doth

doth · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    (archaic) Third person singular present tense of "do"; an old form of "does."

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    the lady doth protest too much — insisting something is not true in a way that suggests it is (from Shakespeare's Hamlet)

Related words

See also: do, does, hath
Synonyms: does

Etymology

From Old English don ("to do"). The -th ending was the standard third person singular ending in Early Modern English before being replaced by -s.