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don't

Pronunciation: /dəʊnt/

The English word “don't” has 5 meanings listed here.

verb

  1. Do not (negative auxiliary).
  2. Does not.
  3. Used before an emphatic negative subject.

interjection

  1. Stop!

noun

  1. Chiefly in dos and don'ts: something that must or should not be done.

Etymology

From do + -n't. Depending on dialect, its use in the third-person singular may be from elision (in these dialects does is used when not in the negative) or from not using -s to mark the third-person singular at all.

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