Collocations for "don"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "don" in context.
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don
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- donned [his hat, her gloves, his suit]
- the [players, waiters, crew] donned their shirts
- donned their [uniform, kit, aprons]
- don [work, protective, waterproof] clothing
- don [factory, mechanics] overalls
- don your lifejacket
- don a [replica, fake] shirt
- donned their shirts with pride
- UK: is [a Cambridge, an Oxford] don
- UK: is a [college, university] don
- UK: the don's [tasks, remit, job] includes
- UK: the don is [in charge of, responsible for]
- UK: dons and [deans, students, officials]
- is a [seductive, villainous, suave, famous] Spanish don
- [kill, protect, sentence] a mafia don
'don' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
ASAP
- Dutch
- I
- ID
- Irish
- Japanese
- Lord
- Welsh
- abroad
- absolute
- abuse
- academic
- account
- act
- adult
- advertise
- advertisement
- advice
- affair
- affection
- affectionate
- affluent
- afraid
- agree
- ahead
- alarm
- allure
- almost
- alone
- alongside
- always
- ambitious
- amount
- anger
- angry
- answer
- any
- anymore
- anything
- apologize
- appear
- arrogant
- arrow
- arse
- artwork
- ashamed
- ass
- asshole
- assistance
- assumption