doubt

daʊt

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#1·6h ago

(ambitransitive) To be undecided about; to lack confidence in; to disbelieve, to question.

He doubted that was really what you meant.

Origin: The verb is derived from , from , doter, duter (compare ), from ; the further etymology is uncertain, but one theory is that dubitō may be derived from dubius, from duhibius, from duo (ultimately from ) + habeō (possibly ultimately from ). Spelling reformers of the early modern period added the letter b to reflect the Latin root dubitō, but it has never been pronounced in English. The noun is derived from , doute, from , dote, dute, from doter, douter, duter (compare ; modern ); see further etymology above. The ESL "question" sense is a from Romance cognates: , , , , and others, which can a. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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#2·6h ago

(transitive, archaic, outside, Scotland) To harbour suspicion about; suspect.

I had no wish to go, though I doubt if they would have noticed me even if I had.

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#3·6h ago

(transitive, archaic) To anticipate with dread or fear; to apprehend.

Ther be but two wayes onely. The one whiche by followyng the affections ledeth to perdicion. The other whyche throughe the mortifyenge of the fleſhe: ledeth to lyfe, why doubteſt thou in thy ſelf: There is no thyrde way.

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