed
you overdosed
he/she/it overdosed
we overdosed
you overdosed
they overdosed
Past continuous
I was overdosing
you were overdosing
he/she/it was overdosing
we were overdosing
you were overdosing
they were overdosing
Past perfect
I had overdosed
you had overdosed
he/she/it had overdosed
we had overdosed
you had overdosed
they had overdosed
Past perfect continuous
I had been overdosing
you had been overdosing
he/she/it had been overdosing
we had been overdosing
you had been overdosing
they had been overdosing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will overdose
you will overdose
he/she/it will overdose
we will overdose
you will overdose
they will overdose
Future continuous
I will be overdosing
you will be overdosing
he/she/it will be overdosing
we will be overdosing
you will be overdosing
they will be overdosing
Future perfect
I will have overdosed
you will have overdosed
he/she/it will have overdosed
we will have overdosed
you will have overdosed
they will have overdosed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been overdosing
you will have been overdosing
he/she/it will have been overdosing
we will have been overdosing
you will have been overdosing
they will have been overdosing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would overdose
you would overdose
he/she/it would overdose
we would overdose
you would overdose
they would overdose
Conditional continuous
I would be overdosing
you would be overdosing
he/she/it would be overdosing
we would be overdosing
you would be overdosing
they would be overdosing
Conditional perfect
I would have overdose
you would have overdose
he/she/it would have overdose
we would have overdose
you would have overdose
they would have overdose
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been overdosing
you would have been overdosing
he/she/it would have been overdosing
we would have been overdosing
you would have been overdosing
they would have been overdosing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you overdose
we let´s overdose
you overdose
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to overdose
Past participle
overdosed
Present Participle
overdosing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OVERDOSE


aldose
ˈældəʊs
Barbados
bɑːˈbeɪdəʊs
Bose
bəʊs
close
kləʊs
dose
dəʊs
fructose
ˈfrʌktəʊs
gross
ɡrəʊs
isodose
ˈaɪsəʊˌdəʊs
kos
kəʊs
lactose
ˈlæktəʊs
megadose
ˈmɛɡəˌdəʊs
Negros
ˈneɪɡrəʊs
nodose
ˈnəʊdəʊs
osmose
ˈɒzməʊs
paludose
ˈpæljʊˌdəʊs
Tiros
ˈtaɪrəʊs
underdose
ˌʌndəˈdəʊs
up-close
ʌpˈkləʊs
vadose
ˈveɪdəʊs
viscose
ˈvɪskəʊs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OVERDOSE

overdiversity
overdo
overdo it
overdocument
overdoer
overdog
overdominance
overdominant
overdone
overdosage
overdraft
overdraft facility
overdraft interest
overdraft limit
overdramatic
overdramatise
overdramatize
overdraught
overdraw
overdrawn

WORDS THAT END LIKE OVERDOSE

absorbed dose
acute dose
arose
booster dose
choose
chose
frondose
heroin overdose
hose
lethal dose
loose
lose
mean lethal dose
median lethal dose
on the loose
on the nose
purpose
rose
those
whose

Synonyms and antonyms of overdose in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «overdose» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OVERDOSE

Find out the translation of overdose to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of overdose from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «overdose» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

用药过量
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sobredosis
570 millions of speakers

English

overdose
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जरूरत से ज्यादा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جُرْعَةٌ زَائِدَةٌ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

передозировка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

overdose
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অপরিমিত মাত্রা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

surdose
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berlebihan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Überdosis
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

過量服用
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

과다 복용
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Overdosis
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

việc sử dụng quá liều
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அளவுக்கும் அதிகமான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रमाणा बाहेर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

aşırı doz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

overdose
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przedawkowanie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

надмірна доза
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

supradoză
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υπερβολική δόση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

oordosis
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

överdos
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

overdose
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of overdose

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERDOSE»

The term «overdose» is very widely used and occupies the 7.797 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERDOSE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «overdose» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «overdose» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about overdose

EXAMPLES

2 QUOTES WITH «OVERDOSE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word overdose.
1
Geoffrey Beene
Fashion is in a terrible state. An overdose of too much flesh.
2
Salvador Dali
There are some days when I think I'm going to die from an overdose of satisfaction.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OVERDOSE»

Discover the use of overdose in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to overdose and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Poisoning and Drug Overdose, Sixth Edition
“Poisoning & Drug Overdose belongs in every emergency physician’s workroom.” --Academic Emergency Medicine reviewing earlier edition “…a great addition to any emergency department library when rapid reference is needed to treat ...
Kent Olson, 2011
2
Clinical Management of Poisoning and Drug Overdose
The 3rd Edition includes chapters on overdose during rapid-sequence intubation and conscious sedation, management of complications of thrombolytic agents, and the application of hyperbaric medicine in toxicology.
Lester M. Haddad, Michael W. Shannon, M.D., James F. Winchester, 1998
3
Oski's Essential Pediatrics
However, acetaminophen overdose has been increasingly recognized to be associated with multiple dosing with therapeutic intent that occurs in children younger than 10 years. The single- dose ingestion by children younger than 6 years is ...
Michael Crocetti, Michael A. Barone, Frank A. Oski, 2004
4
The American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of Substance ...
Signs of methadone overdose include drowsiness or coma, limpness, depressed respiratory rate and depth, loud snoring, pinpoint pupils, hypotension, and bradycardia. Methadone overdose may also lead to pulmonary edema or aspiration.
Marc Galanter, Herbert D. Kleber, 2008
5
Chest Medicine: Essentials of Pulmonary and Critical Care ...
Acute respiratory failure secondary to parenchymal lung disease does occur in some patients following drug overdose and may become the primary clinical problem in the management of the patient (23). Certain drugs, including heroin and ...
Ronald B. George, 2005
6
Manual of Family Practice
DRUG OVERDOSE Jerome E. Schulz Suicide attempts, poisonings, pediatric accidental ingestion, and illicit drugs are the most commonly encountered drug overdoses ( see also Chapter 5.7 ). Initially assess patients for the presence of ...
Robert B. Taylor, 2002
7
Concepts of Chemical Dependency
Because so many patients unknowingly overdose, they are unlikely to seek medical attention during the critical 48-hour period. By the time the cause of their symptoms is identified, it is far too late for anything but an emergency liver transplant.
Harold Doweiko, 2011
8
American Psychiatric Association Practice Guidelines for the ...
In general, there are two types of medication interventions for acute intoxication and overdose: the administration of specific antagonists (e.g., naloxone for acute opioid overdose, flu- mazenil for acute benzodiazepine overdose complicated by  ...
American Psychiatric Association, 2006
9
Overdose: How Excessive Government Regulation Stifles ...
How Excessive Government Regulation Stifles Pharmaceutical Innovation Richard Allen Epstein. For the interplay between subjective value and holdout risk in public use cases, see Thomas Merrill, “The Economics of Public Use,” 72 CornellL ...
Richard Allen Epstein, 2006
10
Methadone-Associated Overdose Deaths: Factors Contributing ...
Factors Contributing to Increased Deaths and Efforts to Prevent Them Kathleen M . King. October 2008, and it intends to expand distribution in 2009 as more funds are raised. Officials in the five states we reviewed told us about their states' ...
Kathleen M. King, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OVERDOSE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term overdose is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Event to honor lives lost to drug overdose to be held at Bishop Park
31, people from all over the world will be participating in International Overdose Awareness Day, an event held on the same day each year. «Southgate News Herald, Jul 15»
2
Anti-overdose drug training offered every month in Louisville
The most important item in the kit is Nalaxone or Narcan, a drug used to reverse the effects of an overdose. “That's a treatment that can actually ... «WDRB, Jul 15»
3
Why is Atlantic County's fatal heroin overdose rate the highest in …
In general, Atlantic County's overdose rate likely has something to do with a mix of unemployment rates, access to treatment centers and ... «Press of Atlantic City, Jul 15»
4
Student who died from slimming pill overdose sent heartbreaking …
BBC News reported that an inquest into Ms Parry's death concluded that she died on from an overdose of slimming pills. The death was ruled ... «AsiaOne, Jul 15»
5
New funding to help make overdose antidote more available to …
WILLMAR — Putting a drug that reverses the effects of opioid overdose into the hands of more first responders across the state will help prevent ... «West Central Tribune, Jul 15»
6
Health Canada to review status of overdose-reversing drug
Health Canada will review the prescription-only status of naloxone, a drug that reverses heroin and other opioid overdoses. Many provinces ... «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
7
HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: Police use Narcan to rescue drug …
HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP — A Lawrence man was rescued from a drug overdose by Police Officer Michael Peterson on Tuesday afternoon in ... «Packet Online, Jul 15»
8
Apparent heroin overdose cause of vehicle vs KFC incident: police
The drug and needles at the scene will be tested at a crime lab, but it appears the man suffered a heroin overdose, the official said. The man ... «MLive.com, Jul 15»
9
Man Faces Murder Charge In Woman's Overdose Death
NORTH MIAMI BEACH (CBSMiami) — A man accused of leaving a woman in a car as she died of an overdose faced a judge on Friday in bond ... «CBS Local, Jul 15»
10
Wallington police save man from heroin overdose a second time
WALLINGTON – Police this week saved – for the second time this year — a 22-year-old man who had been suspected of overdosing on heroin. «NorthJersey.com, Jul 15»

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