to don
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6.8
- verb
- /dɑn/
- Formal
:
ponerse
- Before heading outside, he donned a warm coat to protect against the cold.
- don a mask
- don clothing
- don protective gear
I will use dental floss and then I will Don flannel pajamas.
- I will use dental floss and then I will Don flannel pajamas.
- You know, so kind of comes full circle for me to be donning the robe, so to say.
- So now that our hair is up and out of the way, it's time to Don the sheet mask.
- Enter Raganath Capo, a punk rock vanguard who walked away from a successful music career to Don the robes of a monk.
- So I'm going to go Don the rest of the jewels and get to filming guys action.
- But it's look, I mean, I say in the book, you know, some people Don these sacred robes out of a sense of duty and some people Don them as a disguise.
Examples
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Therefore, we must don our moral blinders and obediently march off to war.
Academic text (2006) -
Nuclear, Biological, Chemical drills where we would have to don our protective masks and other chemical-repellent clothing.
Fiction book (1994) -
Would you like to don your uniform?
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So now that our hair is up and out of the way, it's time to Don the sheet mask.
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And don the shot silk over head and shoulders.
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It feels wonderful to finally be able to don something pretty again.
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I need to Don my my Crocs, my beautiful Crocs.
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Currently, if you want to hide from a face-reader, you need only don a pair of sunglasses.
Academic text (2004) -
I have this sudden urge to don a Fedora and dance the Charleston.
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During hell week, first-year students were expected to don bizarre clothing and defer to sophomores.
Academic text (2008)
Synonyms
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1.0
To put clothes on yourself or someone else
679
1.0
To dress yourself in clothes or wear things like makeup
253
1.0
To put on clothes
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2.6
To put on a piece of clothing
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4.1
Put on a particular appearance or form
To put clothes on a person or thing
Antonyms
Compounds
- Literature
A person, often a leader, who avoids blame or punishment despite bad actions
How Easily
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb don comes from the old English word do, which meant 'to put' or 'to do', so to don clothing is simply to 'put on' clothes.