# doesn't

Pronunciation: say "DUZ-uhnt" /ˈdʌz.n̩t/

## Verb

1. Contraction of "does not," the negative form of the auxiliary verb used with he, she, it, or a singular subject.
   - Simple: A short form of "does not," used to say that someone or something is not doing something.
   - _He doesn't understand why the meeting was canceled._
   - _This machine doesn't work without electricity._

## Verb

2. An archaic or dialectal second-person singular negative meaning "dost not": "do not" used with the pronoun "thou." *(archaic)*
   - Simple: An old or local way of saying "do not" when speaking to one person as "thou."
   - _Thou doesn't fear the storm, though the others tremble at it._
   - _Why doesn't thou answer me, when thy silence wounds me so?_

## Origin

Formed from "does" combined with the contraction "-n't".

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