does

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US verb /dəz/ noun /doʊz/ UK verb /dʌz/ noun /dəʊz/ See IPA manual

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Meanings

1

verb
Third-person singular present of "do".

US /dəz/ UK /dʌz/

She does her homework every evening after dinner.
2

noun
Plural of "doe"; female deer, rabbits, or similar animals.

UK /dəʊz/ US /doʊz/

Two does and a fawn grazed quietly at the edge of the forest.

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Etymology

From Middle English dos, variant of doth, doþ, equivalent to do + -s. For the shortened vowel compare says.

dos Middle English

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