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/dut/

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Translation

doubt

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Word origin

A deverbal noun from douter ('to doubt'), from Latin dubitare ('to hesitate, to doubt'), related to dubius ('uncertain').

Origin
Latin
Root
dubitare
English cognates
doubt, dubious, indubitable

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluraldoutes

Examples

, .

There is no doubt, he is the one responsible.

.

Doubt set in after that conversation.

, .

Without any doubt, it is the best solution.

-t- .

He'll no doubt come with his new girlfriend.

.

I have a doubt about the date of the meeting.

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This word is taught in chapter 8, lesson 2: doute, présenter, faux and 7 more words.