doubt

English

/daʊt/, /dʌʊt/

verb
Definitions
  • (ambitransitive) To be undecided about; to lack confidence in; to disbelieve, to question.
  • (transitive) To harbour suspicion about; suspect.
  • (transitive) To anticipate with dread or fear; to apprehend.
  • (transitive) To fill with fear; to affright.
  • (ambitransitive) To dread, to fear.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English douten (be confused, be afraid worried, have respect reverence, hesitate, feel unsure, be in doubt) derived from Old French douter derived from Latin dubitāre (hesitate) derived from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ (two), *gʰeh₁bʰ- (take, grab, hold) inherited from Middle English dout derived from Old French doute root from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeh₁bʰ- (take, grab, hold).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*gʰeh₁bʰ-

Gloss

take, grab, hold

Concept
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Possession

Ontological Category

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