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- [doo-ist]
- /ˈdu ɪst/
- /dəzt/
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- [doo-ist]
- /ˈdu ɪst/
Definitions of doest word
- verb doest 2nd person singular present ind. of do1 . 1
- noun plural doest Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion. 1
- noun plural doest Informal. a hairdo or hair styling. 1
- noun plural doest British Slang. a swindle; hoax. 1
- noun plural doest Chiefly British. a festive social gathering; party. 1
- idioms doest do a number on (someone). number (def 39). 1
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Origin of doest
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 Doest
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
doest popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% 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".