doubt
Disbelief or uncertaintyDisbelief or uncertainty (about something); (countable) a particular instance of such disbelief or uncertainty.
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» I doubt if he will come.
Я сомневаюсь, что он придет. — sharptoothed
Сомневаюсь, что он придёт. — marafon
Я сумніваюся, що він прийде. — aandrusiak
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)Disbelief or uncertainty (about something); (countable) a particular instance of such disbelief or uncertainty.
There was some doubt as to who the child's real father was.
I have doubts about how to convert this code to JavaScript.
Zweifel
сомне́ниеsomnénije
су́мнівsúmniv
uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something
(countable)A point of uncertainty, especially a yes/no or a multiple-choice question
Ma'am, I have a doubt about today's lecture
вопро́сvoprós
(countable)A question (that one has)
Examples
2589 sentencesI doubt if he will come.
Я сумніваюся, що він прийде. — aandrusiak
ruЯ сомневаюсь, что он придет. — sharptoothed
I doubt whether he is honest.
Я сумніваюся в його чесності. — rozmaita
ruЯ сомневаюсь в его честности. — marafon
deIch bezweifle seine Ehrlichkeit. — Manfredo
I doubt that Tom is guilty.
Сумніваюся, що Том винен. — deniko
ruСомневаюсь, что Том виноват. — marafon
I have no doubt about that.
Я не маю сумнівів щодо цього. — deniko
ruЯ не сомневаюсь в этом. — odexed
deDaran habe ich keine Zweifel. — Zurich899
There's no doubt in my mind.
В моїх думках немає жодних сумнівів. — deniko
Translations
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Forms
plural: doubtsSynonyms
7 synonyms- uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something:dubiousnessdoubtfulnessquestion
- the state of being unsure of something:uncertaintyincertitudedubietydoubtfulnessdubiousness
Antonyms
4 antonymsWord family
16 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
12 patterns- doubt very seriously
- there's no doubt
- no doubt
- no doubt in
- doubt in my
- no doubt that
- have no doubt
- no one doubts
- without a doubt
- was no doubt
- no doubt about
- have my doubts
See also
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