doesn't
AmericanPronunciation
See isn't.
Usage
See contraction.
Compare meaning
How does doesnt compare to similar and commonly confused words? Explore the most common comparisons:
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
And yet, over many decades, the court has tried to calibrate a really delicate balance where everybody has the right to exercise their religion freely, and part of that guarantee is that the state doesn’t create a state religion.
From Slate
He doesn’t know what he wants or how to get it, and therefore even if the Iranians or our allies or anybody else wanted to help him, it’s not at all clear what they should say or do.
From Slate
It is an essential safety valve that remains "effective only if the conflict doesn't last too long", cautioned Perrin.
From Barron's
“Cramming before an exam doesn’t work!”
From Literature
Three girls fly past us, their strides so smooth it doesn’t look like they’re even exerting themselves.
From Literature
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
