1
as in to suffice
to be fitting or proper
that outfit just won't do for the opera
2
as in to serve
to be enough
even half of that amount of sugar will do
3
as in to accomplish
to carry through (as a process) to completion
do as much as you can and leave the rest
4
as in to decorate
to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming
did the living room in French provincial style
5
as in to cope
to meet one's day-to-day needs
I'm doing just fine
6
as in to cause
to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)
this neighborhood cleanup effort might just do some good
7
as in to imitate
to copy or exaggerate (someone or something) in order to make fun of
the laughing partygoers begged their host to do Marlon Brando again
8
as in to proceed
to move forward along a course
how are you doing with the house restoration?
9
as in to perform
to present a portrayal or performance of
she's done Eliza Doolittle on the stage so many times that she can probably play the flower girl in her sleep
10
as in to cheat
to rob by the use of trickery or threats
did them out of their savings with surprising ease
11
as in to hide
to strike repeatedly
no one is sure who did them in that alley
12
as in to happen
to take place
nothing's ever doing in this boring little town
1
as in event
a social gathering
it's supposed to be some sort of fancy do
2
as in order
a statement of what to do that must be obeyed by those concerned
issued a long list of dos and don'ts before we even started the project
3
as in cut
a style or arrangement of hair
you can tell that the picture was taken in the 1980s from my permed do
4
as in need
archaic
something one must do because of prior agreement
in this hour of national crisis everyone must do their do
5
as in hurry
chiefly dialect
a state of noisy, confused activity
in that small town a great deal of do could come from very little indeed
present tense third-person singular of do
1
as in suffices
to be fitting or proper
that outfit just won't do for the opera
2
as in serves
to be enough
even half of that amount of sugar will do
3
as in performs
to carry through (as a process) to completion
do as much as you can and leave the rest
4
as in decorates
to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming
did the living room in French provincial style
5
as in copes
to meet one's day-to-day needs
I'm doing just fine
6
as in causes
to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)
this neighborhood cleanup effort might just do some good
7
as in imitates
to copy or exaggerate (someone or something) in order to make fun of
the laughing partygoers begged their host to do Marlon Brando again
8
as in progresses
to move forward along a course
how are you doing with the house restoration?
9
as in plays
to present a portrayal or performance of
she's done Eliza Doolittle on the stage so many times that she can probably play the flower girl in her sleep
10
as in squeezes
to rob by the use of trickery or threats
did them out of their savings with surprising ease
11
as in hides
to strike repeatedly
no one is sure who did them in that alley
12
as in happens
to take place
nothing's ever doing in this boring little town
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