de

noun

1. 1

   The name of the Cyrillic script letter Д / д.

verb

1. 1

   Variant of deeAlternative form of dee (“to do”).

article

1. 1

   Variant of thePronunciation spelling of the.

   “He went to’ds de back, ma’am.” The negro opened the door and slid his legs, clad in army O.D. and a pair of linoleum putties, to the ground. “‘I’ll go git ’im.”’

   So I'll prolly say de biggest threat to Bermy is de new selfish mentality like, she ank helpin no one in de end.

interjection

1. 1

   A meaningless unstressed syllable used when singing a tune or indicating a rhythm.

   “Dum de dum, dum de dum”, he hummed as he sauntered down the road.

preposition

1. 1

   historicalUsed in the titles of French nobility; of.

   Conwoman Jeanne de La Motte stole a 2,800-carat diamond necklace, The Slave's Collar, by convincing the Cardinal de Rohan that Queen Marie-Antoinette wanted it.

   When Prosper Mérimée had next seen Mercedes after Spain, in March 1846, he told the Countess de Montijo that Mercedes "looked less well preserved [and] limped a little."

Forms

plural

des

past tense

did

past participle

dyun

present participle

dein

third person singular

diz