English Explanatory Dictionary

don't

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. do not (negative auxiliary).
  2. does not.
  3. Used before an emphatic negative subject.
intj
  1. Stop!
noun
  1. Chiefly in dos and don'ts: something that must or should not be done.
contraction
  1. Contraction of done + it.

Pronunciation

dōnt /dəʊnt/ [dəʊ̯nt̚] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-don't.wav /doʊnt/ [dõʊ̯̃(ʔ)t̚] [doʊ̯n] [dõʔ] /don(ʔ)/ En-us-don't.ogg [doːnt] [dʊnt] /dʌnt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-don't2.wav

Word forms

don't do n't don'ts don't's

Etymology

From do + -n't. Depending on dialect, its use in the third-person singular may be from elision (in these dialects "does" is used when not in the negative) or from not using -s to mark the third-person singular at all.

Antonyms

do

Related words

didn't doesn't

Derived words

dildon't don't count your chickens before they're hatched don't drop the soap don't feed the troll don't hate the player, hate the game don't knock it till you've tried it don't let the bedbugs bite don't let the door hit you on the way out don't look a gift horse in the mouth don't mention it don't pass go don't pee in the wind and tell me it's raining don't piss in the wind and tell me it's raining don't put all your eggs in one basket don't shit where you eat don't shoot the messenger hairdon't yabba dabba don't you don't know what you've got till it's gone dos and don'ts
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