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Meaning of doubt | Babel Free

Noun CEFR A2 Frequent
daʊt

Definitions

  1. Disbelief or uncertainty (about something); (countable) a particular instance of such disbelief or uncertainty.
    countable, uncountable
  2. To be undecided or skeptical.
  3. question
  4. A point of uncertainty, especially a yes/no or a multiple-choice question
    countable
  5. Without question; certainly; definitely.
  6. second thought
  7. a feeling of not being sure and sometimes of being suspicious. There is some doubt as to what happened; I have doubts about that place. twyfel, bedenking شَك، إرْتِياب، تَشَكُّك съмнение dúvida pochybnost, nejistota der Zweifel tvivl αμφιβολίαduda kahtlus شک؛ تردید epäilys douteספק संदेह sumnja kétség curiga efi, vafi, vafamál dubbio 疑い 의심 abejonė šaubas kesangsian twijfel tvil, usikkerhet, fryktwątpliwość شک،متردد dúvida îndoială, dubiu сомнение pochybnosť dvom sumnja tvivel, tveksamhet ความ...
  8. third-person singular present indicative
  9. twyfelagtige بشَكٍّ، بِتَشَكُّك، بِصورَةٍ مَشْكوكٌ فيها съмнително duvidosamente nejistě, pochybně fraglich tvivlsomt; uvis αμφίβολα dudosamente kahtlevalt با شک و تردید epäillen d'une manière douteuse בְסָפֶק सन्देहपूर्वक sumnjivo két(el)kedve, bizonytalanul penuh keraguan á vafasaman hátt in modo dubbioso 疑って 분명치 않게 abejotinai, abejojamai šaubīgi; apšaubāmi dengan ragu-ragu twijfelachtigtvilsomt, uvisst wątpliwie د شک او تردید سره duvidosamente cu îndoială сомнительно neisto negotovo; dvoml...
  10. second-person singular imperative
  11. twyfel, bedenking شَكٌّ، تَشَكُّكٌ съмнителност dubiedade nejistota, pochybnost die Fragwürdigkeit uvished αβεβαιότηταincertidumbre ebakindlus تردید epätietoisuus incertitudeספקנות सन्देह sumnjičavost bizonytalanság, kétértelműség keraguan óvissa, efi dubbiosità, incertezza 疑わしさ 분명치 않음 abejojimas šaubīgums keraguan twijfelachtigheiduvisshet powątpiewanie متردد dubiedade incertitudine сомнительность neistota negotovost sumnjičavost tveksamhet, tvivelaktighet ความสงสัย kuşku, tereddüt 起疑,存疑,可疑 ...
  12. probably. John has doubtless told you about me. ongetwyfeld دونَ شَك، بلا رَيْب несъмнено sem dúvida bezpochyby zweifellos utvivlsomt; uden tvivl αναμφίβολαsin duda, seguramente arvatavasti احتمالاً epäilemättä sans aucun douteללא ספק निस्‍सन्देह nedvojbeno, bez sumnje kétségtelenül mungkin vafalaust, áreiðanlega; sennilega indubbiamente きっと 확실히, 과연 tikriausiai, greičiausiai bez šaubām; neapšaubāmi mungkin ongetwijfeld utvilsomtniewątpliwie احتمال sem dúvida fără îndoială несомненно bezpochyb...
  13. certain(ly). Beyond doubt, they will arrive tomorrow; His honesty is beyond doubt. ongetwyfeld بِدون أي شَك، أبْعَد من أي شَك، بالتَّأْكيد със сигурност fora de dúvida nepochybně, nade vší pochybnost zweifellos uden for al tvivl; hævet over enhver tvivl αναμφίβολα sin duda alguna, fuera de toda duda kahtlemata, väljaspool kahtlust بی شک؛ مطمئناً varmasti indubitable; indubitablement מִעֶבֶר לְכל סָפֶק निस्‍सन्देह iznad sumnje kétségkívül pasti efalaust, engum vafa undirorpið fuor di dubbio 疑い...
  14. uncertain. The result of the dispute is still in doubt. onseker مَشْكوكٌ فيهِ несигурен incerto na vážkách, na pochybách zweifelhaft usikkert αβέβαιοςincierto ebakindel مورد تردید؛ نامعلوم epävarma indécis מוּטָל בְּסָפֶק अनश्चिय biti u sumnji, biti nesiguran bizonytalanságban tidak pasti óviss, vafasamur in dubbio, incerto 不確かな 불분명한 abejotinas, neaiškus neskaidrs; apšaubāms tak pasti in onzekerheid i tvil, ennå uvisstwątpliwy, niepewny نامعلوم، مبهم، مشكوك ناپايه، بې ثباته incerto indecis не...
  15. surely; probably. No doubt you would like to see your bedroom; He will come back again tomorrow, no doubt. ongetwyfeld لا شَكَّ، بالتَّأْكيد، بِدون شَك сигурно com certeza bezpochyby, rozhodně zweifellos uden tvivl; helt sikkert σίγουρα, πιθανότατα sin duda, seguramente kahtlemata بی شک epäilemättä sans douteללא ספק निस्‍सन्देह bez sumnje kétségkívül tentunya áreiðanlega, eflaust senza dubbio きっと 확실히 be abejonės, tikriausiai bez šaubām pasti ongetwijfeld uten tvil, utvilsomt bez wątpienia بې ...
  16. duda, incertidumbre.

Equivalents

العربية الشكّ شبهة شك
Azərbaycanca şəkk şübhə
বাংলা সন্দেহ
Bosanski dubi dubio ragu
Català dubtar dubte
Cymraeg amau amheuaeth
Esperanto dubi dubo
Español dubio duda dudar
Euskara zalantzatu
Français doute douter
Gaeilge aincheas dabht
Gàidhlig amharas cuir teagamh mì-chinnt teagamh
Galego dúbida dubidar
עברית ספק
Hrvatski dubi dubio ragu
Bahasa Indonesia bimbang kebimbangan keraguan meragukan ragu
Íslenska efa efasemd efi vafi
日本語 不審 疑い 疑う 疑問 訝しむ
ქართული ეჭვი
Қазақша күмән шек шүбә
한국어 의심하다 의혹
Kurdî efî guman şek şek şuphe شک
Latina dubietas dubitatio dubitō dubium
Lëtzebuergesch Zweiwel zweiwelen
Lietuvių abejõnė abejoti
Latviešu šaubas
Te Reo Māori kumukumu
Bahasa Melayu keraguan
မြန်မာဘာသာ သံသယ
Română dubiu îndoială
Slovenščina dvom dvomiti
Shqip dyshim
Српски dubi dubio ragu
Svenska tveka tvekan tvivel tvivla
Kiswahili shaka
ไทย สงสัย
Tagalog alinlangan duda
ئۇيغۇرچە شەك شۈبھە
Українська сумнів сумніватися
Oʻzbekcha gumon shak shubha
Tiếng Việt nghi ngờ

Examples

“There was some doubt as to who the child's real father was.”
“I have doubts about how to convert this code to JavaScript.”
“Thus they went on talking of what they had ſeen by the way; and ſo made that way eaſie, which would otherwiſe, no doubt, have been tedious to them; for now they went through a Wilderneſs.”
“She was very pretty: exceedingly pretty. With a dimpled, surprised-looking, capital face; a ripe little mouth, that seemed made to be kissed—as no doubt it was; all kinds of good little dots about her chin, that melted into one another when she laughed; and the sunniest pair of eyes you ever saw in any little creature's head.”
“He halted opposite the Privy Gardens, and, with his face turned skywards, listened until the sound of the Tower guns smote again on the ear and dispelled his doubts.”
“After all, the search for such assurances will itself require us to marshall our cognitive resources. It will itself involve the use of methods about which we can sensibly have doubts, doubts that cannot be addressed without begging the question.”
“Ma'am, I have a doubt about today's lecture”
“It is entirely normal to hear a statement like "I have just one doubt, miss" or "If you have any doubts before the exam tomorrow, come see me in the staff room". The doubts in the aforementioned sentences are not as much rooted in a lack of faith as in a lack of understanding.”

CEFR level

A2
Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.
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