does
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
How often you will meet it
Rank 278 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 77,458 times across 139,755 chapters — 0.037% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 500 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
auxiliary verb
- the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
does in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Love does not understand, or even recognize, gratitude.
Christian's Mistake · Dinah Maria Mulock Craik · Chapter 1
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Lady Tadminster, our Member’s wife—she was the late Lord Abbotsbury’s daughter—does the same.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles · Agatha Christie · Chapter 1
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Does he mean the crime which the statutes of the civilized states describe as such?
The Red Record Tabulated Statistics · Ida B. Wells-Barnett · Chapter 1
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The proportion of fighting in the battle of life outweighs the "beer and skittles"; as does the interest.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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We can forgive a man for making a useful thing as long as he does not admire it.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1