doesn

does-n't · contraction

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Definitions

contraction

  1. 1.

    Contraction of "does not"; used to express negation in third person singular present tense.

  2. 2.

    Used to form negative questions in the third person singular.

  3. 3.

    Used for emphasis when contradicting.

Related words

Antonyms: does
See also: do, does, don't
Synonyms: does not

Etymology

A contraction formed from does and not, with the vowel of "not" elided. Contractions became standardized in written English during the modern period but were used in speech much earlier.