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Bookmark or Share- Don't or Doesn't? Which is correct? | Britannica DictionaryWhen choosing between don't and doesn't it is important to remember that don't is a contraction of do and not, and doesn't is a contraction of does and not. Then the choice between do and does depends on its subject. Use does with third person singular subjects (he, she, it, that, John, Kim, a cat).
- When to Use "Don't" and When to Use "Doesn't" - Encyclopedia BritannicaBoth don’t and doesn’t are contractions using the verb do and the word not. It's easier to see which one is the correct choice if you expand the contractions: don’t is a contraction of "do not" and doesn't is a contraction of "does not."
- "Don't" and "doesn't" | Britannica Dictionary - Encyclopedia BritannicaDon't is a contraction of do not, while doesn't is a contraction of does not, and they both act as auxiliary verbs. In English, don't is used when speaking in the first and second person plural and singular and the third person plural ("I," "you," "we," and "they").
- DOESN'T definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionaryit doesn't matter; doesn't miss a trick; doesn't suffer fools gladly; one swallow doesn't make a summer; doesn't know chalk from cheese; View more related words
- DOESN'T | English meaning - Cambridge DictionaryRelax, Dad. The train doesn't leave for another hour! This knife doesn't cut very well; it's not sharp enough. I don't eat meat and my husband doesn't either. She doesn't live far from here. Our new sofa doesn't fit through the door.
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