doest

Archaic second-person verb

Doest is an archaic second-person singular form of "do," used with "thou": Thou doest well to remember.

It appears in the King James Bible and other Early Modern English texts.

Like other -est verb endings, it survives mainly in religious language, historical fiction, and deliberately antiquated speech.

archaic

thou

Archaic second-person pronoun

theeSecond-person object, antiquated
thyOld possessive pronoun
thineYours, archaically

hast · art · shalt · wilt · ere · whence · whither · wherefore · methinks · prithee

biblical

thou

Archaic second-person pronoun

theeSecond-person object, antiquated
shaltArchaic second-person will
hastArchaic form of have

saith · spake · begat · abideth · verily · amen · commandments · covenant · testament · prophets

Categories

archaic Englishthou, thee, thy, thine, ye

Opposites

action vs. inaction

Abstain from acting

temporal/register contrast

doestdo

Perform an action

Phrases

easy does itUrging patience and care
does wellSucceeds at something
does itAccomplishes the task
that does itExasperated declaration of finality
does a bear crap in the woodsSarcastic confirmation of obviousness
does the dishesCleans cookware after eating

Family

does, doer, doers, doeth

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