I don't think so
I think what has been said is untrue.
Bob: Is this the right place to catch the bus? Suzy: I don't think so.
don't
UK /dəʊnt/ US /doʊnt/
verb 3intj 1noun 1contraction 1
Collocations
4ADJ.
bad, mean, mean
VERB + DON'T
doesn't
DON'T + NOUN
mom's, people
ADV.
anymore, really, really, such
Definitions
verb
1
do not (negative auxiliary).
Don't you think mom's awfully busy today?
Don't be such a nuisance!
2
does not.
Blessed are the poor in spirit, saies he. Blessed are those that mourn. He don't say, Blessed are those that rejoyce; or, Blessed are those that have the Assurance of Gods love; or, Blessed are those that are strong in Grace: No, but doest thou know a poor weak, Christian, a mourning soul like a Dove of the Valleys; saies the Lord, I blesse him.
L. C. Baron. That don't alter the Pronunciation. It is the same Name.
3
Used before an emphatic negative subject.
Don’t nobody care.
intj
1
Stop!
noun
1
Chiefly in dos and don'ts: something that must or should not be done.
Among the don'ts he had done before he was twenty-one were peyote, alcohol, mescaline, and Methedrine.
And here’s one universal selfie don’t - if the setting is your bathroom, or any bathroom for that matter, it has no place in your Tinder lineup. Not hot.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
don't teach your grandmother how to milk ducks
Alternative form of don't teach your grandmother how to suck eggs.
don't teach your grandmother to steal sheep
Alternative form of don't teach your grandmother how to suck eggs.
don't hold your breath
Don't wait. Said cynically to suggest that what has just been mentioned is unlikely to happen soon or at all.
- The government says it's going to introduce free meals for all schoolchildren. - Huh, don't hold your breath.
Lord willing and the creek don't rise
Barring unforeseen circumstances.
Near-synonym: hopefully (sentence adverbial sense)
Example Bank
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Don't you think mom's awfully busy today?
Wiktionary02
Don't be such a nuisance!
Wiktionary03
Far be 't from lust; such wildfire ne'er / Shall dare to lurk or kindle here; / Diviner flames shall in our fancies roll, / Which do n't [sic] depress / To earthliness, / But elevate the soul.
Wiktionary04
Among the don'ts he had done before he was twenty-one were peyote, alcohol, mescaline, and Methedrine.
Wiktionary05
And here’s one universal selfie don’t - if the setting is your bathroom, or any bathroom for that matter, it has no place in your Tinder lineup. Not hot.
Wiktionary06
I just don't know what to say.
Tatoeba · #1288Usage Notes
i Register
In some senses, don't is marked as archaic. Watch for register when choosing this word.
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