does

See also: Does, dös, and -dös

English

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

  • (stressed form) enPR: dŭz, IPA(key): /ˈdʌz/
  • (Dublin, Northern England) IPA(key): /ˈdʊz/
  • (unstressed form) IPA(key): /dəz/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ʌz

Verb

does

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of do
    Likes her tea, my mom does.
Alternative forms
  • -'s (after interrogative pronouns)

Etymology 2

From the noun doe (female deer).

Pronunciation

Noun

does

  1. plural of doe

Anagrams

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dus/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: does
  • Rhymes: -us

Etymology 1

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

Adjective

does (comparative doezer, superlative meest does or doest)

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

Etymology 2

Spelling variant representing an informal pronunciation of douche; compare doezen and doesen, both from douchen.

Noun

does m or f (plural doesen or doezen, diminutive doesje n)

  1. pronunciation spelling of douche

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

  • IPA(key): /doːɨ̯s/
  • Rhymes: -oːɨ̯s

Verb

does

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