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2025年3月28日 · don't (plural don'ts or don't's) Chiefly in dos and don'ts: something that must or should not be done. Among the don'ts he had done before he was twenty-one were peyote, alcohol, mescaline, and Methedrine. don't. (archaic) Contraction of done it.

DON'T definition: 1. short form of do not: 2. short form of do not: 3. contraction of do not: . Learn more.

2024年3月28日 · “Do not” is more formal, often found in written rules or instructions. It’s used to emphasize a point strongly or in professional documents. On the other hand, “don’t” is the contracted form of “do not” and is used in everyday conversation. It’s casual and fits well in spoken English or informal writing.

As a contraction for does not, don ’ t first appeared in writing in the latter half of the 17th century, about the same time as the first written appearance of other contracted forms with not, like mayn't and can't. don't remained the standard contraction for does not in both speech and writing through the 18th century.

Define dont. dont synonyms, dont pronunciation, dont translation, English dictionary definition of dont. v. 1. contraction of do not. 2. Nonstandard . contraction of does not. n. 3. don'ts, a list of practices to be avoided.

USAGE don't is the standard contraction for do not.

don'ts, customs, rules, or regulations that forbid something: The boss has a long list of don'ts that you had better observe if you want a promotion.Cf. do1 (def. 56). Don ' t is the standard …

Nonstandard except in some dialects. contraction of does not. don'ts, customs, rules, or regulations that forbid something: Compare do 1 ( def 55 ). The boss has a long list of don'ts …

We normally use Don’t or Doesn’t to make a negative sentence in the simple present tense. We use Don’t when the subject is I, you, we or they. We add don’t between the subject and the verb. I speak English. I don’t speak English. You speak Spanish. You don’t speak Spanish. We speak French. We don’t speak French. They speak Arabic.