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- Dictionarydo/duː/
verb
- 1. perform (an action, the precise nature of which is often unspecified): "very little work has been done in this field" Similar
- 2. achieve or complete: "I never really got the chance to finish school or do my exams"
auxiliary
- 1. used before a verb (except be, can, may, ought, shall, will) in questions and negative statements: "do you have any pets?"
- 2. used to refer back to a verb already mentioned: "he looks better than he did before"
noun
- 1. a party or other social event: informal British "the soccer club Christmas do"
- 2. short for hairdo informal North American
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Do is one of three auxiliary verbs in English: be, do, have. We use do to make negatives (do + not), to make question forms, and to make the verb more emphatic. …
1. : to bring to pass : carry out. do another's wishes. it is my earnest desire to know the will of Providence … and if I can learn what it is I will do it Abraham Lincoln. 2. : put used chiefly in do to death. had been hounded down and done to death as heretics Stringfellow Barr. 3. a. : perform, execute. do some work. did his duty. b. : commit.
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:
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'.
to perform an act, duty, or role: Do nothing until you hear from me.; to accomplish; finish; complete: Do your homework.; to exert oneself: Do your best; to deal with, fix, clean: Do the dishes. Not to be confused with: dew – condensed moisture: The early morning dew was on the meadow.
To do is to act, perform, or undertake. When you do chores, you engage in the activity of cleaning the kitchen or taking out the trash. Do is one of the most frequently used verbs in English. You do many things in a typical day: you might do the dishes, do your job, and later on, do your taxes.
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.
DO meaning: 1. used with another verb to form questions and negative phrases: 2. used in a phrase at the end…. Learn more.
It’s a pleasure doing business with you. I didn’t know what to do. All he does is sit in front of the television all day. do something/nothing/anything etc We should do something to help him.
Definition of do verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
