Transcription
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- [dohz]
- /doʊz/
- /dʌz/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dohz]
- /doʊz/
Definitions of does word
- noun does a plural of doe. 1
- verb does a 3rd person singular present indicative of do1 . 1
- noun plural does Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion. 1
- noun plural does Informal. a hairdo or hair styling. 1
- noun plural does British Slang. a swindle; hoax. 1
- noun plural does Chiefly British. a festive social gathering; party. 1
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Origin of does
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English, Old English dōn; cognate with Dutch doen, German tun; akin to Latin -dere to put, facere to make, do, Greek tithénai to set, put, Sanskrit dadhāti (he) puts
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Parts of speech for Does
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
does popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
does usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for does
noun does
- animals — Plural form of animal.
- bunnies — Informal. a rabbit, especially a small or young one.
- hare — any rodentlike mammal of the genus Lepus, of the family Leporidae, having long ears, a divided upper lip, and long hind limbs adapted for leaping.
- rodents — belonging or pertaining to the gnawing or nibbling mammals of the order Rodentia, including the mice, squirrels, beavers, etc.
- bucks — Buckinghamshire
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