doute

doute

See also: douté

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dut/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Audio (France (Lyon)):(file)
  • Audio (France (Somain)):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ut

Etymology 1

    Deverbal from douter.

    Noun

    doute m (plural doutes)

    1. doubt
      Il n'y avait pas le moindre doute sur l'identité de l'envahisseur.
      There wasn't the slightest doubt about the identity of the invader.
    Alternative forms
    Derived terms

    Further reading

    Etymology 2

    See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

    Verb

    doute

    1. inflection of douter:
      1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
      2. second-person singular imperative
      Je doute que ce qu'il dit soit vrai.I doubt what he says is true.

    Middle English

    Etymology

      Borrowed from Old French doute.

      Noun

      doute (plural doutes)

      1. doubt

      Descendants

      • English: doubt
      • Welsh: dowt

      Old French

      Alternative forms

      Etymology

        Back-formation from douter.

        Noun

        doute oblique singularf (oblique plural doutes, nominative singular doute, nominative plural doutes)

        1. doubt

        Descendants