Does
[dʌz]
Definition
(-) The 3d pers. sing. pres. of Do.
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Definition
3d pers. sing. pres. indic. of Do.
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Examples
- But this does not mean that men will have become homeless and all adrift. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- For what does reason discover, when it pronounces any action vicious? David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- It shows a magnanimous spirit and does not magnif y the importance of trifles. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- There is scarcely any man alive who does not think himself meritorious for giving his neighbour five pounds. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Does he think to reduce me by long absence? Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- They are worse than a goring, for the injury is internal and it does not heal. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- But in 1562, the year at which he ends with it, it contained no more than the same nominal sum does at present. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- And I'm bound to say Lily DOES distract it: I believe he'd marry her tomorrow if he found out there was anything wrong with Bertha. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- There is _one_ person in company who does not like to have Miss Price spoken of. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- I approve of her looking at me; it does me good. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Your favourable opinion then, my Precious, does less than justice to Mr Boffin, and more than justice to me. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Yet this consideration does not, or rather did not in after time, diminish the reproaches of my conscience. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Keeps the organ moist, does it, Wegg? Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- And now uncle is abroad, you and Mr. Garth can have it all your own way; and I am sure James does everything you tell him. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- There he did very well, but something went wrong (as it always does to a nomad), so he went to the Transvaal, and ran a panorama called 'Paradise Lost' in the Kaffir kraals. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Does she understand that? Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- It always does at the sight of such. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Does not that repel you? Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- He does not flatter women, but he is patient with them, and he seems to be easy in their presence, and to find their company genial. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- I admire her--as my friend does--exceedingly. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- But if she does, I am quite sure you will find her sons able to defend their island, even against enmity and treachery. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Chinnock said: 'Does he KNOW anything about running a station like this? Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- What does she say, Paulina? Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Most certainly it does. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- Economic history deals with the activities, the career, and fortunes of the common man as does no other branch of history. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- No sooner does an article become extensively used than a machine is made for turning it out automatically. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- And what does it signify whether unmarried and never-to-be-married women are unattractive and inelegant or not? Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Does he really think he needs me, and can take an interest in me as a sister? Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- It must seem very strange to any one but me, and does even to me: I often feel the old sad pity for--I need not write the word--for him. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Art thou in condition to do good service, friar, said Locksley, or does the brown bowl still run in thy head? Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
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