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# doest

verb, form of do with thou

«doest» in the English dictionary: Early Modern English — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Early Modern English

### Meaning

Do something, with "thou" as the subject. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/D/doest/#m1)

### Then and now

No longer used; today we say "do" with "you."

### Examples

- And Moses' father-in-law said unto him: 'The thing that thou doest is not good. (Torah EXO.18.17, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/D/doest/#x1)
- But now, see that thou doest my second task." Then she gave him her second command. (Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/D/doest/#x2)
- And it came to pass at that time, that Abimelech and Phicol the captain of his host spoke unto Abraham, saying: 'God is with thee in all that thou doest. (Torah GEN.21.22, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/D/doest/#x3)

### Note

Today: do.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «doest» in the Early Modern English dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/D/doest/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«doest» in the Early Modern English dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/emode/w/doest.html) on Mova free.