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do

/dʉː/ /du/ /duː/ /dəʊ/ /doʊ/

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A party, celebration, social function.

Examples :

"We’re having a bit of a do on Saturday to celebrate my birthday."

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noun

Examples :

"Nice do!"

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Something that can or should be done (usually in the phrase dos and don'ts).

Examples :

"The teacher wrote a list of dos and don'ts for the school play. "

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A deed; an act.

Examples :

"My brother's latest do was impressive; he built a small birdhouse for our backyard. "

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Ado; bustle; stir; to-do; A period of confusion or argument.

Examples :

"The do surrounding Sarah's birthday party was enormous; everyone was arguing about the cake flavor. "

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A cheat; a swindler.

Examples :

"The student was accused of being a do, because he cheated on the exam. "

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An act of swindling; a fraud or deception.

Examples :

"The company's new investment plan was a blatant do, designed to trick investors out of their money. "

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(auxiliary) A syntactic marker.

Examples :

"My sister does enjoy reading historical novels. "

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To perform; to execute.

Examples :

"All you ever do is surf the Internet. What will you do this afternoon?"

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To cause, make (someone) (do something).

Examples :

"The teacher did the students practice more difficult math problems. "

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Examples :

"it’s not the best broom, but it will have to do; this will do me, thanks."

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To be reasonable or acceptable.

Examples :

"It simply will not do to have dozens of children running around such a quiet event."

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(ditransitive) To have (as an effect).

Examples :

"The fresh air did him some good."

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To fare, perform (well or poorly).

Examples :

"My sister did poorly on her math test. "

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(chiefly in questions) To have as one's job.

Examples :

"What does your sister do for a living? "

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To perform the tasks or actions associated with (something).

Examples :

"My sister does her homework every evening. "

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Examples :

"My mother will do the lasagna tonight. "

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To travel in, to tour, to make a circuit of.

Examples :

"Let’s do New York also."

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To treat in a certain way.

Examples :

"The teacher will do the students' work differently next week to help them improve. "

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To work for or on, by way of caring for, looking after, preparing, cleaning, keeping in order, etc.

Examples :

"My mother does the laundry every Saturday morning. "

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To act or behave in a certain manner; to conduct oneself.

Examples :

"My brother does his homework diligently every night. "

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To spend (time) in jail. (See also do time)

Examples :

"I did five years for armed robbery."

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To impersonate or depict.

Examples :

"They really laughed when he did Clinton, with a perfect accent and a leer."

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(with 'a' and the name of a person, place, event, etc.) To copy or emulate the actions or behaviour that is associated with the person or thing mentioned.

Examples :

"He did a Henry VIII and got married six times."

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verb

Examples :

"The hunter vowed to do the deer, but thankfully, it escaped. "

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To deal with for good and all; to finish up; to undo; to ruin; to do for.

Examples :

"The heavy rain did for my carefully planned outdoor picnic. "

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To punish for a misdemeanor.

Examples :

"He got done for speeding."

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To have sex with. (See also do it)

Examples :

"My brother said he would do it with Sarah later. "

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To cheat or swindle.

Examples :

"That guy just did me out of two hundred bucks!"

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To convert into a certain form; especially, to translate.

Examples :

"The teacher asked us to do the story into English. "

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verb

Examples :

"Please do your homework before dinner. "

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To work as a domestic servant (with for).

Examples :

"My grandmother used to do for several families in the 1950s. "

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(auxiliary) Used to form the present progressive of verbs.

Examples :

"My sister is doing her homework now. "

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To cash or to advance money for, as a bill or note.

Examples :

"The bank will do the traveler's check for cash. "

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(ditransitive) To make or provide.

Examples :

"Could you do me a burger with mayonnaise instead of ketchup?"

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To injure (one's own body part).

Examples :

"My little brother tripped and did his knee. "

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verb

Examples :

"I do cocaine."

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(in the form be doing [somewhere]) To exist with a purpose or for a reason.

Examples :

"The old house on the hill does (exists with a purpose) for the family's memories. "

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A syllable used in solfège to represent the first and eighth tonic of a major scale.

Examples :

"The music teacher explained that "do" is the first note of the major scale. "

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adverb

As said before, likewise.

Examples :

"My brother said he was tired. Do, I was also feeling exhausted. "

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