don

«don» in Mova's school dictionary: In this dictionary «don» usually comes from «don't» split… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

fragment of don't; verb (don, dons, donned, donning — rare); noun (a don — rare)

meaning for a pupil

1) In this dictionary «don» usually comes from «don't» split at the apostrophe: «don't» = «do not». tree →

2) To don clothes is an old-fashioned way to say put them on. tree →

3) Don is a man's name, and a «don» is a teacher at Oxford or Cambridge University. tree →

sense in the lessons

In lessons and texts the fragment comes from «don't», as in «Don't run near the pool». As a verb, «don» appears in stories: «The knight donned his armour». «Don» as a name: Don, short for Donald.

examples

• Don't touch the hot oven. tree →
• I don't like spinach. tree →
• Don't forget your lunch box. tree →
• The knight donned his helmet. tree →
• She donned her raincoat and went out. tree →
• Don is my uncle's name. tree →
• "I don't like dancing," he said. tree →

note

«Don't» is the short form of «do not», used with I, you, we, they; with he, she, it use «doesn't». The apostrophe stands for the missing «o». The verb «don» is rare in everyday speech; say «put on». Do not confuse «don» with «done» or «dawn».

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «don» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.