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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024do1 /du; unstressed dʊ, də/USA pronunciation v. and auxiliary v., pres. sing. 1st and 2nd pers. do, 3rd does /dʌz/USA pronunciation pres. pl. do; past sing. and pl. did /dɪd/USA pronunciation ; past part. done /dʌn/USA pronunciation ; pres. part. do•ing; n., pl. dos, do's. v. - to perform (an act, duty, role, etc.):[~ + object]He does a great comedy act.
- to execute (a piece of work): [~ + object]to do a hauling job.[~ + object + object]You did me a big favor just then.
- to accomplish;
finish:[~ + object]He has already done it. - to put forth;
exert:[~ + object]Do your best. - to be the cause of (good, credit, etc.);
bring about; effect: [~ + object]Drugs can do harm to you.[~ + object + object]Drugs can do you a lot of harm. - to deal with, fix, clean, arrange, etc., (anything) as the case may require:[~ + object]I did the windows and the laundry.
- to serve;
be enough (for); suffice for:[~ + object][not: be + ~-ing]This will do us for the present.[no object]I'm sure this money will do just fine. Will this do? - to allow or approve, as by custom or practice:[not: be + ~-ing* ~ + object]We don't do that sort of thing in this college.
- to travel (a distance of);
cover by traveling:[~ + object]We did 30 miles today. - to travel at the rate of (a certain speed):[~ + object]But officer, I was only doing 65 miles an hour.
- to make or prepare:[~ + object]I'll do the salad.
- to serve (a term) in prison:[~ + object]He did five years in prison.
- to study or work at or in the field of:[~ + object]I have to do my math tonight.
- to travel through as a sightseer:[~ + object]They did Greece in 3 weeks.
- Slang Terms to use (drugs), esp. habitually:[~ + object]He had been doing a lot of cocaine.
- to act or conduct oneself;
behave:[no object]Do as I say, not as I do. - to get along;
fare; manage:[no object]How are you doing at work? - to be in a specified state of health:[no object]Mother and child are doing fine.
auxiliary v. [ ~ + root form of a verb] - (used in questions before the subject): Do you like music? When did he leave?
- (used in negative sentences before the word not, unless the main verb is be):I do not like you. I don't care. I didn't see you last night.
- (used in certain inverted constructions before the subject):Seldom does one see such greed.
- (used to emphasize the main verb): Do come up and see me some time. But I did tell you about the test!
- (used to stand for, or repeat, another verb already mentioned):I think as you do (= I think as you think). I enjoy jogging and John does, too (= and John enjoys jogging, too). John enjoys jogging, doesn't he?
- do away with, [~ + away + with + object]
- to put an end to;
abolish:We did away with that old custom years ago. - to kill:He did away with most of his rivals.
- do for, [~ + for + object]
- [usually: be + done + for] to cause the defeat, ruin, or death of:I'll really be done for if I don't finish this work.
- British Terms[Chiefly Brit.]to keep house for;
manage or provide for.
- do in, [~ + object + in]
- to kill;
murder:They did him in with a knife. - to tire out or exhaust:All that hard work really did me in.
- do out of, [~ + object + out + of + object][Informal.]to swindle;
cheat:They did him out of his life savings. - do over:
- to redecorate: [~ + object + over]They did the room over.[~ + over + object]You've done over the entire living room; it looks great.
- to do again: [~ + object + over]Do the work over; it's a mess.[~ + over + object]You'll have to do over the work; it's a mess.
- do up:
- [~ + up + object] to wrap and tie up:They did up the package and mailed it for me.
- to pin up or arrange (the hair): [~ + up + object]She did up her hair in a bun.[~ + object + up]She did her hair up in a bun.
- [~ + up + object] to renovate or clean:They did up the old apartment and rented it out.
- [~ + up + object] to fasten:Do up your coat.
- [~ + up + object] to dress:The children were all done up in costumes.
- do with, [can/could + ~ + with + object] to benefit from;
use:I could surely do with a cup of coffee right about now. - do without:
- to forgo;
dispense with: [~ + without + object]We'll just have to do without a car until they fix it.[no object]We'll just have to do without for a while.
n. [countable] - Informal Termsa burst of frenzied activity;
action; commotion. - Informal Termsa hairdo.
- British Termsa festive social gathering;
party. Idioms- Idioms dos and don'ts, [plural] customs, rules, or regulations.
do•a•ble, adj.: He assured me my project was doable.do2 /doʊ/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. dos. - Music and Dancethe musical syllable used for the first note of a scale.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024do1 (do̅o̅; unstressed dŏŏ, də),USA pronunciation v. and auxiliary v., pres. sing. 1st pers. do, 2nd do or (Archaic) do•est or dost, 3rd does or (Archaic) do•eth or doth, pres. pl. do* past sing. 1st pers. did, 2nd did or (Archaic) didst, 3rd did, past pl. did; past part. done; pres. part. do•ing; n., pl. dos, do's. v.t. - 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 Termsto wear out;
exhaust; tire:That last set of tennis did me. - Informal Termsto cheat, trick, or take advantage of:That crooked dealer did him for $500 at poker.
- Informal Termsto attend or participate in:Let's do lunch next week.
- Slang Termsto use (a drug or drugs), esp. habitually:The police report said he was doing cocaine.
v.i. - to act or conduct oneself;
be in action; behave. - Slang Termsto rob;
steal from:The law got him for doing a lot of banks. - 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. - (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!
- Idioms do a number on (someone). See number (def. 27).
- Idioms do away with:
- to put an end to;
abolish. - to kill.
- do by, to deal with;
treat:He had always done well by his family. - do for:
- to cause the defeat, ruin, or death of.
- British Terms[Chiefly Brit.]to cook and keep house for;
manage or provide for.
- do in, [Informal.]
- to kill, esp. 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.
- Idioms do one proud. See proud (def. 11).
- Idioms do one's number. See number (def. 28).
- do one's (own) thing. See thing 1 (def. 17).
- Idioms 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. - do over, to redecorate.
- do time, [Informal.]to serve a term in prison:It's hard to get a decent job once you've done time.
- Idioms do to death. See death (def. 15).
- 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.
- Idioms have to do with. See have (def. 36).
- Idioms 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.
n. - Informal Termsa burst of frenzied activity;
action; commotion. - Informal Termsa hairdo or hair styling.
- British Termsa swindle;
hoax. - British Terms[Chiefly Brit.]a festive social gathering;
party. - Idioms dos and don'ts, customs, rules, or regulations:The dos and don'ts of polite manners are easy to learn.
- bef. 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
- 1, 25.See corresponding entry in Unabridged act.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged 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.
do2 (dō),USA pronunciation n., pl. dos. [Music.]- Music and Dancethe syllable used for the first tone or keynote of a diatonic scale.
- Music and Dance(in the fixed system of solmization) the tone C. Cf. sol-fa (def. 1), ut.
- Italian, inverted variant of ut; see gamut
- 1745–55
do., - ditto.
D/O, - delivery order.
Also, d.o. D.O., - GrammarAlso, DO, d.o. direct object.
- Doctor of Optometry.
- Doctor of Osteopathy.
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