do

auxiliary verb (FOR QUESTIONS/NEGATIVES)

/du/ (present tense does /dʌz, dəz/, past tense did /dɪd/, past participle done /dʌn/)

Definition

› used with another verb to form questions and negative sentences: Where do you work? Why don’t we have lunch together on Friday? "Didn’t you know Sophie was coming?" "Of course I did." Don’t talk about that. Note: The negative contractions are doesn’t, didn’t, and don’t.

(Definition of do auxiliary verb (FOR QUESTIONS/NEGATIVES) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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