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   Do

   /do͞o/

   

   verb

   • 1. perform (an action, the precise nature of which is often unspecified): "very little work has been done in this field" Similar carry outundertakedischargeexecuteperpetrateperformaccomplishimplementachievecompletefinishconcludebring aboutengineereffectrealizeinformal:pull offrare:effectuate
   • ▪ perform (a particular task): "Dad always did the cooking on Sundays"
   • ▪ work on (something) to bring it to completion or to a required state: "it takes them longer to do their hair than me" Similar preparemakeget readyfixproducesee toarrangeorganizebe responsible forbe in charge oflook aftertake onstylearrangeadjustgroompreenprimpprinkbrushcombwashdrycutinformal:fix
   • ▪ make or have available and provide: "many hotels don't do single rooms at all" Similar paintdrawsketchmakecreateproduceturn outfashiondesignfabricatemanufactureinformal:knock upknock togetherknock off
   • ▪ solve; work out: "Joe was doing sums aloud" Similar work outfigure outcalculateadd upsolveresolvepuzzle outdeciphertot up
   • ▪ cook (food) to completion or to a specified degree: "if a knife inserted into the center comes out clean, then your pie is done"
   • ▪ (often in questions) work at for a living: "what does she do?" Similar do for a livingwork atbe employed asearn a living as/atwhat is …'s job?
   • ▪ produce or give a performance of (a particular play, opera, etc.): "the Royal Shakespeare Company is doing" Similar put onpresentproducegiveperform inact inplay intake part inparticipate inbe involved inbe engaged in
   • ▪ perform (a particular role, song, etc.) or imitate (a particular person) in order to entertain people: informal "he not only does Schwarzenegger and Groucho, he becomes them"
   • ▪ take (a narcotic drug): informal "he doesn't smoke, drink, or do drugs"
   • ▪ attend to (someone): "the barber said he'd do me next"
   • ▪ have sex with. vulgar slang
   • ▪ have sex: informal "I only ever did it in the missionary position"
   • ▪ urinate or defecate. informal
   • 2. achieve or complete: "I never really got the chance to finish school or do my exams"
   • ▪ travel (a specified distance): "one car I looked at had done 112,000 miles" Similar traveljourneygocovertravel overpass overjourney overtraversecrossrange overput behind oneget under one's beltattainachieveloginformal:chalk upnotch up
   • ▪ travel at (a specified speed): "I was speeding, doing seventy-five" Similar drive attravel atgo atproceed atmove at
   • ▪ make (a particular journey): "last time I did New York–Philadelphia round trip by train it was over 80 bucks"
   • ▪ achieve (a specified sales figure): "our bestselling album did about a million worldwide"
   • ▪ visit as a tourist, especially in a superficial or hurried way: informal "the tourists are allotted only a day to “do” Verona" Similar visittoursightsee inlook aroundtake in the sights of
   • ▪ spend (a specified period of time) in prison or in a particular occupation: "he did five years for manslaughter"
   • ▪ finish: informal "you must sit there and wait till I'm done"
   • ▪ be over: "the special formula continues to beautify your tan when the day is done"
   • 3. act or behave in a specified way: "they are free to do as they please" Similar actbehaveconduct oneselfacquit oneselfrare:comport oneselfdeport oneself
   • ▪ make progress or perform in a specified way; get on: "when a team is doing badly, it's not easy for a new player to settle in" Similar get onget alongprogressfaremake outget bymanagecopesurvivesucceedprosper
   • ▪ have a specified effect on: "the walk will do me good"
   • ▪ result in: "the years of stagnation did a lot of harm to the younger generation"
   • 4. be suitable or acceptable: "if he's anything like you, he'll do" Similar sufficebe adequatebe satisfactorybe acceptablebe good enoughbe of usefill the billfit the billanswer the purposeserve the purposemeet one's needspass musterbe enoughbe sufficientinformal:make the gradecut the mustardbe up to snuff
   • 5. beat up or kill: informal "he was the guy who did Maranzano"
   • ▪ ruin: informal "once you falter, you're done"
   • ▪ rob (a place): informal "this would be an easy place to do and there was plenty of money lying around"
   • ▪ swindle: informal British "in business you had to do your competitors before they did you"

   auxiliary

   • 1. used before a verb (except be, can, may, ought, shall, will) in questions and negative statements: "do you have any pets?"
   • ▪ used to make tag questions: "you write poetry, don't you?"
   • ▪ used in negative commands: "don't be silly"
   • 2. used to refer to a verb already mentioned: "he looks better than he did before"
   • 3. used to give emphasis to a positive verb: "I do want to act on this"
   • ▪ used in positive commands to give polite encouragement: "do tell me!"
   • 4. used with inversion of a subject and verb when an adverbial phrase begins a clause for emphasis: "only rarely did they succumb"

   noun

   • 1. short for hairdo informal North American
   • 2. a party or other social event: informal British "the soccer club Christmas do"
   • 3. excrement: informal "the air was rancid with the smell of donkey doo"
   • 4. a swindle or hoax. archaic, informal British

   Word Origin Old Englishdōn, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch doen and German tun, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek tithēmi ‘I place’ and Latin facere ‘make, do’.

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2. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDO definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   3 days ago · When you do something, you take some action or perform an activity or task. Do is often used instead of a more specific verb, to talk about a common action involving a particular thing. For example you can say 'do your teeth' instead of ' brush your teeth'.

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   Britannica Dictionary definition of DO. [count] informal. 1. : something that a person should do — usually used in the phrase dos and don'ts. She told her daughter about the dos and don'ts of dating. [=about the things that she should and should not do when dating someone] 2.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDO | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   DO meaning: 1. used with another verb to form questions and negative phrases: 2. used in a phrase at the end…. Learn more.

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   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.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishdo verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes |...

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   [transitive] do something to work at or perform an activity or a task I'm doing some research on the subject. I have a number of things to do today. I do aerobics once a week. (informal) Let's do (= meet for) lunch. Sorry. I don't do funny (= I can't be funny).

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › doDo - definition of do by The Free Dictionary

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   1. a. To perform or execute; carry out: do one's assigned task; do a series of business deals. b. To fulfill the requirements of: did my duty at all times. c. 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. d.

8. www.wordreference.com › definition › dodo - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

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   do, do a ⇒ informal to act like; imitate: he's a good mimic – he can do all his friends well; do or die ⇒ to make a final or supreme effort; make do ⇒ to manage with whatever is available; n (pl dos, do's) slang an act or instance of cheating or swindling; informal chiefly Brit NZ a formal or festive gathering; party