don't

American  

[dohnt] / doʊnt /

verb

1. contraction of do not.

2. Nonstandard except in some dialects. contraction of does not.

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noun

1. don'ts, customs, rules, or regulations that forbid something.

   The boss has a long list of don'ts that you had better observe if you want a promotion.

don't British  

/ dəʊnt /

contraction

1. do not

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Etymology

Origin of don't

First recorded in 1600–10

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Example Sentences

“And I don’t want to be a distraction in any week, especially in a short week, so we had talked about that and he’s right there behind me.”

From Los Angeles Times

"Now we have artificial intelligence. We want to hire, but I don't know if it's going to be the same level of people that we hire - it will be a different set of people," said global chairman Mohamed Kande.

From BBC

“You hope your opponent leaves the ring safely, but if they don’t, you still have to go to bed knowing you just did your job,” Joshua says.

From The Wall Street Journal

“I’m going to bring him to another school of boxing that I don’t think he’s been exposed to yet,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal

At the same time, worst-case scenarios don’t look so bad.

From The Wall Street Journal