does
English
editEtymology 1
editFrom Middle English dos, variant of doth, doþ (“doth; doeth; does”), equivalent to do + -s.
Pronunciation
edit- (stressed form) enPR: dŭz, IPA(key): /ˈdʌz/
- (unstressed form) IPA(key): /dəz/
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -ʌz
Verb
editdoes
- third-person singular simple present indicative of do
Alternative forms
edit- -'s (after interrogative pronouns)
Etymology 2
editFrom the noun doe (“female deer”).
Pronunciation
edit- (General American) enPR: dōz, IPA(key): /doʊz/
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: dōz, IPA(key): /dəʊz/
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -əʊz
- Homophones: dohs, doughs, doze, dos (in music)
Noun
editdoes
Anagrams
editDutch
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editBorrowed from West Frisian dûs, ultimately related to Proto-West Germanic *dwās (“stupid”).
Adjective
editdoes (comparative doezer, superlative meest does or doest)
Declension
editDeclension of does | ||||
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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
editEtymology 2
editSpelling variant representing an informal pronunciation of douche; compare doezen and doesen, both from douchen.
Noun
editdoes m or f (plural doesen or doezen, diminutive doesje n)
Galician
editVerb
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Portuguese
editVerb
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Welsh
editPronunciation
editVerb
editdoes
- 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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