Do Definition

do͝o
did, does, doing, done, dos
verb
did, does, doing, done
To execute; effect; perform (an act, action, etc.)
Do great deeds.
Webster's New World
To fulfill the requirements of.
Did my duty at all times.
American Heritage
To perform the tasks or behaviors typically associated with (something), especially as part of one's character or normal duties.
That talk show host just doesn't do subtle.
American Heritage
To finish.
Webster's New World
To participate in (a meal or an activity) with another person.
Let's do brunch on Sunday.
American Heritage
noun
dos
A statement of what should be done.
A list of the dos and don'ts of management.
American Heritage
A party or social event.
Webster's New World
A hoax; swindle.
Webster's New World
A commotion.
American Heritage
A hairdo.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
abbreviation
Doctor of Optometry.
American Heritage Medicine
Doctor of Osteopathy.
Webster's New World
Ditto.
Webster's New World

The ccTLD for Dominican Republic as assigned by the IANA.

Wiktionary
adverb

(rare) Abbreviation of ditto.

Wiktionary
idiom
can
  • To prefer not to experience or deal with:

    I could do without their complaints.

American Heritage
do a disappearing act
  • To vanish.
American Heritage
do away with
  • To make an end of; eliminate.
  • To destroy; kill.
American Heritage
do it
  • To engage in sexual intercourse.
American Heritage
do (one) proud
  • To act or perform in a way that gives cause for pride.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Do

Noun

Singular:
do
Plural:
DOS

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Do

Origin of Do

  • From Middle English don (“to do”), from Old English dōn (“to do”), from Proto-Germanic *dōną (“to do”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (“to put, place, do, make”). Cognate with Scots dae (“to to”), West Frisian dwaan (“to do”), Dutch doen (“to do”), Low German doon (“to do”), German tun (“to do”), Latin facio (“I do, make”), Ancient Greek τίθημι (tithēmi), Lithuanian dėti (“to put”), Polish dziać (“to happen”), Albanian ndodh (“to happen, occur, to be located”), Russian делать (delatʹ, “to do”), Sanskrit दधाति (dádhāti), Russian деть (detʹ, “to put, to place”).

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English don from Old English dōn dhē- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Italian more singable replacement of ut gamut

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Italian do.

    From Wiktionary

  • Short for ditto.

    From Wiktionary

  • From the above verb.

    From Wiktionary

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