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don

/dɑn/noun, verb1 syllable

Don means: put clothing on one's body.

Synonyms for don17

noun, as in a European river in southwestern Russia; flows into the Sea of Azov

Don River

noun, as in teacher at a university or college (especially at Cambridge or Oxford)

preceptor

noun, as in the head of an organized crime family

verb, as in put clothing on one's body

wear, put on, get into, assume

also used for don

donny, clothe, dight, enrobe, accouter, address, apparel, array, attire, beclothe

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What does don mean?7

verb

1

put clothing on one's body“What should I wear today?”

noun

1

a European river in southwestern Russia; flows into the Sea of Azov

2

teacher at a university or college (especially at Cambridge or Oxford)

3

the head of an organized crime family

4

a Spanish gentleman or nobleman

5

Celtic goddess; mother of Gwydion and Arianrhod; corresponds to Irish Danu

6

a Spanish courtesy title or form of address for men that is prefixed to the forename“Don Roberto”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with don?24

three syllables

kazakhstanwhereupon

four syllables

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All 24 rhymes for don, grouped by syllable

Don in a sentence

  • Come on, be attentive, so you don’t let me go wrong.jimkillock
  • You don’t need to go, do you?jimkillock
  • You don’t see a temple, do you?jimkillock
  • If we don’t make it, we'll need to prolong the time frame.Eldad
  • I am giving you the key to the house, but don’t lose it.unknown
  • You don’t see your car, do you?jimkillock
  • You don’t want to sleep, do you?jimkillock
  • You don’t see the rose, do you?jimkillock

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Forms of don

as a noun

plural
dons

as a verb

past tense
donned
present participle
donning
third-person singular
dons
past participle
donned