Does

//dəz// name, noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of doe form-of, plural
Verb
  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of do form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

    "Likes her tea, my mom does."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    plural of Doe form-of, plural

Synonyms

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doesn’tdoethdoth

Example

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"How long does it take to get to the station?"

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English dos, variant of doth, doþ, equivalent to do + -s. For the shortened vowel compare says.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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