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- Dictionarydoubt/daʊt/
noun
- 1. a feeling of uncertainty or lack of conviction: "some doubt has been cast upon the authenticity of this account" Similar Opposite
verb
- 1. feel uncertain about: "I doubt my ability to do the job"
- 2. fear; be afraid: archaic "I doubt not any ones contradicting this Journal"
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2 meanings: 1. to extinguish (a fire) 2. a person who douts.... Click for more definitions.
ˈdüt. -ed/-ing/-s. dialectal. : to put out : extinguish. Word History. Etymology. do entry 1 + out. Love words? You must — there are over 200,000 words in our free online dictionary, but you are looking for one that’s only in the Merriam-Webster Unabridged Dictionary.
Define dout. dout synonyms, dout pronunciation, dout translation, English dictionary definition of dout. vb to extinguish n a person who douts Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998,...
May 30, 2024 · dout (third-person singular simple present douts, present participle douting, simple past and past participle douted) ( transitive , dialectal or obsolete ) To put out ; quench ; extinguish ; douse .
What does the verb dout mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb dout, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use. How common is the verb dout? Fewer than 0.01 occurrences per million words in modern written English. See frequency.
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Noun. Verb. Filter. noun. Obsolete spelling of doubt. Wiktionary. verb. (dialectal or obsolete) To put out; quench; extinguish; douse. The fire she lit was fanned rather than douted.
doubt. noun. /daʊt/. [uncountable, countable] a feeling of being uncertain about something or not believing something a feeling of doubt and uncertainty doubt (about something) There is some doubt about the best way to do it.
If you have doubt or doubts about something, you feel uncertain about it and do not know whether it is true or possible. If you say you have no doubt about it, you mean that you are certain it is true.
dout ( third-person singular simple present douts, present participle douting, simple past and past participle douted) ( transitive, dialectal or obsolete) To put out; quench; extinguish; douse. The fire she lit was fanned rather than douted. ― Snowden.
