does

Pronunciation

verb

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

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noun

• enPR: dōz
• IPA ^(key): /dəʊz/
• SAMPA: /d@Uz/

• Audio (US)

  (file)

Homophones

noun

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

Verb

Plain form do

Third person singular does

Simple past did

Plain form negative don't

Third person singular negative doesn't

Simple past negative didn't

1. (auxiliary) The third-person singular form of do.

   Your answer does not help me.

Verb

Plain form do

Third-person singular does

Past tense 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.

Noun

Singular doe

Plural does

1. The plural form of doe; more than one (kind of) doe. A female deer.

   We saw three does at the zoo.