Advertisement

Advertisement

View synonyms for

don't

[ dohnt ]

verb

  1. contraction of do not.
  2. Nonstandard except in some dialects. contraction of does not.


noun

  1. don'ts, customs, rules, or regulations that forbid something: Compare do 1( def 55 ).

    The boss has a long list of don'ts that you had better observe if you want a promotion.

don't

/ əʊԳ /

contraction of

  1. do not
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of don't1

First recorded in 1600–10
Discover More

Compare Meanings

How does don't compare to similar and commonly confused words? Explore the most common comparisons:

Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

“I don’t know yet,” Whitmer said.

From

Said Whitmer: “There are people that won’t engage, there are people who might engage, but the one thing I know is it’s impossible to find common ground if you don’t try to have a conversation.”

From

You can see this different side of Tommy that you don’t see in the game, where he is a little bit more untethered, impulsive.

From

I don’t want to mess it up just as much as you don’t want me to mess it up.

From

“I don’t think the robots choose what we decide is valuable,” Chu said.

From

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


donsiedon't ask