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

Don’t miss: ‘We track our finances religiously’: Are we obliged to pay for our daughter’s medical school?

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“I don’t see any hard data supporting pressure on the top.”

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“We don’t see evidence of that for our top-income consumers. People in the $150,000 annual income bracket continued to spend quite aggressively, including buying cars,” Long said.

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“Companies don’t want to give out big bonuses. They don’t want to give out as many promotions. They don’t want to give many big pay increases,” she said.

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“I think it’s ludicrous that the city might turn it into something else. While they’re at it, why don’t they make the Hemingway house a Vrbo?”

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