doubt

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But you'll always have that doubt: "What if I had quested just a little more?

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Quick take

the state of being unsure of something

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of doubt gathered in one view.

noun

the state of being unsure of something

noun

uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something; "the dubiousness of his claim"; "there is no question about the validity of the enterprise"

verb

consider unlikely or have doubts about; "I doubt that she will accept his proposal of marriage"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for doubt.

noun

the state of being unsure of something

noun

uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something; "the dubiousness of his claim"; "there is no question about the validity of the enterprise"

See also: dubiousness, doubtfulness, question

verb

consider unlikely or have doubts about; "I doubt that she will accept his proposal of marriage"

verb

lack confidence in or have doubts about; "I doubt these reports"; "I suspect her true motives"; "she distrusts her stepmother"

Example sentences

But you'll always have that doubt: "What if I had quested just a little more?

Had they not squeezed me out, no doubt I'd still be hanging on trying to turn things around.

I have no doubt that hard work, long hours, complex work, and difficult customers are occasionally part of my world.

But I have acquired the skills, knowledge, and support network that I know, without a doubt, I would be able to beat it back down again.

It's not that I doubt the veracity of the reasons given so much as I loathe demagoguery and spectacle.

Credit and credibility derive from the same root and signify the same thing: when in doubt, we can trust the one who has either trait.

I doubt these alternative browsers would exist if they were not useful for Google's and Microsofts main businesses.

It may be theoretically possible to create some processed food that's on par with the nutrition of whole foods, but I doubt that anyone alive today knows how to do it.

The tech community might get its act together, give up all social causes and form some kind of committee or group to push for such amendments, but I seriously doubt it.

Given that they want to wait until after additional fundraising rounds are completed, I doubt that your involvement with the company is nearly so problematic.

If you are not yet at that stage, that is a different story and there is no doubt that forming or dissolving an entity such as this will normally set you back a thousand or two on either side.

Larry would do these big usability studies and demonstrate beyond any shred of doubt that nobody can understand that frigging website, but Bezos just couldn't let go of those pixels, all those millions of semantics-packed pixels on the landing page.