doeth


do·eth

D0319800 (do͞o′əth)v. Archaic A third person singular present tense of do1.

do1

(du; unstressed dʊ, də)

v.andauxiliary v., pres. sing. 1stand2nd pers. do, v.t. 1. to perform (an act, duty, role, etc.). 2. to execute (a piece or amount of work): to do a hauling job. 3. to accomplish; finish: He has already done it. 4. to put forth; exert: Do your best. 5. to be the cause of (good, harm, credit, etc.); bring about; effect. 6. to render, give, or pay (homage, justice, etc.). 7. to deal with, fix, clean, arrange, etc., (anything) as the case may require: to do the dishes. 8. to travel; traverse: We did 30 miles today. 9. to serve; suffice for: This will do us for the present. 10. to condone or approve, as by custom or practice: That sort of thing simply isn't done. 11. to travel at the rate of (a specified speed). 12. to make or prepare: I'll do the salad. 13. to serve (a term of time) in prison, or, sometimes, in office. 14. to create or bring into being: He does wonderful portraits. 15. to translate or change the form of: They did the book into a movie. 16. to study or work at or in the field of: I have to do my math tonight. 17. to explore or travel through as a sightseer: They did Greece in 3 weeks. 18. to use (drugs), esp. habitually. 19. Slang. to rob; steal from: The law got him for doing banks. v.i. 20. to act or conduct oneself; behave. 21. to proceed: to do wisely. 22. to get along; fare; manage: to do without an automobile. 23. to be in a specified state of health: Mother and child are doing fine. 24. to serve or be satisfactory, as for the purpose; be enough; suffice: Will this do? 25. to finish or be finished. 26. to happen; take place; transpire: What's doing at the office? 27. (used as a substitute to avoid repetition of a verb or full verb expression): I think as you do. auxiliary v. 28. (used in interrogative, negative, and inverted constructions): Do you like music? I don't care. Seldom does one see such greed. 29. (used to lend emphasis to a principal verb): Do visit us! 30. do away with, a. to put an end to; abolish. b. to kill. 31. do for, a. to cause the defeat, ruin, or death of. b. to keep house for; manage or provide for. 32. do in, a. to kill; murder. b. to exhaust. 33. do out of, Informal. to swindle; cheat. 34. do over, to redecorate. 35. do up, a. to wrap and tie up. b. to pin up or arrange (the hair). c. to renovate or clean. d. to fasten: Do up your coat. e. to dress: They were all done up in costumes. 36. do with, to benefit from; use. 37. do without, to forgo; dispense with. n. 38. Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; commotion. 39. Informal. a hairdo. 40. Brit. Slang. a swindle; hoax. 41. a festive affair; party. Idioms: 1. do or die, to make a supreme effort. 2. dos and don'ts, customs, rules, or regulations. [before 900; Middle English, Old English dōn; c. Old Saxon dōn, Old High German tuo(a)n; akin to Latin -dere to put (see add), facere to make, do]

do2

(doʊ)

n., pl. dos. the musical syllable used for the first note of an ascending diatonic scale. [1745–55; < Italian, inverted variant of ut; see gamut]

D/O

or d.o.,

delivery order.

D.O.

1. Also, d.o. direct object. 2. Doctor of Optometry. 3. Doctor of Osteopathy.