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Meaning of "prescribe" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PRESCRIBE

From Latin praescrībere to write previously, from prae before + scrībere to write.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PRESCRIBE

prescribe  [prɪˈskraɪb] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PRESCRIBE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Prescribe is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb prescribe in English.

WHAT DOES PRESCRIBE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of prescribe in the English dictionary

The first definition of prescribe in the dictionary is to lay down as a rule or directive. Other definition of prescribe is to claim or acquire by prescription. Prescribe is also to make or become invalid or unenforceable by lapse of time.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO PRESCRIBE

PRESENT

Present
I prescribe
you prescribe
he/she/it prescribes
we prescribe
you prescribe
they prescribe
Present continuous
I am prescribing
you are prescribing
he/she/it is prescribing
we are prescribing
you are prescribing
they are prescribing
Present perfect
I have prescribed
you have prescribed
he/she/it has prescribed
we have prescribed
you have prescribed
they have prescribed
Present perfect continuous
I have been prescribing
you have been prescribing
he/she/it has been prescribing
we have been prescribing
you have been prescribing
they have been prescribing
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 prescribed
you prescribed
he/she/it prescribed
we prescribed
you prescribed
they prescribed
Past continuous
I was prescribing
you were prescribing
he/she/it was prescribing
we were prescribing
you were prescribing
they were prescribing
Past perfect
I had prescribed
you had prescribed
he/she/it had prescribed
we had prescribed
you had prescribed
they had prescribed
Past perfect continuous
I had been prescribing
you had been prescribing
he/she/it had been prescribing
we had been prescribing
you had been prescribing
they had been prescribing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

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

CONDITIONAL

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you prescribe
we let´s prescribe
you prescribe
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to prescribe
Past participle
prescribed
Present Participle
prescribing
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 PRESCRIBE


ascribe
əˈskraɪb
bribe
braɪb
circumscribe
ˌsɜːkəmˈskraɪb
conscribe
kənˈskraɪb
describe
dɪˈskraɪb
escribe
ɪˈskraɪb
inscribe
ɪnˈskraɪb
interscribe
ˌɪntəˈskraɪb
misdescribe
ˌmɪsdɪˈskraɪb
mistranscribe
ˌmɪstrænˈskraɪb
overprescribe
ˌəʊvəprɪsˈkraɪb
oversubscribe
ˌəʊvəsəbˈskraɪb
proscribe
prəʊˈskraɪb
redescribe
ˌriːdɪˈskraɪb
scribe
skraɪb
subscribe
səbˈskraɪb
superscribe
ˌsuːpəˈskraɪb
transcribe
trænˈskraɪb
tribe
traɪb
unsubscribe
ˌʌnsəbˈskraɪb

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PRESCRIBE

prescindent
prescious
prescission
prescore
Prescott
prescreen
prescribed
prescriber
prescript
prescriptibility
prescriptible
prescription
prescription charge
prescription glasses
prescription pad
prescriptive
prescriptively
prescriptiveness
prescriptivism
prescriptivist

WORDS THAT END LIKE PRESCRIBE

ant tribe
caribe
gibe
imbibe
jibe
kibe
Namibe
outbribe
paedotribe
ribibe
sternotribe
subtribe
vibe

Synonyms and antonyms of prescribe in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PRESCRIBE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «prescribe» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of prescribe

Translation of «prescribe» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PRESCRIBE

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

Translator English - Chinese

开处方
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

prescribir
570 millions of speakers

English

prescribe
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

विहित
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

يَصِفُ الطَّبِيبُ عِلاجَاً
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

предписывать
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

receitar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিহিত করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

prescrire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menetapkan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

verschreiben
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

処方する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

처방하다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Prescribe
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

kê thuốc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எழுதி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लिहून द्या
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

reçete yazmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

prescrivere
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zalecić
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

призначати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

a prescrie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

συνταγογραφώ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

voorskryf
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

förskriva
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

foreskrive
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of prescribe

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PRESCRIBE»

The term «prescribe» is quite widely used and occupies the 25.441 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PRESCRIBE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «prescribe» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «prescribe» 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 prescribe

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10 QUOTES WITH «PRESCRIBE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word prescribe.
1
Ralph Fiennes
It was just two energies between two people, you can't prescribe that.
2
Carl Friedrich Gauss
We must admit with humility that, while number is purely a product of our minds, space has a reality outside our minds, so that we cannot completely prescribe its properties a priori.
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Ben Goldacre
When you prescribe a new drug, often you are prescribing something that has only been tested in a few thousand people for a very short period of time, perhaps only six months, and that's not long enough to know whether there are any medium- or long-term side effects.
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Gustav Heinemann
Not less, but more democracy - that is the demand, that is the great goal that we have to prescribe for ourselves, and especially for our youth.
5
Eugene Ionesco
The critic should describe, and not prescribe.
6
Robert Jackson
If there is any fixed star in our constitutional constellation, it is that no official, high or petty, can prescribe what shall be orthodox in politics, nationalism, religion, or other matters of opinion, or force citizens to confess by word or act.
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Robert Kennedy
The free way of life proposes ends, but it does not prescribe means.
8
Irving Kirsch
There seems little reason to prescribe anti-depressant medication to any but the most severely depressed patients.
9
Daniel Kraft
In the future we might not prescribe drugs all the time - we might prescribe apps.
10
William S. Paley
God has been pleased to prescribe limits to his power and to work out his ends within these limits.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRESCRIBE»

Discover the use of prescribe in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to prescribe and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Clinical Use of Anti-infective Agents: A Guide on How to ...
This book is an overview of the clinical approach to the use of anti-infective agents.
Robert W. Finberg, Roy Guharoy, 2012
2
Nurse Practitioner's Business Practice and Legal Guide
Nurse practitioners (NPs) in 50 states and the District of Columbia have the legal authority to prescribe. The independence of NPs' prescriptive authority varies widely, and, in several states, words other than prescribe are used. In eight states  ...
Carolyn Buppert, 2008
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Work Makes Me Sick! Prescribe Something Quick!: A Personal ...
Weaving together philosophy, spirituality and a sense of place in this poignant chronicle, the author of Borderland: A Midwest Journal (University of Wisconsin Press), Journey to a Far Place (Temple University Press) and numerous academic ...
Kathy Bornheimer, Jeffrey R. Percival, 2007
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Managed Competition and Pharmaceutical Care: A Challenge for ...
prescribe in 34 states, usually under the supervision of a physician. Optometrists can prescribe in some fashion in 45 states; they are, however, usually limited in what drugs they are allowed to prescribe. Advanced nurse practitioners can ...
Dev S. Pathak, Alan Escovitz, 1996
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House Documents
To prescribe method of additional allowance of drawback on cotton goodsTo furnish stamps to assistant treasurer or collector in California and Oregon To prescribe form of oath for banks making returns.. .. ......... .., .... . To prescribe method for ...
United States House of Representatives, 1863
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A Digest of the Laws of England
So, a spiritual person may prescribe in non decimando. 2 Co. 44. b. 1 Rol. 653. 1. 10. Cro. El. 475. 1 Leo. 248. And therefore, a bishop may prescribe, that he and all his predecessors, . seised of such a manor in right of his bishopric, have held  ...
Sir John Comyns, Anthony Hammond, 1822
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Intermediate French course: in accordance with the ...
Prescrire, to prescribe, is conjugated like ecrire, to write. Dorrnir, to sleep ; paraitre, to appear ; and connaitre, to be acquainted with, are irregular verbs, which will be explained later. 33. Do I learn easily ? 309. — 34. You surprise me. — 35.
Louis Ernst, Theodore Robertson, 1860
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Dentist's Guide to Medical Conditions, Medications and ...
You can legally prescribe only those drugs that are appropriate to your practice, and you should prescribe only for patients you see in your practice. Never prescribe for friends or family, as a “favor." Prescribe only those drugs with which you ...
Kanchan Ganda, 2013
9
Acute Medicine: A Handbook for Nurse Practitioners
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (2006) have issued standards for prescribing practice which all nurses who prescribe must adhere to. Some parts of this guidance are for NHS Trusts to follow; other parts apply to the individual prescriber.
Lisa Carroll, 2007
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The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America
Each application by a financing institution for a loan guarantee will be subject to approval by the appropriate guaranteeing agency in Washington or, to such extent as the guaranteeing agency may prescribe, by the Federal Reserve Bank to ...
‎1954

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PRESCRIBE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term prescribe is used in the context of the following news items.
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Sanofi Addresses Need for Spirometry Before Physicians Can …
... the spring, analysts who follow MannKind reported slower than expected sales and reluctance from some physicians to prescribe the product ... «AJMC.com Managed Markets Network, Jul 15»
2
Doctors Protest Big Pharma's Out of Control Greed Which is …
Tefferi blames drug company greed, physicians who are too quick to prescribe new drugs without proven efficacy, health insurers willing to go ... «AlterNet, Jul 15»
3
Now you know why doctors prescribe costly medicines!
New York: Do you often think why your physician has prescribed you a costly medicine when there are other cheaper options available? «Zee News, Jul 15»
4
Academics remake the world, prescribe how to make cancer drugs …
Academics remake the world, prescribe how to make cancer drugs more affordable. Posted By News On July 24, 2015 - 1:20pm ... «Science Codex, Jul 15»
5
Doctors prescribe new meds for Michael Cuddyer, who remains active
NEW YORK -- Michael Cuddyer avoided the disabled list, at least on Thursday night. After getting examined by New York Mets doctors at the ... «ESPN, Jul 15»
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Oakland Sheriff: Doctors should be required to track the painkillers …
Oakland Sheriff: Doctors should be required to track the painkillers they prescribe ... Bill would allow some Michigan nurses to prescribe drugs. «Michigan Radio, Jul 15»
7
What next five-year plan must prescribe for Chinese economy
Chinese President Xi Jinping has pledged to ease state control over the economy. Photo: Bloomberg. HomeBusinessMacro Economy. Jul 23 ... «EJ Insight, Jul 15»
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Study: 10% of health care providers prescribe antibiotics for patients …
At the low end, 10 percent of providers prescribe antibiotics during 40 percent or fewer patient visits. The study suggests that differences in the ... «News-Medical.net, Jul 15»
9
Tutu discharged from hospital, doctors prescribe lots of rest
Cape Town - Wearing a dressing gown embroidered with the words “Feet up, Arch”, Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu returned home on ... «News24, Jul 15»
10
Oregon follows California and allows pharmacists to prescribe birth …
Before having clearance to prescribe birth control in California, the pharmacists themselves are required to go through a one-hour educational ... «MedCity News, Jul 15»

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