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The meaning of DON is to put on (an article of clothing). How to use don in a sentence.

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DON definition: Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name. See examples of don used in a sentence.

Vijay is recruited by a police officer to masquerade as his lookalike Don, the leader of an international gang of smugglers. Things go wrong when the officer is killed and Vijay is left to fend for himself.

(Definition of don from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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  1. Don (also dōn) Used as a courtesy title before the name of a man in a Spanish-speaking area. 2. Chiefly British a. A head, tutor, or fellow at a college of Oxford or Cambridge. b. A college or university professor.

There are actually several different definitions of the word don, pronounced dɒn. Some of them are similar, and some of them have noticeable differences. Let’s check them out! With the exception of its verb form, all of these definitions have one thing in common: authority.

From Latin dominus (“lord, head of household”), akin to Italian don, Sicilian don, Spanish don; from domus (“house”). Doublet of dom, domine, dominie and dominus.

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Don (honorific), a Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian title of respect, often used for noblemen or distinguished individuals Don (academia), a senior member (fellow or tutor) of a college or university, especially at Oxford or Cambridge