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do¹ Definition

do (do̵̅o̅)

transitive verb did, done, do′·ing

1. to execute; effect; perform (an act, action, etc.) do great deeds
2. to carry out; fulfill do what I tell you
to bring to completion; finish dinner has been done for an hour
to bring about; cause; produce it does no harm; who did this to you?
to exert (efforts, etc.) do your best
to have or take (a meal) let's do lunch
to deal with as is required; attend to do the ironing, do one's nails or hair
to have as one's work or occupation; work at or on what does he do for a living?
to work out; solve do a problem
to produce or appear in (a play, etc.) we did Hamlet
1. to play the role of I did Polonius
2. Informal to imitate, or behave characteristically as to do a Houdini
to write or publish (a book), compose (a musical score), etc.
1. to cover (distance) to do a mile in four minutes
2. to move along at a speed of to do 60 miles an hour
to visit as a sightseer; tour they did England in two months
to translate to do Horace into English
to give; render to do honor to the dead
to suit; be convenient to this will do me very well
Informal
1. to prepare; cook that restaurant does ribs really well
2. to eat let's do Mexican tonight
Informal to cheat; swindle you've been done
Informal to serve (a jail term)
Slang to take; ingest; use we've never done drugs
Slang to perform a sexual act upon; specif., to have sexual intercourse with
Slang to kill

Etymology: ME & OE don, akin to Ger tun, OS duan < IE base *dhē-, to put, place, set > Sans dadhāmi, Gr tithenai, to place, put, L -dere (as in condere, to set down), facere, to do, make

intransitive verb

to act in a specified way; behave he does well when treated well
to be active; work do; don't merely talk
to finish: used in the perfect tense [have done with dreaming]
to get along; fare mother and child are doing well
to be adequate or suitable; serve the purpose the black dress will do
to take place; go on anything doing tonight?
Chiefly Brit., Informal used as a substitute verb after a modal auxiliary or a form of have in a perfect tense I haven't seen the film, but she may have done

used to give emphasis, or as a legal convention do stay a while, do hereby enjoin
used to ask a question did you write?
used to serve as part of a negative command or statement do not go, they do not like it
used to serve as a substitute verb love me as I do (love) you
used to form inverted constructions after some adverbs little did he realize

noun pl. do's or dos

Chiefly Brit., Informal a hoax; swindle
Chiefly Brit., Informal a party or social event
Slang excrement; feces dog do

do¹ Idioms

do a deal

Informal to arrange or settle; conclude (a transaction)

do by

to act toward or for

do down

to criticize, belittle, or demean; disparage
to gain advantage over, as by deception

do in

Slang to kill
Informal to tire out; exhaust

do it

Informal to engage in sexual intercourse

do over

Informal to redecorate

do's and don'ts

Informal the things permitted or required and the things forbidden; rules and regulations

do up

Informal to prepare
to wrap up; tie up; fasten
to arrange (the hair) so that it is off the neck and shoulders

do up right

Informal to do carefully or thoroughly

do oneself well

Etymology: modeled on Ger sich gütlich tun

to achieve success for oneself

do with

to make use of; find helpful

do without

to get along without; dispense with

have to do with

to be related to or connected with
to be associated with; deal with

do² Definition

do (dō)

noun

Music a syllable representing the first or last tone of the diatonic scale

Etymology: It (< dominus, first word of a Latin hymn): used instead of earlier ut: see gamut

do³ Definition

do (do̵̅o̅)

noun

Slang hairdo

Do Definition

ditto

DO Definition

Doctor of Osteopathy

do Usage Examples

Object

something: I think you might need to increase the JPEG quality or do something to get the gradient more precise.
job: You do a bloody amazing job - never forget that.
thing: Can I be forced to do things against my will?
anything: I do not see anything which shows how technology will do anything to make us wiser, gentler, more peaceful or more happy.
nothing: Lesson 4 An eagle was sitting on a tree resting, doing nothing.
work: You can always do some gym work instead or the odd variation in your training should not be a problem.

Adjective complement

wrong: I don't know what they had done wrong.
next: They will also discuss what the Government should do next.
most: Usually, tho not always, the pupils at Seven Kings subscribe to it, as do most of their parents.
more: What if I want to do more in my role?
good: What do you think she'll do best in?
bad: Seaman is gifting opponents goals at present and surely Weaver can do no worse.

Modifying Another Word

n't: Staples: Oh, Bobby, don't tell me you got the blues.

Used with why or when

what: I think: " Just let the HIV do what 's it going to do.
when: I'm too tired to do much when I get home just after 6pm.
that: But to do that is to walk away from God, away from Jesus, and therefore ultimately away from heaven.
whenever: This it does whenever it induces in its possessor the belief that he cannot be checked by any existing larger accumulation of power.

Infinitive complement

help: Intercessory prayer is one of the most human and holy things we can do to help the sick and vulnerable.
stop: What could be done to stop it getting worse in the future?

Preposition: under

anesthesia: Blood loss during operation is less than when the same operation is done under general anesthesia.

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