# does

Pronunciation: say "DUZ" /dʌz/

## Verb

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative of do. — third-person singular simple present indicative of do
   - Simple: Present tense of do. Use it with he, she, it, or a singular noun such as the dog or water.
   - _The new engine does the job far better than the old one._
   - _My sister does all the cooking on the weekends._

## Noun

Pronunciation: say "DOHZ" US /doʊz/, UK /dəʊz/

2. Plural of doe. — plural of doe
   - Simple: Plural of doe. Use it when talking about more than one female deer.
   - _At dusk, several does emerged from the treeline to feed._
   - _The wardens told the hunters to spare the does this season._

## Origin

**Meaning 1** — This comes from Middle English "dos," a variant of "doth," and is equivalent to "do" plus the ending "-s."
**Meaning 2** — This comes from the noun "doe," meaning a female deer.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/does (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).