do in English dictionary

Meanings and definitions of "do"

(transitive) To impersonate or depict.
(transitive, slang) To kill.
(transitive, slang) To have sex with. ( See also do it )
(transitive) To cheat or swindle.
(transitive) To convert into a certain form; especially, to translate.
(transitive, intransitive) To finish.
(music) A syllable used in solfège to represent the first and eighth tonic of a major scale.
(colloquial) A party, celebration, social function.
(informal) A hairdo.
(colloquial, obsolete) A period of confusion or argument.
Something that can or should be done (usually in the phrase dos and don'ts).
(auxiliary) A syntactic marker in questions.
(auxiliary) A syntactic marker in negations.
(auxiliary) A syntactic marker for emphasis.
(auxiliary) A syntactic marker to avoid repetition of an earlier verb.
(transitive) To perform; to execute.
(obsolete) To cause, make (someone) (do something).
(intransitive, transitive) To suffice.
(intransitive) To be reasonable or acceptable.
(transitive) To have (as an effect).
(transitive) To fare; to succeed or fail.
(transitive, chiefly in questions) To have as one's job.
To cook.
(transitive) To travel in, to tour, to make a circuit of.
To treat in a certain way.
(transitive) To spend (time) in jail.
adverb

(rare)

Abbreviation of [i]ditto[/i].
noun

(colloquial)

A party, celebration, social function.
noun

( informal) A hairdo.
noun

(colloquial, obsolete)

A period of confusion or argument. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
noun

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

(obsolete)

A deed; an act.
noun

(archaic)

ado; bustle; stir; to-do
noun

(obsolete, Britain, slang)

A cheat; a swindler.
noun

(music)

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

(auxiliary)

A syntactic marker in questions whose main verbs are not other auxiliary verbs nor [i]be.[/i]
verb

(auxiliary)

A syntactic marker in negations with the indicative and imperative moods.
verb

(auxiliary)

A syntactic marker for emphasis with the indicative, imperative, and subjunctive moods.
verb

(pro-verb)

A syntactic marker that refers back to an earlier verb and allows the speaker to avoid repeating the verb; not generally used with auxiliaries such as "be".
verb

(transitive)

To perform; to execute.
verb

(obsolete)

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

(intransitive, transitive)

To suffice.
verb

(intransitive)

To be reasonable or acceptable.
verb

(transitive)

To have (as an effect).
verb

(intransitive)

To fare; to succeed or fail.
verb

(transitive, chiefly in questions)

To have as one's job.
verb

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

To cook.
verb

(transitive)

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

(transitive)

To treat in a certain way.
verb

(transitive)

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

(intransitive, obsolete)

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

(transitive)

( see also do time) To spend (time) in jail.
verb

(transitive)

To impersonate or depict.
verb

(transitive, slang)

To kill.
verb

(transitive, slang)

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

(informal)

To punish for a misdemeanor.
verb

(transitive, slang)

To have sex with. ( See also do it)
verb

(transitive)

To cheat or swindle.
verb

(transitive)

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

(transitive, intransitive)

To finish.
verb

(Britain, dated, intransitive)

To work as a domestic servant (with for).
verb

(archaic, dialectal, transitive, auxiliary)

Used to form the present progressive of verbs.
verb

(stock exchange)

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

(informal, transitive)

To make or provide.
verb

(informal, transitive)

To injure (one's own body part).
verb

(transitive)

To take drugs.
perform, execute
slang: attack
slang: have sex with
work, suffice
be reasonable or acceptable
in questions
for emphasis
to avoid repetition
cook
be exhausted, finished, ready
be in jail
tonic of a major scale
function, celebration, party
hairdo
Social gathering for entertainment and fun.
To give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally.
To perform a theatrical role.
To act, to behave.
(to) do
do (e.g. one’s business)
To prepare (an article of food or drink) for consumption.
[With verbal nouns, forming phrases approximately equivalent to the source verb]
To perform as required (with obj. expressing command, duty, etc.)
To bring to a conclusion.
To visit (a location) as a tourist, or attend (an entertainment).
To perform as required (a ceremony, an act, etc.)
To accomplish (a given distance) in travelling.
To perform (with obj. being the action).
To spend (time) in jail or, sometimes, in office.
To operate upon or deal with (an object) in any way.
To cause by one's action (a person) to have (something).
To act the part of.
To use (a hallucinogenic or other drug).
To exert activity of any kind.
To succeed in achieving a task (despite difficulties).
[In the context of health or condition] to be (as specified).
[Used to add force to entreaty, exhortation, or command.]
[A syntactic marker in questions.]
[A syntactic marker in negations.]
To work as a domestic servant (with for).
To grow or develop well and vigorously.
To meet (for a specified meal).
To engage in.
To put to death; to end a life.
To take part in sexual activity (most commonly sexual intercourse) with another person for the purposes of sexual pleasure.
To meet the need.
(For an act or situation) To be reasonable or acceptable.
The style in which a person's hair is cut, arranged, and worn.
To act this way. [A pro-verb: word replacing any recent earlier, or implied verb.]
noun

an uproarious party
noun

the syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization
verb

arrange attractively; "dress my hair for the wedding"
verb

behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people"
verb

be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity; "A few words would answer"; "This car suits my purpose well"; "Will $100 do?"; "A `B' grade doesn't suffice to get me into medical school"; "Nothing else will serve"
verb

carry on or function; "We could do with a little more help around here"
verb

carry out or perform an action; "John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters"; "the skater executed a triple pirouette"; "she did a little dance"
verb

carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions; "practice law"
verb

create or design, often in a certain way; "Do my room in blue"; "I did this piece in wood to express my love for the forest"
verb

engage in; "make love, not war"; "make an effort"; "do research"; "do nothing"; "make revolution"
verb

get (something) done; "I did my job"
verb

give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident"
verb

proceed or get along; "How is she doing in her new job?"; "How are you making out in graduate school?"; "He's come a long way"
verb

spend time in prison or in a labor camp; "He did six years for embezzlement"
verb

travel or traverse (a distance); "This car does 150 miles per hour"; "We did 6 miles on our hike every day"

Synonyms of "do" in English dictionary

neaten, serve, arrange are the top synonyms of "do" in the English thesaurus.

neaten · serve · arrange · practice · doh · get along · act up · practise · fulfil · travel · satisfy · set · fare · coiffure · solfa syllable · carry through · fulfill · make out · move · live up to · doctor's degree · brawl · Doctor of Osteopathy · locomote · ut · carry out · execute · come · pass · answer · go · spend · coiffe · dress · create · bash · suffice · behave · coif · groom · act · doctorate · accomplish · exercise · perform · manage · make · cause · party · proceed · action · hairdo
bash · brawl
an uproarious party
doh · ut
the syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization
dress · arrange · set · coif · coiffe · coiffure
arrange attractively; "dress my hair for the wedding"
act · behave
behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people"
suffice · answer · serve
be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity; "A few words would answer"; "This car suits my purpose well"; "Will $100 do?"; "A `B' grade doesn't suffice to get me into medical school"; "Nothing else will serve"
manage
carry on or function; "We could do with a little more help around here"
perform · execute
carry out or perform an action; "John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters"; "the skater executed a triple pirouette"; "she did a little dance"
practice · practise · exercise
carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions; "practice law"
make
create or design, often in a certain way; "Do my room in blue"; "I did this piece in wood to express my love for the forest"
make
engage in; "make love, not war"; "make an effort"; "do research"; "do nothing"; "make revolution"
perform
get (something) done; "I did my job"
cause · make
give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident"
fare · make out · come · get along
proceed or get along; "How is she doing in her new job?"; "How are you making out in graduate school?"; "He's come a long way"
serve
spend time in prison or in a labor camp; "He did six years for embezzlement"

Antonyms of "do" in English dictionary

unmake is the antonym of "do" in the English thesaurus.

unmake

Grammar and declension of do

do ( plural dos)
did, done; does, doing
do ( third-person singular simple present does or ( archaic) doth, present participle doing, simple past did, past participle done)
do (not comparable)
do (plural dos)

do (third-person singular simple present does, present participle doing, simple past did, past participle done) ;; conjugation of do

infinitive			do
present participle			doing
past participle			done
	simple		progressive		perfect		perfect progressive
present	I do	we do	I am doing	we are doing	I have done	we have done	I have been doing	we have been doing
	you do	you do	you are doing	you are doing	you have done	you have done	you have been doing	you have been doing
	he does	they do	he is doing	they are doing	he has done	they have done	he has been doing	they have been doing

past	I did	we did	I was doing	we were doing	I had done	we had done	I had been doing	we had been doing
	you did	you did	you were doing	you were doing	you had done	you had done	you had been doing	you had been doing
	he did	they did	he was doing	they were doing	he had done	they had done	he had been doing	they had been doing

future	I will do	we will do	I will be doing	we will be doing	I will have done	we will have done	I will have been doing	we will have been doing
	you will do	you will do	you will be doing	you will be doing	you will have done	you will have done	you will have been doing	you will have been doing
	he will do	they will do	he will be doing	they will be doing	he will have done	they will have done	he will have been doing	they will have been doing

conditional	I would do	we would do	I would be doing	we would be doing	I would have done	we would have done	I would have been doing	we would have been doing
	you would do	you would do	you would be doing	you would be doing	you would have done	you would have done	you would have been doing	you would have been doing
	he would do	they would do	he would be doing	they would be doing	he would have done	they would have done	he would have been doing	they would have been doing

imperative	do

DO
Meanings and definitions of "do"
- abbreviation
  
  (grammar)
  
  a direct object
- abbreviation
  
  (US)
  
  a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
- abbreviation
  
  (sciences)
  
  dissolved oxygen
- abbreviation
  
  (dentistry)
  
  Initialism of [i]disto occlusal[/i].
- noun
  
  doctor's degree in osteopathy
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Synonyms of "do" in English dictionary

Another word for "do" in the English thesaurus is Doctor of Osteopathy.
Doctor of Osteopathy
doctor's degree in osteopathy
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Do
Meanings and definitions of "do"
- Do (singer)
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