Don - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |dɑːn|  American pronunciation of the word don
Brit.  |dɒn|  British pronunciation of the word don

noun

- a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
- teacher at a university or college (especially at Cambridge or Oxford) (syn: preceptor)
- the head of an organized crime family (syn: father)
- Celtic goddess; mother of Gwydion and Arianrhod; corresponds to Irish Danu
- a European river in southwestern Russia; flows into the Sea of Azov
- a Spanish courtesy title or form of address for men that is prefixed to the forename

verb

- put clothing on one's body (syn: assume, put on, wear)
The princess donned a long blue dress

Extra examples

He donned his gloves and hat.

...she donned her best gown for the ball...

The princess donned a long blue dress

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: don
he/she/it: dons
present participle: donning
past tense: donned
past participle: donned
noun
singular: don
plural: dons
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