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# don

fragment of don't; verb (don, dons, donned, donning — rare); noun (a don — rare)

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

## Everyday

1. In this dictionary «don» usually comes from «don't» split at the apostrophe: «don't» = «do not». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/don/#m1)
2. To don clothes is an old-fashioned way to say put them on. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/don/#m2)
3. Don is a man's name, and a «don» is a teacher at Oxford or Cambridge University. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/don/#m3)

### In the lessons

In lessons and texts the fragment comes from «don't», as in «Don't run near the pool». As a verb, «don» appears in stories: «The knight donned his armour». «Don» as a name: Don, short for Donald.

### Examples

- Don't touch the hot oven. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/don/#x1)
- I don't like spinach. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/don/#x2)
- Don't forget your lunch box. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/don/#x3)
- The knight donned his helmet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/don/#x4)
- She donned her raincoat and went out. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/don/#x5)
- Don is my uncle's name. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/don/#x6)
- "I don't like dancing," he said. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/don/#x7)

### Note

«Don't» is the short form of «do not», used with I, you, we, they; with he, she, it use «doesn't». The apostrophe stands for the missing «o». The verb «don» is rare in everyday speech; say «put on». Do not confuse «don» with «done» or «dawn».

## On Mova

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