B1 noun
doubt
/daʊt/
- Meaning
- a feeling of uncertainty — you are not sure something is true
- Example
- "I have serious doubts about his story."
- Similar & related words
- uncertaintysuspicionmisgivingdoubt (verb)doubtfulno doubt
- How to use it
- As a noun, "doubt" usually appears with an article (a/an/the) or a possessive. Try counting how many times you can use it in one sentence about your own life, then write one sentence about yesterday.
- Common mistake
- 'Doubt' (verb) is followed by 'that/if/whether': 'I doubt that he'll come'. Saying 'I doubt he will come' means you think he probably WON'T — opposite of what many learners intend.