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Definition of don verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

don

verb
 
/dɒn/
 
/dɑːn/
(formal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they don
 
/dɒn/
 
/dɑːn/
he / she / it dons
 
/dɒnz/
 
/dɑːnz/
past simple donned
 
/dɒnd/
 
/dɑːnd/
past participle donned
 
/dɒnd/
 
/dɑːnd/
-ing form donning
 
/ˈdɒnɪŋ/
 
/ˈdɑːnɪŋ/
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  1. don something to put clothes, etc. on
    • He donned his jacket and went out.
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryDon is used with these nouns as the object:
    • armour
    • coat
    • costume
    See full entry
    Word Originverb late Middle English: contraction of do on. Compare with doff.
See don in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
dressing
noun
 
 
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