don't

[ dohnt ]

verb

1. contraction of do not.
2. Nonstandard except in some dialects. contraction of does not.

noun

1. don'ts, customs, rules, or regulations that forbid something: Compare do ¹( def 55 ).

   The boss has a long list of don'ts that you had better observe if you want a promotion.

don't

/ dəʊnt /

contraction of

1. do not

Word History and Origins

Origin of don't¹

First recorded in 1600–10

Example Sentences

Don’t expect the media to help.

From Salon

She added his parents, who work as a cleaner and in a warehouse, "don't know what to do" and have had to return to London without their son to resume work.

From BBC

But increasingly, bacterial resistance to current drugs -- so they don't work well, or even at all -- means new ones are urgently needed.

From Science Daily

Despite the need for new antibiotics that target these priority pathogens, scientists don't have many candidates.

From Science Daily

"If we don't like it, we don't eat it. It's that simple. And no one would enjoy eating grainy flour -- but that's roughly what the sensation of insoluble dietary fibers often produces, especially added to more liquid foods like yogurt, juices and beverages," says Professor Lilia Ahrné of the University of Copenhagen's Department of Food Science.

From Science Daily