doth
an old form of “does”
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,552 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 6,644 times across 155,168 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
auxiliary verb
- an old form of “does”
doth 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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Ambitious sickness, what doth thee so harden?
Elizabethan Sonnet Cycles: Phillis - Licia · Martha Foote [Editor] Crow · Chapter 1
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He lieth still: he doth not move: He will not see the dawn of day.
Poems Every Child Should Know · Mary E. (Mary Elizabeth) [Editor] Burt · Chapter 1
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My soul doth magnify the Lord: and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.
The White Christmas and other Merry · Walter Ben Hare · Chapter 1
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In his diseased ravings he called himself the Prince of Wales, and bravely doth he keep up the character.
The Prince and the Pauper, Part 4. · Mark Twain · Chapter 1
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What says the poet?-- "The destined hand doth strike the fated blow: Surely the arrow's fitted to the bow!"
The Shaving of Shagpat · George Meredith · Chapter 1