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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024a•do /əˈdu/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- delaying activity:Without further ado, I now present our guest.
- fuss;
bustle;
to-do:much ado about party plans.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024a•do (ə do̅o̅′),USA pronunciation n. - busy activity;
bustle;
fuss.
- Old Norse, which used at with the infinitive) + do do1
- Middle English (north) at do, a phrase equivalent. to at to (1250–1300
flurry; confusion, upset, excitement; hubbub, noise, turmoil. Ado, to-do, commotion, stir, tumult suggest a great deal of fuss and noise. Ado implies a confused bustle of activity, a considerable emotional upset, and a great deal of talking:Much Ado About Nothing.To-do, now more commonly used, may mean merely excitement and noise and may be pleasant or unpleasant:a great to-do over a movie star.Commotion suggests a noisy confusion and babble:commotion at the scene of an accident.Stir suggests excitement and noise, with a hint of emotional cause:The report was followed by a tremendous stir in the city.Tumult suggests disorder with noise and violence:a tumult as the mob stormed the Bastille. calm, peace, tranquillity. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: ado /əˈduː/ n - bustling activity; fuss; bother; delay (esp in the phrases without more ado, with much ado)
Etymology: 14th Century: from the phrase at do a to-do, from Old Norse at to (marking the infinitive) + do1 Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: ADO Austral abbreviation for - accumulated day off
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