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Definition of “do”

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do or do a

Definitions

informal
to act like; imitate
See do1 (sense 34)

Synonyms

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= perform, work, achieve, carry out, produce, effect, complete, conclude, undertake, accomplish, execute, discharge, pull off, transact,
= behave, act, conduct yourself deport yourself bear yourself acquit yourself
= make, prepare, fix, arrange, look after, organize, be responsible for see to, get ready, make ready,
= solve, work out, resolve, figure out, decode, decipher, puzzle out,
= get on, manage, fare, proceed, make out, prosper, get along,
= work as be employed at earn a living at have as an occupation have as a profession
= present, give, show, act, produce, stage, perform, mount, put on,
= be adequate be enough be sufficient answer, serve, suit, content, satisfy, suffice, be of use pass muster, cut the mustard, fill the bill, meet requirements
= cheat, trick, con, skin, stiff, sting, deceive, fleece, hoax, defraud, dupe, swindle, diddle, take (someone) for a ride pull a fast one on cozen, scam,
= produce, make, create, develop, turn out, manufacture, construct, invent, put together, originate, fabricate,
= decorate, paper, paint, colour, wallpaper, renovate, do up, furbish,
= design, style, dress, arrange, fashion, shape, adapt, tailor,
= grant, give, allow, accord, permit, render, confer, bestow,
= study, read, learn, research, investigate, analyse, be taught read up on, take a course in take classes in swot (up) on
= travel at go at, move at drive at, proceed at
= visit, tour in or around look at, cover, explore, take in, stop in, journey through or around travel in or around
= cause, effect, bring about,
= party, gathering, function, social, event, affair, at-home, occasion, celebration, reception, bash, rave, get-together, festivity, knees-up, beano, social gathering, shindig, soirée, rave-up, hooley or hoolie

1do1 (duːPronunciation for do1; (unstressed) dʊPronunciation for do1;dəPronunciation for do1) 

Definitions

verb

Word forms: does, doing, did, done
  1. to perform or complete (a deed or action)  ⇒ to do a portrait the work is done 
  2. intr; foll by for 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 
  3. (tr) to arrange or fix  ⇒ you should do the garden now 
  4. (tr) to prepare or provide; serve  ⇒ this restaurant doesn't do lunch on Sundays 
  5. (tr) to make tidy, elegant, ready, etc, as by arranging or adorning  ⇒ to do one's hair 
  6. (tr) to improve (esp in the phrase do something to to improve (esp in the phrase or for)
  7. (tr) to find an answer to (a problem or puzzle)
  8. (tr) to translate or adapt the form or language of  ⇒ the book was done into a play 
  9. (intr) to conduct oneself  ⇒ do as you please 
  10. (intr) to fare or manage  ⇒ how are you doing these days? 
  11. (tr) to cause or produce  ⇒ complaints do nothing to help 
  12. (tr) to give or render  ⇒ your portrait doesn't do you justice do me a favour 
  13. (tr) to work at, esp as a course of study or a profession  ⇒ he is doing chemistry what do you do for a living? 
  14. (tr) to perform (a play, etc); act  ⇒ they are doing ``Hamlet'' next week 
  15. (tr) to travel at a specified speed, esp as a maximum  ⇒ this car will do 120 mph 
  16. (tr) to travel or traverse (a distance)  ⇒ we did 15 miles on our walk 
  17. (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? 
  18. (takes an infinitive without to) used as an auxiliary to intensify positive statements and commands  ⇒ I do like your new house do hurry! 
  19. (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! 
  20. (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 
  21. used as an auxiliary to replace an earlier verb or verb phrase to avoid repetition  ⇒ he likes you as much as I do 
  22. (tr) informal to visit or explore as a sightseer or tourist  ⇒ to do Westminster Abbey 
  23. (tr) to wear out; exhaust
  24. (intr) to happen (esp in the phrase nothing doing)
  25. (tr) slang to serve (a period of time) as a prison sentence  ⇒ he's doing three years for burglary he's doing time 
  26. (tr) informal to cheat or swindle
  27. (tr) slang to rob  ⇒ they did three shops last night 
  28. (tr) slang 
    1. to arrest
    2. to convict of a crime
  29. (tr) Australian informal to lose or spend (money) completely
  30. (tr) slang mainly British to treat violently; assault
  31. (tr) slang to take or use (a drug)
  32. (tr) taboo slang (of a male) to have sexual intercourse with
  33. (tr) to partake in (a meal)  ⇒ let's do lunch 
  34. See do
  35. See do or die
  36. See how do you do?
  37. See make do

noun

Word forms: plural, dos, do's
  1. slang an act or instance of cheating or swindling
  2. informal mainly British New Zealand a formal or festive gathering; party
  3. See do's and don'ts

See also

do away with , do by , do down , do for , do in , done , do out , do over , do up , do with , do without

Word Origin

Old English dōn;  related to Old Frisian duān,  Old High German tuon,  Latin abdere  to put away, Greek tithenai to place; see deed, doom

2do2 (dəʊPronunciation for do2) 

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noun

Word forms: plural, dos
  1. a variant spelling of doh1

3do3

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the internet domain name for

  1. Dominican Republic

DO

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abbreviation for

  1. Doctor of Optometry
  2. Doctor of Osteopathy

do.

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abbreviation for

  1. ditto

D/O or d.o.

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abbreviation for

  1. delivery order
business

Quotations

  • "Do unto others what you would they should do unto you"

Translations

  • British English: do Pronunciation for do If you do something, you spend some time on it or finish it.I tried to do some work.dʊ VERB I tried to do some work.
  • Spanish: hacer Pronunciation for hacer v
  • French: faire Pronunciation for faire vt
  • German: tun Pronunciation for tun v
  • Chinese: 做Pronunciation for 做 vt
  • Arabic: يَفْعَلُ Pronunciation for يَفْعَلُ vt
  • Portuguese: fazerPronunciation for fazer vt
  • Russian: делатьPronunciation for делать vt
  • Croatian: učinitiPronunciation for učiniti v
  • Czech: udělatPronunciation for udělat vt dělat
  • Danish: gørePronunciation for gøre v
  • Dutch: doenPronunciation for doen vt
  • Finnish: tehdäPronunciation for tehdä v
  • Greek: κάνωPronunciation for κάνω v
  • Italian: farePronunciation for fare v
  • Japanese: ･･･をするPronunciation for ･･･をする v
  • Korean: (...을) 하다Pronunciation for (...을) 하다 vt
  • Norwegian: gjørePronunciation for gjøre v
  • Polish: zrobićPronunciation for zrobić vt robić
  • Brazilian Portuguese: fazerPronunciation for fazer vt
  • European Spanish: hacer Pronunciation for hacer v
  • Swedish: göraPronunciation for göra vt
  • Thai: ทำPronunciation for ทำ vt
  • Turkish: yapmakPronunciation for yapmak vt
  • Vietnamese: làmPronunciation for làm v

Usage examples

  • He was accusing me of being complicit in a murder, or being a murderer, I do n't know which.
    Hugo Wilcken, THE EXECUTION (2002)
  • I am not sure how much it would matter if the person employed to do the sticking-in knew the family and friends.
    Country Life (2004)
  • Nevertheless, they do provide valuable raw material upon which to base analysis of likely short-term developments.
    Irish Times (2002)
  • Even a yes vote in a referendum was later reversed'I really do n't know what's happening,' says Margaret MacDonald stoically.
    Glasgow Herald (2001)
  • There is also a ripple effect: many infants in developing countries do not survive the early death of their mother.
    Jim Leavesley, George Biro, THE MEDICAL MYSTERIES E-OMNIBUS (2001)

Commonness

All English words that begin with 'D'

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