PRESCRIBE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary Penalties for not paying taxes are prescribed by law [ + that ] The law prescribes that all children must go to school [ + question word ] Grammatical rules prescribe how words may be used together Many doctors prescribe aspirin to forestall second heart attacks My doctor prescribed rest and gave me a painkiller for my knee
Prescribed - definition of prescribed by The Free Dictionary Define prescribed prescribed synonyms, prescribed pronunciation, prescribed translation, English dictionary definition of prescribed v pre·scribed , pre·scrib·ing , pre·scribes v tr 1 To set down as a rule, law, or direction: prescribed the terms of the surrender 2 To order the use
PRESCRIBE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary If a doctor prescribes medicine or treatment for you, he or she tells you what medicine or treatment to have Our doctor diagnosed a throat infection and prescribed antibiotics and junior aspirin [VERB noun] She took twice the prescribed dose of sleeping tablets [VERB-ed] The law allows doctors to prescribe contraception to the under 16s
prescribe verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . . Definition of prescribe verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary (of a doctor) to tell somebody to take a particular medicine or have a particular treatment; to write a prescription for a particular medicine, etc prescribe something Valium is usually prescribed to treat anxiety
prescribed - Wiktionary, the free dictionary prescribed (comparative more prescribed, superlative most prescribed) Of a procedure, specified to a great degree of detail; established as following a strict procedure or set of rules
Prescribe Definition Meaning | Britannica Dictionary My doctor prescribed this medicine = This medicine was prescribed by my doctor This drug should not be prescribed to children The doctor prescribed three months of physical therapy for my leg injury The law prescribes a prison sentence of at least five years for the crime