Collocation
take medicine
Definition
to swallow or consume medication as a treatment
'take medicine' is a common English collocation. to swallow or consume medication as a treatment
take + medicine
“You should take medicine after you eat.”
Examples
- I need to _____ medicine for my headache.
- Please _____ your medicine before bed.
- She _____ medicine twice a day for her allergy.
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- He forgot to _____ his medicine this morning.
- After the operation, the doctor told her to _____ medicine for the pain.
- If you feel sick, you should _____ medicine and rest at home.
- They _____ medicine with food because it can upset the stomach.
- My grandfather has to _____ medicine every day to control his blood pressure.
- I can't _____ this medicine on an empty stomach, so I'll eat first.
More verb + nouns
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- do exercise to do physical activity to improve health or fitness