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/

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• 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

• (General American) enPR: dōz, IPA^(key): /doʊz/
• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: dōz, IPA^(key): /dəʊz/

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• Rhymes: -əʊz
• Homophones: dohs, doughs, doze, dos (in music)

Noun

does

1. plural of doe

Anagrams

• SOED, deos, deso, dose, odes

Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dus/

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• Hyphenation: does
• Rhymes: -us

Adjective

does (comparative doezer, superlative meest does or doest)

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

Inflection

Inflection 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

• doezen

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.