Doesn't
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈdʌz.ənt/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Doesn't is a verb meaning Does not (negative auxiliary).
Meaning
Does not (negative auxiliary).
More Meanings
- (archaic or regional) Dost not
Example Sentences
But Pre'thee tell me, that Woman had very Considerable Friends. Thou doesn't hear that she has Peacht any body, dost thou?
Well, I must borrow Epidicuss help, tho' I pay dearly for th' use of 't ; but I shall send him to '''Bridewel with his Skin stript o're his Ears, if he ''doesn't procure the hundred Pounds as soon as the last Word's pronounc'd.
Santorum, in a comment regarding Senator John McCain's repudiation of torture, stated, "He doesn't understand how enhanced interrogation works. I mean, you break somebody, and after they've broken they become cooperative" (Summers 2011).
Word Forms
- does n't
Synonyms for doesn't
Depending on context, synonyms include don't.
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