doubt

Pronunciation

• enPR: dout
• IPA: /daʊt/
• SAMPA: /daUt/

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Noun

Singular doubt

Plural doubts

Tilo shakka

Jam'i shakku

1. shakka, tantama, kokwanto <> A doubt is a question or uncertainty about something.
   • Synonyms: uncertainty, cynicism, disbelief and question
   • Antonyms: certainty, belief and trust
   1. And no doubt the cause of countless agonised ponderings by men and women alike. <> kuma babu shakka wannan al'amari yana sa maza da mata tunanin yaya hakikanin abin yake. --bbchausa_verticals/084-the-enduring-enigma-of-female-desire
      
      
   2. Bawa wani ribar kokwanto. <> Give someone the benefit of the doubt.

Related words

• doubtless
• in doubt
• redoubtable
• undoubtedly
• without a doubt

Verb

Plain form (yanzu) doubt

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) doubts

Past tense (ya wuce) doubted

Past participle (ya wuce) doubted

Present participle (ana cikin yi) doubting

1. (transitive) If you doubt someone or something, you don't believe them completely.
   • Synonym: question
   • Antonyms: believe and trust

   The girl I met at the pub said she would call me, but I doubt she really will.

Related words

• doubting Thomas
• doubter

Google translation of doubt

Shakka.

1. (noun) shakka <> doubt, fluctuation, distrust;
2. (verb) yi shakka <> doubt, fluctuate, distrust;