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do
1[doo, doo, duh]
verb (used with object)
present-singular-1st-person
do ,second-person
do ,second-person
doest, dost ,third-person
does ,third-person
doeth, doth ,present-plural
do ,past-singular-1st-person
did ,second-person
did ,second-person
didst ,third-person
did ,past-plural
did ,past-participle
done ,present-participle
doing .to perform (an act, duty, role, etc.).
Do nothing until you hear the bell.
Synonyms: actto execute (a piece or amount of work).
to do a hauling job.
to accomplish; finish; complete.
He has already done his homework.
to put forth; exert.
Do your best.
to be the cause of (good, harm, credit, etc.); bring about; effect.
to render, give, or pay (homage, justice, etc.).
to deal with, fix, clean, arrange, move, etc., (anything) as the case may require.
to do the dishes.
to travel; traverse.
We did 30 miles today.
to serve; suffice for.
This will do us for the present.
to condone or approve, as by custom or practice.
That sort of thing simply isn't done.
to travel at the rate of (a specified speed).
He was doing 80 when they arrested him.
to make or prepare.
I'll do the salad.
to serve (a term of time) in prison, or, sometimes, in office.
to create, form, or bring into being.
She does wonderful oil portraits.
to translate into or change the form or language of.
MGM did the book into a movie.
to study or work at or in the field of.
I have to do my math tonight.
to explore or travel through as a sightseer.
They did Greece in three weeks.
(used with a pronoun, as it or that, or with a general noun, as thing, that refers to a previously mentioned action).
You were supposed to write thank-you letters; do it before tomorrow, please.
Informal., to wear out; exhaust; tire.
That last set of tennis did me.
Informal., to cheat, trick, or take advantage of.
That crooked dealer did him for $500 at poker.
Informal., to attend or participate in.
Let's do lunch next week.
Slang., to use (a drug or drugs), especially habitually.
The police report said he was doing cocaine.
Slang., to rob; steal from.
The law got him for doing a lot of banks.
Slang: Vulgar., to have sex with.
Informal., (usually in the negative) to act in accordance with expectations associated with (something specified).
Just ignore her insults—she doesn’t do polite.
verb (used without object)
present-singular-1st-person
do ,second-person
do ,second-person
doest, dost ,third-person
does ,third-person
doeth, doth ,present-plural
do ,past-singular-1st-person
did ,second-person
did ,second-person
didst ,third-person
did ,past-plural
did ,past-participle
done ,present-participle
doing .to act or conduct oneself; be in action; behave.
to proceed.
to do wisely.
to get along; fare; manage.
to do without an automobile.
to be in health, as specified.
Mother and child are doing fine.
to serve or be satisfactory, as for the purpose; be enough; suffice.
Will this do?
to finish or be finished.
to happen; take place; transpire.
What's doing at the office?
(used as a substitute to avoid repetition of a verb or full verb expression).
I think as you do.
auxiliary verb
present-singular-1st-person
do ,second-person
do ,second-person
doest, dost ,third-person
does ,third-person
doeth, doth ,present-plural
do ,past-singular-1st-person
did ,second-person
did ,second-person
didst ,third-person
did ,past-plural
did ,past-participle
done ,present-participle
doing .(used in interrogative, negative, and inverted constructions).
Do you like music? I don't care. Seldom do we witness such catastrophes.
Archaic., (used in imperatives with you or thou expressed; and occasionally as a metric filler in verse).
Do thou hasten to the king's side. The wind did blow, the rain did fall.
(used to lend emphasis to a principal verb).
Do visit us!
noun
plural
dos, do'sInformal., a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
Informal., a hairdo or hair styling.
British Slang., a swindle; hoax.
Informal., a festive social gathering; party.
verb phrase
do without
to forgo; dispense with.
to dispense with the thing mentioned.
The store doesn't have any, so you'll have to do without.
do in
to kill, especially to murder.
to injure gravely or exhaust; wear out; ruin.
The tropical climate did them in.
to cheat or swindle.
He was done in by an unscrupulous broker.
do up
to wrap and tie up.
to pin up or arrange (the hair).
to renovate; launder; clean.
to wear out; tire.
to fasten.
Do up your coat.
to dress.
The children were all done up in funny costumes.
do for
to cause the defeat, ruin, or death of.
Chiefly British., to cook and keep house for; manage or provide for.
do over, to redecorate.
do with, to gain advantage or benefit from; make use of.
I could do with more leisure time.
do by, to deal with; treat.
He had always done well by his family.
do
2[doh]
noun
plural
dosthe syllable used for the first tone or keynote of a diatonic scale.
(in the fixed system of solmization) the tone C.
do.
3abbreviation
ditto.
D/O
4delivery order.
D.O.
5abbreviation
direct object. Also d.o.
Doctor of Optometry.
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine.
do
1/ duː, də, dʊ /
verb
to perform or complete (a deed or action)
to do a portrait
the work is done
to serve the needs of; be suitable for (a person, situation, etc); suffice
there isn't much food, but it'll do for the two of us
(tr) to arrange or fix
you should do the garden now
(tr) to prepare or provide; serve
this restaurant doesn't do lunch on Sundays
(tr) to make tidy, elegant, ready, etc, as by arranging or adorning
to do one's hair
(tr) to improve (esp in the phrase do something to or for )
(tr) to find an answer to (a problem or puzzle)
(tr) to translate or adapt the form or language of
the book was done into a play
(intr) to conduct oneself
do as you please
(intr) to fare or manage
how are you doing these days?
(tr) to cause or produce
complaints do nothing to help
(tr) to give or render
your portrait doesn't do you justice
do me a favour
(tr) to work at, esp as a course of study or a profession
he is doing chemistry
what do you do for a living?
(tr) to perform (a play, etc); act
they are doing ``Hamlet'' next week
(tr) to travel at a specified speed, esp as a maximum
this car will do 120 mph
(tr) to travel or traverse (a distance)
we did 15 miles on our walk
(takes an infinitive without to) used as an auxiliary before the subject of an interrogative sentence as a way of forming a question
do you agree?
when did John go out?
(takes an infinitive without to) used as an auxiliary to intensify positive statements and commands
I do like your new house
do hurry!
(takes an infinitive without to) used as an auxiliary before a negative adverb to form negative statements or commands
he does not like cheese
do not leave me here alone!
(takes an infinitive without to) used as an auxiliary in inverted constructions
little did he realize that
only rarely does he come in before ten o'clock
used as an auxiliary to replace an earlier verb or verb phrase to avoid repetition
he likes you as much as I do
informal, (tr) to visit or explore as a sightseer or tourist
to do Westminster Abbey
(tr) to wear out; exhaust
(intr) to happen (esp in the phrase nothing doing )
slang, (tr) to serve (a period of time) as a prison sentence
he's doing three years for burglary
he's doing time
informal, (tr) to cheat or swindle
slang, (tr) to rob
they did three shops last night
slang, (tr)
to arrest
to convict of a crime
informal, (tr) to lose or spend (money) completely
slang, (tr) to treat violently; assault
slang, (tr) to take or use (a drug)
taboo, (tr) (of a male) to have sexual intercourse with
(tr) to partake in (a meal)
let's do lunch
informal, to act like; imitate
he's a good mimic – he can do all his friends well
to make a final or supreme effort
a conventional formula when being introduced
to manage with whatever is available
noun
slang, an act or instance of cheating or swindling
informal, a formal or festive gathering; party
informal, those things that should or should not be done; rules
DO
2abbreviation
Doctor of Optometry
Doctor of Osteopathy
D/O
3abbreviation
delivery order
do
4/ dəʊ /
noun
a variant spelling of doh 1
do
5abbreviation
Dominican Republic
do.
6abbreviation
ditto
Word History and Origins
Origin of do1
Word History and Origins
Origin of do1
Idioms and Phrases
do time, to serve a term in prison.
It's hard to get a decent job once you've done time.
dos and don'ts, customs, rules, or regulations.
The dos and don'ts of polite manners are easy to learn.
do one's (own) thing. thing.
do a number on (someone). number.
have to do with. have.
do one's number. number.
do away with,
to put an end to; abolish.
to kill.
do or die, to make a supreme effort.
make do, to get along with what is at hand, despite its inadequacy.
I can't afford a new coat so I have to make do with this one.
do one proud. proud.
do to death. death.
do out of, to swindle; cheat.
A furniture store did me out of several hundred dollars.
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
He’s recently been discharged from the Army, arriving in New York with some cash and a desire to do anything but go home.
While 1st Amendment experts said CBS News had done nothing wrong, parent company Paramount settled the case for $16 million to help clear the regulatory hurdles for its merger with Skydance Media.
It’s left to the cast to do the best sales job with this underdeveloped material.
“We are more than willing to work with any city or county that wants to do its part to solve our housing crisis,” Bonta said.
Reform is optimistic it can do well in the Welsh Parliament elections next year.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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