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doesn't

verb
DUZ-uhnt/ˈdʌz.n̩t/

2 meanings of doesn't

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  1. 1
    verb
    A short form of "does not," used to say that someone or something is not doing something.

    She doesn't like spicy food.

    The bus doesn't stop here on Sundays.

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  2. 2
    verbarchaic
    An old or local way of saying "do not" when speaking to one person as "thou."

    Thou doesn't listen to a word I say, child.

    But Pre'thee tell me, that Woman had very Considerable Friends. Thou doesn't hear that she has Peacht any body, dost thou?
    1681, Roger L'Estrange, “The Observator. In Dialogue. Numb. 78. Wednesday, December 7. 1681.”Here, doesn't means do not, used with thou, so it means you do not hear.
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Origin

It comes from "does" plus "-n't".