Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

does

/doʊz/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.74 in modern English

Syllables: does
IPA: /doʊz/

5

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of do

noun

name

Example Sentences

"Likes her tea, my mom does."

Etymology

From Middle English dos, variant of doth, doþ, equivalent to do + -s. For the shortened vowel compare says.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: dos

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /doʊz/
British English: /dəʊz/

Inflected Forms

doth (alternative, archaic) doeth (alternative, archaic) duz (alternative, pronunciation spelling) diz (alternative, Northumbria) 's (alternative, colloquial)

Homonyms

dohs doughs doze dos (in music) dos

Rhymes With

buzz fuzz luz twas abuzz outdoes overdoes was because cuz coz undoes

Questions

How do you pronounce does?: The recorded pronunciation is /doʊz/.
What does does mean?: third-person singular simple present indicative of do
Where does does come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce does

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