DO
\dˈuː], \dˈuː], \d_ˈuː]\
Definitions of DO
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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To bring about; to produce, as an effect or result; to effect; to achieve.
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To perform, as an action; to execute; to transact to carry out in action; as, to do a good or a bad act; do our duty; to do what I can.
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To make ready for an object, purpose, or use, as food by cooking; to cook completely or sufficiently; as, the meat is done on one side only.
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To cheat; to gull; to overreach.
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To see or inspect; to explore; as, to do all the points of interest.
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To cash or to advance money for, as a bill or note.
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To act or behave in any manner; to conduct one's self.
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To fare; to be, as regards health; as, they asked him how he did; how do you do to-day?
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To succeed; to avail; to answer the purpose; to serve; as, if no better plan can be found, he will make this do.
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Deed; act; fear.
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Ado; bustle; stir; to do.
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A cheat; a swindle.
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To perform work upon, about, for, or at, by way of caring for, looking after, preparing, cleaning, keeping in order, or the like.
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To deal with for good and all; to finish up; to undo; to ruin; to do for.
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An abbreviation of Ditto.
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To cause; to make; - with an infinitive.
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To bring to an end by action; to perform completely; to finish; to accomplish; - a sense conveyed by the construction, which is that of the past participle done.
By Oddity Software
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To bring about; to produce, as an effect or result; to effect; to achieve.
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To perform, as an action; to execute; to transact to carry out in action; as, to do a good or a bad act; do our duty; to do what I can.
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To make ready for an object, purpose, or use, as food by cooking; to cook completely or sufficiently; as, the meat is done on one side only.
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To cheat; to gull; to overreach.
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To see or inspect; to explore; as, to do all the points of interest.
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To cash or to advance money for, as a bill or note.
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To act or behave in any manner; to conduct one's self.
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To fare; to be, as regards health; as, they asked him how he did; how do you do to-day?
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To succeed; to avail; to answer the purpose; to serve; as, if no better plan can be found, he will make this do.
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Deed; act; fear.
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Ado; bustle; stir; to do.
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A cheat; a swindle.
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To perform work upon, about, for, or at, by way of caring for, looking after, preparing, cleaning, keeping in order, or the like.
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To deal with for good and all; to finish up; to undo; to ruin; to do for.
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An abbreviation of Ditto.
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To cause; to make; - with an infinitive.
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To bring to an end by action; to perform completely; to finish; to accomplish; - a sense conveyed by the construction, which is that of the past participle done.
By Noah Webster.
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To perform; achieve; bring about; make ready for some object or purpose; colloquially, to cheat.
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Did.
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The first of the syllables used in the musical scale; the tone C.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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To perform any action: to bring about or effect: to accomplish or finish: to prepare: to put or bring into any form or state. -TO DO ON, to don or put on; TO DO OFF, to doff or put off; TO DO AWAY, to remove or destroy; TO BE DONE FOR, to be defeated or ruined.
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To act or behave:-pr.p. doing; pa.t did; pa.p. done (dun).
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To fare or get on, as to health: to succeed: to suit or avail.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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To bring to accomplishment; perform; execute; effect; transact; finish.
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To act; work.
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To conduct oneself; fare, as in health.
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To answer the purpose; suffice.
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Doer.
By James Champlin Fernald
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See Ditto.
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Or auxiliary, to perform; to execute; to practise; to perform for the benefit or injury of another; to observe; to exert; to transact; to finish; to execute and bring to a conclusion; to take a step or measure; to answer the purpose; to make or cause. To have to do, to have concern with. To do with, to dispose of; to make use of; to employ; to gain; to effect by influence; to have business; to deal. To do away, to remove; to destroy.
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To act or behave in any manner; to fare, or to be in a state with regard to sickness or health; to succeed or accomplish a purpose; to fit, beadapted, or answer the design in view. To have to do with, to have concern or business with; to deal with; to have carnal commerce with. Do is used for a verb, to save the repetition of it; in the imperative, to express an urgent request or command; as an auxiliary, in asking questions; and also to express emphasis.
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The first or C note in the scale.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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To act; to practise; to perform; to achieve; to succeed; to fulfil a purpose; to finish or end, as, "I have done with the book;" to cease to be concerned, as, "I have done with him;" in Scrip., to make, as, "we do you to wit," that is, "we make you to know;" put into the form of, as, "done into verse;" to fare; to be in a state in regard to health.
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In music, the Italian name for the first or C note in the scale.
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A cheat; an imposture.
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Pronounced as if written, an abbreviation of ditto, which see.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
