does A1 Topic:Grammar & Function Words US /dəz/ UK /dəʊz/ See IPA manual Freq #177 Meanings 1 verb Third-person singular present of "do". She does her homework every evening after dinner. 2 noun Plural of "doe"; female deer, rabbits, or similar animals. Two does and a fawn grazed quietly at the edge of the forest. Etymology AI details From Middle English dos, variant of doth, doþ, equivalent to do + -s. For the shortened vowel compare says. dos Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics Grammar & Function Words External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # does **Type:** Word **Level:** A1 **Part of speech:** verb, noun **IPA (US):** /dəz/ **IPA (UK):** /dəʊz/ **Frequency rank:** 177 ## Meanings 1. Third-person singular present of "do". 2. Plural of "doe"; female deer, rabbits, or similar animals. ## Examples - She does her homework every evening after dinner. - Two does and a fawn grazed quietly at the edge of the forest. ## Roots and Affixes - Root: dos ## Etymology From Middle English dos, variant of doth, doþ, equivalent to do + -s. For the shortened vowel compare says. ## AI Etymology Does comes from Middle English dos, variant of doth, doþ, equivalent to do + -s. For the shortened vowel compare says. In current use, the main senses are “Third-person singular present of "do"” and “Plural of "doe"; female deer, rabbits, or similar animals”. ## Topics - Grammar & Function Words markdown