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don

/dɒn/verb

उच्चारण डॉन

(कपड़े, टोपी आदि) पहनना, धारण करना

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verbdonned, donning
  1. 1

    [T] formal

    to put on a piece of clothing or a hat

    (कपड़े, टोपी आदि) पहनना, धारण करना

    • The players donned their new jerseys for the final.
    • Radhika donned a white coat and walked into the laboratory.

    Synonyms put on wear slip on

    Opposite doff take off remove

noun
  1. 1

    [C] British

    a teacher at a university, especially at Oxford or Cambridge

    विश्वविद्यालय का अध्यापक (विशेषकर ऑक्सफ़र्ड या कैम्ब्रिज में)

    • He was a classics don at Oxford for thirty years.

    Synonyms lecturer fellow professor

  2. 2

    [C] informal

    the leader of a criminal organization, especially the Mafia

    माफ़िया सरगना, अपराधी गिरोह का मुखिया

    • The film is about a feared underworld don.

    Synonyms godfather boss

◇Word family
donnish adjective
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

put on wear slip on lecturer fellow professor godfather boss

Antonyms

doff take off remove

?Which word?

Do not confuse don (to put on clothes) and doff (to take off a hat or clothes).

Don (कपड़े पहनना) और doff (टोपी या कपड़े उतारना) में confuse न करें।