does

does · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Third person singular present tense of "do"; performs or carries out an action.

  2. 2.

    Used as an auxiliary verb to form questions in the third person singular.

  3. 3.

    Used as an auxiliary verb to form negative statements in the third person singular.

  4. 4.

    Used for emphasis in the third person singular.

Related words

See also: did, do, done

Etymology

From Old English don with the third person singular inflection. The irregular form does (rather than "dos") developed in Middle English.