verb (used with object),present singular 1st persondo,2nddo or (Archaic) do·est or dost,3rddoes or (Archaic) do·eth or doth,present pluraldo;past singular 1st persondid,2nddid or (Archaic) didst,3rddid,past pluraldid;past participledone;present participledo·ing.
to perform (an act, duty, role, etc.): Do nothing until you hear the bell.
to 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 persondo,2nddo or (Archaic) do·est or dost,3rddoes or (Archaic) do·eth or doth,present pluraldo;past singular 1st persondid,2nddid or (Archaic) didst,3rddid,past pluraldid;past participledone;present participledo·ing.
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 persondo,2nddo or (Archaic) do·est or dost,3rddoes or (Archaic) do·eth or doth,present pluraldo;past singular 1st persondid,2nddid or (Archaic) didst,3rddid,past pluraldid;past participledone;present participledo·ing.
(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,pluraldos,do's.
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
Informal. a hairdo or hair styling.
BritishSlang. a swindle; hoax.
Informal. a festive social gathering; party.
Verb Phrases
do by,to deal with; treat: He had always done well by his family.
do for,
to cause the defeat, ruin, or death of.
Chiefly British.to cook and keep house for; manage or provide for.
do in,Informal.
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 over,to redecorate.
do up,Informal.
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 with,to gain advantage or benefit from; make use of: I could do with more leisure time.
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.
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Idioms for do
do a number on (someone). number (def. 39).
do away with,
to put an end to; abolish.
to kill.
do one proud. proud (def. 11).
do one's number. number (def. 40).
do one's (own) thing. thing1 (def. 22).
do or die, to make a supreme effort.
do out of, Informal. to swindle; cheat: A furniture store did me out of several hundred dollars.
dos and don'ts, customs, rules, or regulations: The dos and don'ts of polite manners are easy to learn.
do time, Informal. to serve a term in prison: It's hard to get a decent job once you've done time.
do to death. death (def. 16).
have to do with. have (def. 37).
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.
Origin of do
1
before 900; Middle English, Old English dōn; cognate with Dutch doen,German tun; akin to Latin -dere to put, facere to make, do, Greek tithénai to set, put, Sanskrit dadhāti (he) puts
SYNONYMS FOR do
1, 27 act.
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synonym study for do
3. Do,accomplish,achieve mean to bring some action to a conclusion. Do is the general word: He did a great deal of hard work.Accomplish and achieve both connote successful completion of an undertaking. Accomplish emphasizes attaining a desired goal through effort, skill, and perseverance: to accomplish what one has hoped for.Achieve emphasizes accomplishing something important, excellent, or great: to achieve a major breakthrough.
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH do
dew, do , dew
Words nearby do
Dniester, D-notice, DNP, DNR, DNS, do, DOA, doab, doable, do a disappearing act, do a double take
Definition for do (2 of 5)
do2
[ doh ]
/ doʊ /
noun,pluraldos.Music.
the syllable used for the first tone or keynote of a diatonic scale.
(in the fixed system of solmization) the tone C.Compare sol-fa (def. 1), ut.
Origin of do
2
1745–55; <Italian, inverted variant of ut;see gamut
to perform or complete (a deed or action)to do a portrait; the work is done
(often intr; foll by for) to serve the needs of; be suitable for (a person, situation, etc); sufficethere isn't much food, but it'll do for the two of us
(tr)to arrange or fixyou should do the garden now
(tr)to prepare or provide; servethis restaurant doesn't do lunch on Sundays
(tr)to make tidy, elegant, ready, etc, as by arranging or adorningto do one's hair
(tr)to improve (esp in the phrase do something toorfor)
(tr)to find an answer to (a problem or puzzle)
(tr)to translate or adapt the form or language ofthe book was done into a play
(intr)to conduct oneselfdo as you please
(intr)to fare or managehow are you doing these days?
(tr)to cause or producecomplaints do nothing to help
(tr)to give or renderyour portrait doesn't do you justice; do me a favour
(tr)to work at, esp as a course of study or a professionhe is doing chemistry; what do you do for a living?
(tr)to perform (a play, etc); actthey are doing ``Hamlet'' next week
(tr)to travel at a specified speed, esp as a maximumthis 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 questiondo you agree?; when did John go out?
(takes an infinitive without to)used as an auxiliary to intensify positive statements and commandsI 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 commandshe does not like cheese; do not leave me here alone!
(takes an infinitive without to)used as an auxiliary in inverted constructionslittle 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 repetitionhe likes you as much as I do
(tr)informalto visit or explore as a sightseer or touristto do Westminster Abbey
(tr)to wear out; exhaust
(intr)to happen (esp in the phrase nothing doing)
(tr)slangto serve (a period of time) as a prison sentencehe's doing three years for burglary; he's doing time
(tr)informalto cheat or swindle
(tr)slangto robthey did three shops last night
(tr)slang
to arrest
to convict of a crime
(tr)Australianinformalto lose or spend (money) completely
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