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1. To perform or execute: do one’s assigned task; do a series of business deals.
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To fulfill the requirements of: did my duty at all times.
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To carry out; commit: a crime that had been done on purpose.
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To produce, especially by creative effort: do a play on Broadway.
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To play the part or role of in a creative production: did Elizabeth I in the film.
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To mimic: “doing the Southern voice, improvising it inventively as he goes along” (William H. Pritchard).
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To bring about; effect: Crying won’t do any good now.
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To render; give: do equal justice to the opposing sides; do honor to one’s family.
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To put forth; exert: Do the best you can.
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To attend to in such a way as to take care of or put in order: did the bedrooms before the guests arrived.
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To prepare for further use especially by washing: did the dishes.
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To set or style (the hair).
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To apply cosmetics to: did her face.
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To have as an occupation or profession: Have you decided what you will do after college?
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To work out by studying: do a homework assignment.
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Used as a substitute for an antecedent verb: He can play the piano, and I can do that, too.
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Informal.
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To travel (a specified distance): do a mile in four minutes.
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To make a tour of; visit: “ [He] did 15 countries of Western Europe in only a few days” (R.W. Apple, Jr.).
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To be sufficient in meeting the needs of; serve: This room will do us very nicely.
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Informal. To serve (a prison term): did time in jail; did five years for tax fraud.
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Slang. To cheat; swindle: do a relative out of an inheritance.
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Slang. To take (drugs) illegally: “If you do drugs you are going to be in continual trouble” (Jimmy Breslin).
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Slang. To kill; murder.
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Vulgar Slang. To have sex with; bring to orgasm.
v. intr.
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To behave or conduct oneself; act: Do as I say and you won’t get into trouble.
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To get along; fare: students who do well at school.
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To carry on; manage: I could do without your interference.
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To make good use of something because of need: I could do with a hot bath.
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To serve a specified purpose: This coat will do for another season.
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To be proper or fitting: Such behavior just won’t do.
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To take place; happen: What’s doing in London this time of year?
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Used as a substitute for an antecedent verb: worked as hard as everyone else did.
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Used after another verb for emphasis: Run quickly, do!
v. aux.
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Used with the infinitive without to in questions, negative statements, and inverted phrases: Do you understand? I did not sleep well. Little did we know what was in store for us.
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Used as a means of emphasis: I do want to be sure.
n. pl. dos or do’s
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A statement of what should be done: a list of the dos and don’ts of management.
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Informal. An entertainment; a party: attended a big do at the embassy.
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A commotion.
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Chiefly British Slang. A swindle; a cheat.
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Archaic. Duty; deed.
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Slang. Fecal matter; excrement.
Phrasal Verbs:
do by
To behave with respect to; deal with: The children have done well by their aged parents.
do for
To care or provide for; take care of.
do in Slang
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To tire completely; exhaust: The marathon did me in.
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To kill.
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To ruin utterly: Huge losses on the stock market did many investors in.
do up
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To adorn or dress lavishly: The children were all done up in matching outfits.
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To wrap and tie (a package).
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To fasten: do up the buttons on a dress.
do without
To manage despite the absence of: We had to do without a telephone on the island.
Idioms:
can/could do without
To prefer not to experience or deal with: I could do without their complaints.
do a disappearing act Informal
To vanish.
do away with
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To make an end of; eliminate.
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To destroy; kill.
do it Vulgar Slang
To engage in sexual intercourse.
do (one) proud
To act or perform in a way that gives cause for pride.
do (one’s) bit
To make an individual contribution toward an overall effort.
do (one’s) business
Slang To defecate. Used especially of a pet.
do (one’s) own thing Slang
To do what one does best or finds most enjoyable: “I get paid to try cases and to do my thing on trial” (Bruce Cutler).
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