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ado

/əˈduː/

Meanings
noun
Trouble; troublesome business; fuss, commotion

Examples :

"There was a lot of ado about the lost homework, with students arguing about who had it. "
situation event action attitude

Related Words

Illustration homework

homework noun

/ˈhəʊmˌwɜːk/ /ˈhoʊmˌwɝk/

Work that is done at home, especially school exercises assigned by a teacher.

"You must do your homework before you can watch television."

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about adjective

/əˈbɛʊt/ /əˈbaʊt/ /əˈbʌʊt/

Moving around; astir.

"After my bout with Guillan-Barre Syndrome, it took me 6 months to be up and about again."

Illustration students

students noun

/ˈstjuːdn̩ts/ /ˈstudn̩ts/

A person who studies or learns about a particular subject.

"He is a student of life."

Illustration arguing

arguing verb

/ˈɑː(ɹ).ɡju.ɪŋ/

To show grounds for concluding (that); to indicate, imply.

"The empty pizza box and crumbs on his face are arguing that my son ate the last slice. "

Illustration troublesome

troublesome adjective

/ˈtɹʌbl̩səm/

Causing trouble or anxiety

"The computer has been very troublesome for me. It never works when I need to use it."

Illustration with

with adverb

/wɪθ/ /wɪð/

Along, together with others, in a group, etc.

"Do you want to come with?"

Illustration there

there noun

/ðeː(ɹ)/ /ðɛə(ɹ)/ /ðɛəɹ/

That place.

"My favorite spot in the park is there, by the old oak tree. "

Illustration commotion

commotion noun

/kəˈməʊ.ʃən/ /kəˈmoʊ.ʃən/

A state of turbulent motion.

"The sudden power outage caused a commotion in the classroom as everyone stood up and started talking at once. "

Illustration lost

lost verb

/lɒst/ /lɔst/

To cause (something) to cease to be in one's possession or capability due to unfortunate or unknown circumstances, events or reasons.

"He lost his hearing in the explosion."

Illustration business

business noun

/ˈbɪd.nəs/

A specific commercial enterprise or establishment.

"My uncle owns a small business selling handmade jewelry. "

Illustration fuss

fuss noun

/fʌs/

Excessive activity, worry, bother, or talk about something.

"They made a big fuss about the wedding plans."

Illustration trouble

trouble noun

/ˈtɹʌb(ə)l/ /ˈtɹə-/

A distressing or dangerous situation.

"He was in trouble when the rain started."