Meaning & use
Doest
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An archaic second-person singular present tense form of 'do,' meaning 'do' (as in 'thou doest'), found especially in older or biblical English.
See it in a sentence
The old text reads, 'Whatsoever thou doest, do it heartily.'
In the play, the ghost asks, 'What deed is this thou doest in the dark?'
A note on using this word
'Doest' appears in the King James Bible and other early modern texts alongside the related archaic form 'doeth' (does).
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