Background for doe

doe

/dəʊ/ /doʊ/

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noun

A female deer; also used of similar animals such as antelope, (less commonly goat as nanny is also used).

Examples :

"While hiking in the woods, we saw a doe with her two fawns grazing peacefully. "

animal nature biology

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noun

A female rabbit.

Examples :

"The doe hopped nervously in its cage at the pet store. "

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noun

Examples :

"The doe hopped across the field near the schoolyard. "

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noun

A female squirrel.

Examples :

"The doe scurried up the oak tree, carrying a nut. "

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noun

A female kangaroo.

Examples :

"The zookeeper carefully fed the doe and her joey. "

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verb

(auxiliary) A syntactic marker.

Examples :

"To get a good grade, you doe need to study hard. "

grammar linguistics

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verb

To perform; to execute.

Examples :

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

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verb

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

Examples :

"The teacher does encourage her students to participate in class discussions. "

action language

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verb

Examples :

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

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verb

To be reasonable or acceptable.

Examples :

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

attitude value moral

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verb

(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 small business does well during the holiday season." "

action achievement outcome work

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

Examples :

"My younger brother does chores around the house. "

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

Examples :

"The student will doe the assigned homework problems. "

action function process

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verb

Examples :

"The chef doe's the vegetables for the dinner party. "

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verb

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

Examples :

"Let’s do New York also."

action vehicle way

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To treat in a certain way.

Examples :

"The teacher does the students' work fairly, giving everyone the same level of support. "

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verb

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

Examples :

"The student diligently doe'd her bedroom, making the bed, cleaning the desk, and putting away her books. "

job service work action

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

Examples :

"To get a good grade, students must doe themselves well on the test. "

action way being character

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

Examples :

"I did five years for armed robbery."

law police action

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verb

To impersonate or depict.

Examples :

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

art entertainment action

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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."

culture society tradition action history event style person

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verb

Examples :

"The angry mob threatened to doe anyone who supported the dictator. "

action war weapon military inhuman

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

Examples :

"The heavy workload completely doed his motivation. "

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verb

To punish for a misdemeanor.

Examples :

"He got done for speeding."

law guilt police moral

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To have sex with. (See also do it)

Examples :

"My younger brother often does with his friends after school. "

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To cheat or swindle.

Examples :

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

business economy finance moral

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verb

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

Examples :

"The student had to doe the French poem into English. "

language writing communication

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verb

Examples :

"We doe with the dishes after dinner every night. "

achievement action process

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verb

To work as a domestic servant (with for).

Examples :

"To help with the household chores, she doe'd for the Smiths. "

job work service

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verb

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

Examples :

"My sister is doe watching television right now. "

grammar language

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

Examples :

"The store owner does the traveler's traveler's check. "

finance business economy

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verb

(ditransitive) To make or provide.

Examples :

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

aid action business

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verb

To injure (one's own body part).

Examples :

"The clumsy lumberjack nearly doed his ankle when the log rolled unexpectedly. "

body medicine physiology anatomy

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verb

Examples :

"I do cocaine."

medicine substance

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verb

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

Examples :

"The old house does exist for a reason; it's where my family grew up. "

being philosophy abstract

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adverb

Examples :

"She was tired; doe, she kept working to finish the project. "

language grammar