doesn't

See also: doesnt

English

Etymology

does +‎ -n't

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdʌzənt/, [ˈdʌzn̩t], (colloquial) /ˈdʌn(t)/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈdʌzənt/, [ˈdʌzn̩t], /ˈdʌdənt/

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• Rhymes: -ənt, -ʌn, -ʌnt

Verb

doesn't

1. Does not (negative auxiliary)
   • July 18 2012, Scott Tobias, AV Club The Dark Knight Rises[1]

     Though Bane’s sing-song voice gives his pronouncements a funny lilt, he doesn’t have any of the Joker’s deranged wit, and Nolan isn’t interested in undercutting his seriousness for the sake of a breezier entertainment.

   • 2015 November 30, Shane O'Mara, Why Torture Doesn’t Work: The Neuroscience of Interrogation‎^[2], Harvard University Press, →ISBN, page 12:

     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).

Synonyms

• don't (nonstandard)

Translations

does not

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 不 (zh) (bù)

See also

• don't

Anagrams

• Donets, Dotens, Ostend, ostend, stoned