does
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
- 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
- (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
does
- 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)
Declension
Declension 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
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)
Galician
Verb
does
- second-person singular present subjunctive of doar
- second-person singular present indicative of doer
Portuguese
Verb
does
- second-person singular present subjunctive of doar
Welsh
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /doːɨ̯s/
- Rhymes: -oːɨ̯s
Verb
does
- third-person singular existential negative colloquial of bod
- Does dim llaeth yn y tŷ.
- There’s no milk in the house.