don

[US]/dɒn/
[UK]/dɑn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. Sir, Mr.
vt. to put on.

Phrases & Collocations

don a hat

donate money

donate blood

donate to charity

don juan

don giovanni

Example Sentences

Don’t scrawl on the wall.

Don’t walk on the seedlings.

Don’t be so starchy.

Don’t victimise the weak.

Don's cut it too short.

6. don‘t be such a moaner.

Be polite, but don’t kowtow to him.

Don’t encourage his laziness.

Don’t use the word too loosely.

I don’t want any misunderstanding.

Don’t overstate your case.

Don’t tell Ma or Pa.

Don’t pander to such people.

Don’t disturb her repose.

Don’t be too sentimental about the cat.

Don’t shuffle your feet along.

Don’t slouch in that slovenly way!

I don’t believe in the supernatural.

Real-world Examples

Everything depended on the word of the great Oxford don.

Source: The Guardian (Article Version)

I will disown you if you ever don those tie-dyed pants again.

Source: English little tyrant

For most people, it seems extraordinary because people don' understand the nature of exponential function.

Source: Harvard University's "The Science of Happiness" course.

The dogs donned costumes and partied with their owners on Copacabana Beach.

Source: AP Listening Collection February 2014

So we would say " I don get it" .

Source: Elliot teaches British English.

Hope so. - I guess pre-he don. - Pick a spot.

Source: National Geographic Science Popularization (Video Version)

Yeh don have ter be ashamed of what yeh are.

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

" Aaah, don worry, " said Hagrid gently, looking down at her.

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Like how the old dons thought they could handle you?

Source: American TV series Person of Interest Season 4

Achilles puts on his golden-plumed helmet; commuters don their Bose headphones.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

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