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| doubt [ dowt ] |
transitive verb (past and past participle doubt·ed, present participle doubt·ing, 3rd person present singular doubts) |
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1. think something unlikely: to feel unconvinced or uncertain about something, or think that something is unlikely
  I doubt if he'll come.
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2. not trust somebody or something: to suspect that somebody is not sincere or trustworthy, or that something is not true, likely, or genuine
no reason to doubt her
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noun (plural doubts) |
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1. uncertainty or mistrust: a feeling or state of uncertainty, especially as to whether somebody is sincere or trustworthy, or as to whether something is true, likely, or genuine
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2. philosophy method of philosophical questioning: a method of questioning claims to knowledge, especially in the philosophy of Descartes
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| [13th century. Via Old French doter< Latin dubitare "be uncertain" < dubius "uncertain"] |
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| doubt·a·ble adjective |
| doubt·a·bly adverb |
| doubt·er noun |
| doubt·ing·ly adverb |
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beyond doubt completely certain
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no doubt almost definitely
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in doubt
1. not feeling confident or sure about something
2. unlikely or improbable
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open to or in doubt not certain, settled, foreseeable with confidence, or finally proved
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