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) enPR: dŭz, IPA(key): /ˈdʌz/
  • (unstressed) IPA(key): /dəz/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ʌz

Verb

does

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of do
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/
  • (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
Inflection of does
uninflected does
inflected doeze
comparative doezer
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial doesdoezerhet doest
het doeste
indefinite m./f. sing. doezedoezeredoeste
n. sing. doesdoezerdoeste
plural doezedoezeredoeste
definite doezedoezeredoeste
partitive doesdoezers
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.
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