Main Entry:

¹doubt

Pronunciation:

\ˈdau̇t\

Function:

verb

Etymology:

Middle English douten, from Anglo-French duter, douter, from Latin dubitare to be in doubt; akin to Latin dubius dubious

Date:

13th century

transitive verb1archaic a: fear b: suspect2: to be in doubt about <he doubts everyone's word>3 a: to lack confidence in : distrust <find myself doubting him even when I know that he is honest — H. L. Mencken> b: to consider unlikely <I doubt if I can go>intransitive verb: to be uncertain

— doubt·able \ˈdau̇-tə-bəl\ adjective

— doubt·er noun

— doubt·ing·ly \-tiŋ-lē\ adverb