dost

[ duhst ]

/ dʌst /

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Definition of dost

verb Archaic.

second person singular present indicative of do¹.

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Also do·est

[doo-ist] /ˈdu ɪst/ .

Words nearby dost

dosser, dosseret, doss house, dossier, dossil, dost, Dostoevsky, Dostoyevsky, Feodor, dot, dotage, dotard

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How to use dost in a sentence

Muslim Dost played on those sentiments in the messages he left me.
ISIS Targets Afghanistan Just as the U.S. Quits|Sami Yousafzai, Christopher Dickey|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In Herat I paid my respects to the grave of Dost Mohammad Khan at the Sufi shrine of Gaza Gagh.
‘A War for No Wise Purpose’: Afghanistan Defeats the West Again|William Dalrymple|April 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Dost turn awayThy eyes, in horror, from the doubtful fray?Ye gods, ye gods.
The Poems of Giacomo Leopardi|Giacomo Leopardi
And they went to the king, and said: How long dost thou delay to execute judgment, and to revenge our brethren?
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various

But when thou dost alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doth.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
Prethy peace, wench, thou dost but blow the fire, that flames too much already.
The Fatal Dowry|Philip Massinger
Ghisneh was captured, after a fierce struggle, on the 22nd, and the son of Dost Mohammed taken prisoner.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III.|E. Farr and E. H. Nolan

British Dictionary definitions for dost

dost

/ (dʌst) /

verb

archaic, or dialect (used with the pronoun thou or its relative equivalent) a singular form of the present tense (indicative mood) of do 1

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