does

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See also: Does, dös, and -dös

English

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Etymology 1

From Middle English dos, variant of doth, doþ (“doth; doeth; does”), equivalent to do +‎ -s.

Pronunciation

  • (stressed) enPR: dŭz, IPA(key): /ˈdʌz/
  • (unstressed) IPA(key): /dəz/
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  • Rhymes: -ʌz

Verb

does

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of do
Alternative forms
  • -'s (after interrogative pronouns)

Etymology 2

From the noun doe (“female deer”).

Pronunciation

Noun

does

  1. plural of doe

Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from West Frisian dûs, ultimately related to Proto-West Germanic *dwās (“stupid”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

does (comparative doezer, superlative meest does or doest)

  1. sleepy, dozy, not fully awake or to one's senses

Inflection

Inflection of does
uninflected does
inflected doeze
comparative doezer
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial does doezer het doest
het doeste
indefinite m./f. sing. doeze doezere doeste
n. sing. does doezer doeste
plural doeze doezere doeste
definite doeze doezere doeste
partitive does doezers —

Derived terms

Galician

Verb

does

  1. second-person singular present subjunctive of doar
  2. second-person singular present indicative of doer

Portuguese

Verb

does

  1. second-person singular present subjunctive of doar

Welsh

Pronunciation

Verb

does

  1. third-person singular existential negative colloquial of bod
    Does dim llaeth yn y tŷ.
    There’s no milk in the house.
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