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[[shakka]], [[tantama]], [[kokwanto]] | |||
===Pronunciation=== | |||
*{{AHD|dout}} | |||
*{{IPA|/daʊt/}} | |||
*{{SAMPA|/daUt/}} | |||
*{{audio|en-us-doubt.ogg|Audio (US)}} | |||
==Noun== | |||
{{noun}} | |||
# [[shakka]], [[tantama]], [[kokwanto]] <> A '''doubt''' is a question or [[uncertainty]] about something. {{synonyms|question|uncertainty|cynicism|disbelief}} {{antonyms|trust|certainty|belief}} | |||
#: ''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.<small><small> --[[bbchausa_verticals/084-the-enduring-enigma-of-female-desire]]</small></small> | |||
===Related words=== | |||
*[[doubtless]] | |||
*[[in doubt]] | |||
*[[redoubtable]] | |||
*[[undoubtedly]] | |||
*[[without a doubt]] | |||
==Verb== | |||
{{verb}} | |||
# {{transitive verb}} If you '''doubt''' someone or something, you don't [[believe]] them completely. {{synonyms|question}} {{antonyms|trust|believe}} | |||
#: ''The girl I met at the [[pub]] said she would call me, but I '''doubt''' she really will.'' | |||
===Related words=== | |||
*[[doubting Thomas]] | |||
*[[doubter]] | |||
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Revision as of 06:29, 16 December 2019
Pronunciation
Noun
- shakka, tantama, kokwanto <> A doubt is a question or uncertainty about something.
- Synonyms: question, uncertainty, cynicism and disbelief
- 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
Related words
Verb
Plain form (yanzu) |
3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) |
Past tense (ya wuce) |
Past participle (ya wuce) |
Present participle (ana cikin yi) |
- (transitive) If you doubt someone or something, you don't believe them completely.
- Synonym: question
- The girl I met at the pub said she would call me, but I doubt she really will.
Related words