don — to put on (a piece of clothing)
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to put on (a piece of clothing)
Pronunciation (IPA): /dɑːn/
Example Sentences
- The superhero quickly donned his cape before flying away.
- She donned her lucky socks for the important exam.
- The students respected the elderly don who had taught at Cambridge for decades.
don
VERB[/dɑːn/]
to put on (a piece of clothing)
The knight quickly dons his armor as the war horn sounds.
DO(action) + ON(onto the body) — to DO(perform the action of putting) the steel armor ON(onto) his body, the brave knight began to don his battle gear.
As the bright sun rose to break the early morning dawn, the sleepy king stood up to don his heavy golden crown.
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
From Old English 'don' meaning 'to put on' or 'to dress', derived from Proto-Germanic '*dunnan'. The word is related to modern German 'tun' (to do).
Breakdown
do (to perform/put on) + -n (infinitive marker) = don
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“The superhero quickly donned his cape before flying away.”
“She donned her lucky socks for the important exam.”
“The students respected the elderly don who had taught at Cambridge for decades.”
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