does

Pronunciation

verb

• (stressed) enPR: dŭz, IPA: /ˈdʌz/, SAMPA: /ˈdVz/
• (unstressed) IPA: /dəz/, SAMPA: /d@z/
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noun

• enPR: dōz
• IPA: /dəʊz/
• SAMPA: /d@Uz/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}

Homophones

noun

• dos (in music)
• dohs
• doughs
• doze

Verb

Plain form do

Third person singular does

Simple past did

Past participle done

Present participle doing

1. The third-person singular form of do.

   Who does the washing up? Daddy does.

   Annie does her homework in the afternoon.

Plain form do

Third person singular does

Simple past did

Past participle none

Present participle none

1. The third-person singular form of do as a helping verb.

   Your answer does not help me.

Noun

Singular doe

Plural does

1. The plural form of doe; more than one doe. Female deer.

   We saw three does at the zoo.