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doubt [daʊt] n 1. uncertainty about the truth, fact, or existence of something (esp in the phrases in doubt, without doubt, beyond a shadow of doubt, etc.) 2. (often plural) lack of belief in or conviction about something all his doubts about the project disappeared 3. an unresolved difficulty, point, etc. 4. (Philosophy) Philosophy the methodical device, esp in the philosophy of Descartes, of identifying certain knowledge as the residue after rejecting any proposition which might, however improbably, be false 5. Obsolete fear give (someone) the benefit of the doubt to presume (someone suspected of guilt) innocent; judge leniently no doubt almost certainly vb
1. (tr; may take a clause as object) to be inclined to disbelieve I doubt we are late 2. (tr) to distrust or be suspicious of he doubted their motives 3. (intr) to feel uncertainty or be undecided 4. (tr; may take a clause as object) Scot to be inclined to believe 5. (tr) Archaic to fear I wouldn't doubt (someone) Irish I would expect nothing else from (someone) [from Old French douter, from Latin dubitāre] doubtable adj doubtably adv doubter n doubtingly adv Usage: Where a clause follows doubt in a positive sentence, it was formerly considered correct to use whether: (I doubt whether he will come ), but now if and that are also acceptable. In negative statements, doubt is followed by that: I do not doubt that he is telling the truth. In such sentences, but (I do not doubt but that he is telling the truth) is redundant ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
doubt noun 1. uncertainty, confusion, hesitation, dilemma, scepticism, misgiving, suspense, indecision, bewilderment, lack of confidence, hesitancy, perplexity, vacillation, lack of conviction, irresolution, dubiety They were troubled and full of doubt. uncertainty confidence, belief, conviction, certainty 2. suspicion, scepticism, distrust, questioning, fear, reservations, cynicism, disbelief, apprehension, mistrust, misgivings, disquiet, qualms, incredulity, lack of faith, misbelief Where there is doubt, may we bring faith. suspicion trust, confidence, belief verb 1. be uncertain, question, query, be sceptical, have reservations about, be dubious They doubted whether that could happen. 2. waver, hesitate, vacillate, sway, fluctuate, dither (chiefly Brit.), haver, oscillate, chop and change, blow hot and cold (informal), keep changing your mind, shillyshally (informal), be irresolute or indecisive, swither (Scot.) Stop doubting and start loving. 3. disbelieve, question, challenge, suspect, dispute, query, distrust, mistrust, cast doubt on, have doubts about, lack confidence in, have misgivings about, misgive I have no reason to doubt his word. disbelieve believe, accept, trust, buy (slang), swallow (informal), take on board, have faith in in doubt doubtful, unsettled, undecided, unconfirmed, up in the air, in limbo, open to question The outcome was still in doubt. no doubt certainly, surely, probably, of course, admittedly, doubtless, unquestionably, assuredly, doubtlessly No doubt I'm biased. Quotations "There lives more faith in honest doubt," "Believe me, than in half the creeds" [Alfred Tennyson In Memoriam A.H.H.] "I show you doubt, to prove that faith exists" [Robert Browning Balaustion's Adventure] "If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts; but if he will be content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certainties" [Francis Bacon The Advancement of Learning] "Our doubts are traitors" "And make us lose the good we oft might win" "By fearing to attempt" [William Shakespeare Measure for Measure] "Doubt of the reality of love ends by making us doubt everything" [Henri Frédéric Amiel Journal] Translations doubt [daʊt] A. N (= uncertainty, qualm) → duda f there is some doubt about it → sobre esto existen dudas beyond doubt → fuera de duda beyond all reasonable doubt → más allá de toda duda to cast doubt on → poner en duda to clear up sb's doubts → sacar a algn de dudas to have one's doubts about sth → tener sus dudas acerca de algo to be in doubt [person] → tener dudas, dudar; [sb's honesty etc] → ser dudoso she was in doubt whether to → dudaba si ... the matter is still in some doubt → el caso sigue siendo dudoso if or when in doubt → en caso de duda no doubt! → ¡sin duda! no doubt he will come → seguro que viene there is no doubt of that → de eso no cabe duda there is no doubt that → es indudable que, no cabe duda de que I have no doubt that it is true → no me cabe duda de que es verdad let there be no doubt about it → que nadie dude de esto the marks left no doubt about how he died → las señales no dejaban lugar a dudas sobre cómo murió to throw doubt on → poner en duda without (a) doubt → sin duda(alguna) see also plant B2 doubt [ˈdaʊt] n (= uncertainty) → doute m I have my doubts → J'ai des doutes. to raise doubts about sth → susciter des doutes à propos de qch there can be little doubt that ... → il y a peu de doute (pour) que ... without doubt, without a doubt → sans aucun doute to be in doubt (= unsure) [person] → avoir des doutes (= uncertain) [thing] → incertain(e) to be beyond doubt [ability] → être hors de doute; [result] → être sans appel By the interval, the result was beyond doubt → À la mi-temps, le score était sans appel. to show beyond doubt that ... → démontrer de manière irréfutable que ... to show sth beyond doubt → démontrer amplement qch to prove sth beyond doubt → prouver qch de manière irréfutable to know beyond doubt that ... → avoir l'intime conviction que ... no doubt (= probably) → sans doute vt (= consider unlikely) → douter de I doubt it → J'en doute. I doubt it very much → J'en doute fort. to doubt (that) ... (= consider it unlikely that) → douter que ... + subj I doubt he'll agree → Je doute qu'il soit d'accord. I don't doubt that ... (= consider it likely that ...) → je ne doute pas que ... to doubt if ..., to doubt whether ... (= consider it unlikely that) → douter que ... + subj doubt n → Zweifel m; to have one’s doubts as to or about something → (so) seine Bedenken hinsichtlich einer Sache (gen) → haben; I have my doubts about her → ich habe bei ihr (so) meine Bedenken; I have no doubts about taking the job → ich habe keine Bedenken, die Stelle anzunehmen; there’s no doubt about it → daran gibt es keinen Zweifel; I have no doubt about it → ich bezweifle das nicht; I have doubts whether he will come → ich bezweifle, dass er kommt; to cast doubt on something → etw in Zweifel ziehen; there is room for doubt → es ist durchaus nicht sicher; to be open to doubt → fragwürdig sein; his reputation is in doubt → sein Ruf wird infrage or in Frage gestellt; to be in (some) doubt about something → Zweifel an etw (dat) → haben; to be in little doubt as to something → keine Bedenken hinsichtlich einer Sache (gen) → haben; I am in no doubt as to what or about what he means → ich bin mir völlig im Klaren darüber, was er meint; the outcome is still in doubt → das Ergebnis ist noch ungewiss; when in doubt → im Zweifelsfall; no doubt he will come tomorrow → höchstwahrscheinlich kommt er morgen; without (a) doubt → ohne Zweifel; I knew beyond doubt that … → ich wusste ohne jeden Zweifel, dass …; it must be proved beyond reasonable doubt → es muss ganz unzweifelhaft bewiesen werden vt → bezweifeln; sb’s honesty, truth of statement → anzweifeln, Zweifel haben an (+dat); to doubt somebody’s word → jds Wort anzweifeln; I’m sorry I doubted you (what you said) → es tut mir leid, dass ich dir nicht geglaubt habe; (your loyalty etc) → es tut mir leid, dass ich an dir gezweifelt habe; I doubt it (very much) → das möchte ich (doch stark) bezweifeln, das bezweifle ich (sehr); I don’t doubt it → das bezweifle ich (auch gar) nicht; I doubt whether he will come → ich bezweifle, dass er kommen wird doubt [daʊt] 1. n → dubbio to be in doubt → essere in dubbio without (a) doubt → senza dubbio beyond doubt → fuor di dubbio if in doubt → nell'incertezza, in caso di dubbio no doubt he will come → è probabile che venga there is no doubt of that → su questo non c'è dubbio I have my doubts about whether he'll come → ho i miei dubbi che venga 2. vt a. (truth of statement) → dubitare di to doubt one's own eyes → non credere ai propri occhi I doubt it very much → ne dubito proprio you're a real doubting Thomas → sei proprio come San Tommaso doubt [daʊt] 1. n → dubbio to be in doubt → essere in dubbio without (a) doubt → senza dubbio beyond doubt → fuor di dubbio if in doubt → nell'incertezza, in caso di dubbio no doubt he will come → è probabile che venga there is no doubt of that → su questo non c'è dubbio I have my doubts about whether he'll come → ho i miei dubbi che venga 2. vt a. (truth of statement) → dubitare di to doubt one's own eyes → non credere ai propri occhi I doubt it very much → ne dubito proprio you're a real doubting Thomas → sei proprio come San Tommaso v doubt [daut] 1 to feel uncertain about, but inclined not to believe I doubt if he'll come now; He might have a screwdriver, but I doubt it. twyfel يَشُكُّ съмнявам се pochybovat tvivle på bezweifeln αμφιβάλλω dudar kahtlema شک داشتن epäillä douter (que/de) לְהָטִיל סָפֶק संदेह करना sumnjati, dvojiti kételkedik vmiben ragu-ragu efa, efast um dubitare 疑う 미심쩍게 생각하다 abejoti šaubīties keraguan betwijfelen tvile på, (be)tvile wątpić duvidar a se îndoi сомневаться pochybovať dvomiti sumnjati betvivla, tvivla på ไม่แน่ใจ kuşku duymak, şüphe etmek, sanmamak 懷疑 сумніватися; вагатися تردد میں ہونا ، اعتبار نہ کرنا nghi ngờ 怀疑 2 not to be sure of the reliability of Sometimes I doubt your intelligence! bevraagteken يُشَكِّكُ في не съм сигурен mít pochybnosti tvivle på bezweifeln αμφισβητώ dudar de kahtlema تردید داشتن epäillä avoir des doutes sur לְהָטִיל סָפֶק अविश्वास nemati vjere kétségbe von (vmit) meragukan efast um avere dubbi su 疑う 의문을 가지다 abejoti apšaubīt kesangsian twijfelen aan tvile på, ha sine tvil wątpić w duvidar a se îndoi de сомневаться mať pochybnosti (o) dvomiti (o čem) sumnjati tvivla på คลางแคลงใจ kuşku duymak, şüphe etmek 拿不準 бути невпевненим; не довіряти کسی چیز کی صداقت پر یقین نہ کرنا hoài nghi 拿不准 n 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 pochybnost, nejistota tvivl der Zweifel αμφιβολία duda kahtlus شک؛ تردید epäilys doute סָפֶק संदेह sumnja kétség curiga efi, vafi, vafamál dubbio 疑い 의심 abejonė šaubas kesangsian twijfel tvil, usikkerhet, frykt wątpliwość dúvida îndoială, dubiu сомнение pochybnosť dvom sumnja tvivel, tveksamhet ความสงสัย kuşku, şüphe 懷疑 сумнів شک sự ngờ vực 怀疑 adj doubtful 1 feeling doubt; uncertain what to think, expect etc He is doubtful about the future of the school. twyfelagtig مُتَشَكِّك، مُرْتاب колеблив nejistý, pochybovačný tvivle på; uvis in Zweifel αβέβαιος dudoso kahtlev مشکوک؛ مردد epäilevä incertain מוּטָל בְּסָפֶק संदिग्ध, अविश्वासी sumnjiv kétséges meragukan óviss, efagjarn dubbioso, incerto 疑わしい 불확실한 abejojantis, skeptiškas kaut ko apšaubīt ragu-ragu twijfelachtig tvilende, uviss, usikker sceptyczny duvidoso plin de îndoieli сомневающийся neistý negotov sumnjičav tveksam, osäker สงสัย kuşkulu, şüpheli, emin değil 懷疑的 той, що сумнівається; той, що вагається مذبذب nghi ngại 怀疑的 2 able to be doubted; not clear The outcome is doubtful; a doubtful result. twyfelagtige مَشْكوكٌ فيه неясен pochybný; nejasný tvivlsom; uvis fraglich αμφίβολος, αμφισβητήσιμος dudoso, incierto kahtlane مبهم epäselvä incertain, indécis בְּסָפֶק अनिश्चित upitan kétes tidak jelas vafasamur incerto はっきりしない 불분명한 abejotinas šaubīgs; apšaubāms tidak jelas twijfelachtig tvilsom, uviss, uklar wątpliwy duvidoso incert, indecis сомнительный nejasný dvomljiv neizvestan tvivelaktig น่าสงสัย şüpheli, belirsiz 可疑的 сумнівний شک کے قابل đáng ngờ 可疑的 3 uncertain but rather unlikely, unhopeful etc It is doubtful whether this will work; a doubtful improvement. bedenklike غَيْر مُؤَكَّد несигурен nejistý, neurčitý, pochybný usikker; tvivlsom zweifelhaft αμφισβητήσιμος dudoso, poco probable küsitav مورد تردید؛ غیر قطعی epävarma douteux מוּטָל בְּסָפֶק संदेहास्पद nesiguran bizonytalan meragukan vafasamur incerto おぼつかない 미덥지 못한 abejotinas neskaidrs; apšaubāms meragukan twijfelachtig tvilsom wątpliwy duvidoso îndoielnic сомнительный podozrivý vprašljiv neizvestan tveksam, oviss ไม่แน่ใจ olası değil, ihtimal dışı 難料的 неясний; непевний غیر یقینی không chắc chắn 难料的 4 suspicious He's rather a doubtful character. twyfelagtige مُتَشَكِّك، كَثيرُ الأرْتِياب съмнителен pochybný tvivlsom zweifelhaft ύποπτος dudoso, sospechoso umbusklik بد گمان؛ شکاک epäluuloinen louche מְפוּקפָּק संदिग्ध sumnjivog karaktera gyanús mencurigakan grunsamlegur ambiguo, equivoco いかがわしい 수상쩍은 įtartinas, abejotinas šaubīgs; aizdomīgs mencurigakan twijfelachtig tvilsom, problematisk podejrzany suspeito bănuitor, suspicios подозрительный pochybný sumljiv sumnjičav tvivelaktig น่าสงสัย şüpheli, kuşku yaratan 使人起疑的 підозрілий غیر معتبر khả nghi 使人生疑的 adv doubtfully twyfelagtige بشَكٍّ، بِتَشَكُّك، بِصورَةٍ مَشْكوكٌ فيها съмнително nejistě, pochybně tvivlsomt; uvis fraglich αμφίβολα dudosamente kahtlevalt با شک و تردید epäilevästi d'une manière douteuse בְסָפֶק सन्देहपूर्वक sumnjivo két(el)kedve, bizonytalanul penuh keraguan á vafasaman hátt in modo dubbioso 疑って 의심스러운 듯, 못 미더워 abejotinai, abejojamai šaubīgi; apšaubāmi dengan ragu-ragu twijfelachtig tvilsomt, uvisst wątpliwie duvidosamente cu îndoială сомнительно neisto negotovo; dvomljivo sumnjičavo tveksamt, tvivelaktigt อย่างสงสัย kuşkuyla, tereddütle 可疑地 підозріло; непевно غیر یقینی طور پر một cách đầy hoài nghi 可疑地 n doubtfulness twyfel, bedenking شَكٌّ، تَشَكُّكٌ съмнителност nejistota, pochybnost uvished die Fragwürdigkeit αβεβαιότητα incertidumbre ebakindlus تردید epävarmuus, epäluuloisuus incertitude סַפקָנוּת सन्देह sumnjičavost bizonytalanság, kétértelműség keraguan óvissa, efi dubbiosità, incertezza 疑わしさ 의심스러움 abejojimas šaubīgums keraguan twijfelachtigheid uvisshet powątpiewanie dubiedade incertitudine сомнительность neistota negotovost sumnjičavost tveksamhet, tvivelaktighet ความสงสัย kuşku, tereddüt 懷疑 невизначеність; нерішучість غیر یقینی کیفیت sự hoài nghi 怀疑 adv doubtless probably John has doubtless told you about me. ongetwyfeld دونَ شَك، بلا رَيْب несъмнено bezpochyby utvivlsomt; uden tvivl zweifellos αναμφίβολα sin duda, seguramente arvatavasti احتمالاً epäilemättä sans aucun doute לְלֹא סָפֶק निस्सन्देह nedvojbeno, bez sumnje kétségtelenül mungkin vafalaust, áreiðanlega; sennilega indubbiamente きっと 확실히, 과연 tikriausiai, greičiausiai bez šaubām; neapšaubāmi mungkin ongetwijfeld utvilsomt niewątpliwie sem dúvida fără îndoială несомненно bezpochyby nedvomno nesumnjivo utan tvivel อย่างไม่มีข้อสงสัย kuşkusuz, şüphesiz, herhalde 很可能 безперечно, безсумнівно بلا شبہ hầu như chắc chắn 很可能 beyond doubt certain(ly) Beyond doubt, they will arrive tomorrow; His honesty is beyond doubt. ongetwyfeld بِدون أي شَك، أبْعَد من أي شَك، بالتَّأْكيد със сигурност nepochybně, nade vší pochybnost uden for al tvivl; hævet over enhver tvivl zweifellos 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 疑いなく 확실(히) be abejonės neapšaubāmi pasti boven iedere twijfel verheven hevet over tvil bez żadnej wątpliwości fora de dúvida dincolo de orice îndoială вне (всяких) сомнений bezpochyby brez dvoma; nesporen van svake sumnje bortom (höjd över) allt tvivel แน่นอน kuşku götürmez 無疑地 безсумнівно یقینا chắc chắn 无疑地 in doubt uncertain The result of the dispute is still in doubt. onseker مَشْكوكٌ فيهِ несигурен na vážkách, na pochybách usikkert zweifelhaft αβέβαιος incierto 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 uvisst wątpliwy, niepewny incerto indecis не ясен na vážkach negotov pod sumnjom oviss, osäker ไม่แน่นอน şüpheli, belirsiz 拿不準地 точно не відомий; непевний غیر یقینی không chắc chắn 拿不准地 no doubt 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 bezpochyby, rozhodně uden tvivl; helt sikkert zweifellos σίγουρα, πιθανότατα sin duda, seguramente kahtlemata بی شک epäilemättä sans doute לְלֹא סָפֶק 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 de certeza fără îndoială без сомнения bezpochyby; pravdepodobne gotovo bez sumnje utan tvivel, förstås, väl แน่นอน; บางที herhâlde, sanırım 無疑地 безсумнівно; неодмінно یقینا chắc chắn 无疑地 doubt → شَكْ, يَرتاَب pochyba, zapochybovat tvivl, tvivle Zweifel, zweifeln αμφιβάλω, αμφιβολία duda, dudar epäillä, epäily doute, douter sumnja, sumnjati dubbio, dubitare 疑い, 疑う 의심, 의심하다 twijfel, twijfelen tvil, tvile wątpliwość, zwątpić dúvida, duvidar сомневаться, сомнение tvivel, tvivla ความสงสัย, สงสัย kuşku, kuşku duymak nghi ngờ, sự nghi ngờ 怀疑, 疑惑 How to thank TFD for its existence? 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