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How to pronounce doubt
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What does doubt mean?
verbTo consider questionable or unlikely; to hesitate to believe; to lack confidence in; to question.
“He doubted that was really what you meant.”
To harbour suspicion about; suspect.
To anticipate with dread or fear; to apprehend.
nounDisbelief or uncertainty (about something); (countable) a particular instance of such disbelief or uncertainty.
“There was some doubt as to who the child's real father was.”
A point of uncertainty, especially a yes/no or a multiple-choice question
“Ma'am, I have a doubt about today's lecture”
a question (that one has)
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