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• present tense form of do (3rd person singular).
• plural of doe.

does

¹ American  

[dohz] / doʊz /

noun

1. a plural of doe.

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does ² American  

[duhz] / dʌz /

verb

1. a third person singular present indicative of do.

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does ¹ British  

/ dʌz /

verb

1. a form of the present tense (indicative mood) of do 1

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does ² British  

/ dʊəs /

noun

1. taboo a foolish or despicable person

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Etymology

Origin of does

Afrikaans

Example Sentences

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does

If I say that the songs from the new album didn’t come alive for me until the show, how does that strike you?

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

"McInnes will be looking at this thinking they've put a lot of work into it, spent a lot of money, tried a lot of formations and nothing is working. What does he do now?"

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

From what you’ve told me, it does seem like he has a pretty blasé attitude.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026

So does the broader one it’s part of.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

The plaque does not answer the question of Phineas's luck.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

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