does

Pronunciation

verb

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

• Audio (US)

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noun

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

• Audio (US)

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Homophones

noun

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

Verb

Plain form do

Plain present do

Third person singular does

Past did

Negative

don't

doesn't

didn't

Contraction

Plain present None

Third person singular 's

Past 'd

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.