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don't

SayDOHNT/doʊnt/UK/dəʊnt/
As a contractionDUNT

Noun pluraldon'ts, don't's

6 meanings of don't

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  1. 1
    verb
    A short form of 'do not', used to say that something is not happening or should not happen.

    Please don't open the window when it's cold outside.

    They don't live near the school anymore.

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  2. 2
    nouncountable
    Something that you should not do, often listed together with things you should do.

    Like a 'no' sign that tells you what not to do.

    Wearing shoes inside is a big don't in her house.

    The teacher gave us a list of dos and don'ts for the trip.

    Similarno-no, taboo

    Oppositedo

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  3. 3
    interjection
    Said sharply to tell someone to stop doing something at once.

    Don't! You'll break it if you push any harder.

    She grabbed his arm and cried, "Don't!"

  4. 4
    verbnonstandard
    A short form of 'does not', used with a single person or thing as the subject.

    He don't want to go to the party tonight.

    It don't make any sense to me.

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  5. 5
    verb
    Used at the start of a sentence, before a word like 'nobody' or 'nothing', to make a strong negative point.

    Don't nobody know where she went.

    Don't nothing get past that dog.

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Less common meaning

  1. 6
    contractionarchaicabbreviationcontraction
    Contraction of done it. An old, no-longer-common way of saying 'done it'.
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Origin

This comes from "do" plus "-n't" (a short form of "not").