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verb (1)

ˈdü How to pronounce do (audio)
Definition of donext
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as in to suffice
to be fitting or proper that outfit just won't do for the opera

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2
as in to serve
to be enough even half of that amount of sugar will do

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as in to accomplish
to carry through (as a process) to completion do as much as you can and leave the rest

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as in to decorate
to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming did the living room in French provincial style

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as in to cope
to meet one's day-to-day needs I'm doing just fine

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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

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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

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as in to proceed
to move forward along a course how are you doing with the house restoration?

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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

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10
as in to cheat
to rob by the use of trickery or threats did them out of their savings with surprising ease

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as in to hide
to strike repeatedly no one is sure who did them in that alley

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as in to happen
to take place nothing's ever doing in this boring little town

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do

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noun

ˈdü How to pronounce do (audio)
1
as in event
a social gathering it's supposed to be some sort of fancy do

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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

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as in cut
a style or arrangement of hair you can tell that the picture was taken in the 1980s from my permed do

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4
as in need
archaic something one must do because of prior agreement in this hour of national crisis everyone must do their do

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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

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done

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adjective

1
as in finished
brought or having come to an end the demanding job was finally done

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2
as in exhausted
depleted in strength, energy, or freshness after bicycling 30 miles we were completely done

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as in doomed
facing certain defeat, disaster, or death at this point retailing in the city's downtown is done

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as in extinct
no longer existing the day of the small independent grocer is done

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done

4 of 4

verb (2)

past participle of do
1
as in gone
to be fitting or proper that outfit just won't do for the opera

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2
as in sufficed
to be enough even half of that amount of sugar will do

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3
as in made
to carry through (as a process) to completion do as much as you can and leave the rest

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4
as in decorated
to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming did the living room in French provincial style

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as in managed
to meet one's day-to-day needs I'm doing just fine

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as in created
to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind) this neighborhood cleanup effort might just do some good

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as in imitated
to copy or exaggerate (someone or something) in order to make fun of the laughing partygoers begged their host to do Marlon Brando again

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8
as in come
to move forward along a course how are you doing with the house restoration?

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9
as in performed
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

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10
as in cheated
to rob by the use of trickery or threats did them out of their savings with surprising ease

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as in pounded
to strike repeatedly no one is sure who did them in that alley

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as in happened
to take place nothing's ever doing in this boring little town

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Recent Examples of do
Verb
Among respondents who ranked the cost of housing as a top two issue, 53% said Democrats would do a better job than Republicans. — Justin Papp, CNBC, 19 July 2026 Handle the next doable action, then let reliability do what drama never could. — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 July 2026
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But there is much that needs to be done before lunar exports to Earth become a reality. — Clive Neal, The Conversation, 14 July 2026 The future of reaching fans of late-night humor may be digital, but there appears to be business to be done on television as well. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 13 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for do
Recent Examples of Synonyms for do
  1. suffice
  2. accomplish
  3. decorate
  4. cope
  5. cause
  6. imitate
  7. proceed
  8. perform
Verb
  • Each of us has also learned that even satisfied ambition and material success will never suffice.
    — Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 11 July 2026
  • By next weekend, Djokovic would love to equal Federer's men's record of eight singles titles, but reaching the fourth round will have to suffice for now.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026
Definition of suffice
Verb
  • My mother was very hard working and accomplished a lot on her own.
    — New York Times, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • Israeli officials said that their military used the two-thousand-pound bombs to destroy fortified tunnels, and although there are less indiscriminate ways to accomplish that objective, Republicans pounced.
    — David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
Definition of accomplish
Verb
  • Per Artnet, the interiors are decorated with pieces by KAWS, Josh Sperling, and Arsham himself, though none of the art is included in the sale.
    — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 14 July 2026
  • Leaders design the program, issue the invitation, announce the values, decorate the room, and expect the feeling to follow.
    — Julia Dhar, Time, 11 July 2026
Definition of decorate
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  • But Americans are also coping with years of cumulative inflation.
    — Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 18 July 2026
  • To cope, Nick seems to be turning to alcohol, while Charlie continues to struggle with self-harm ideation and an eating disorder.
    — David Mack, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
Definition of cope
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  • The Gion Matsuri originated in the late 9th century as a ritual to appease spirits believed to cause epidemics and to pray for protection from disease.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 July 2026
  • The diseases that cause dementia can impair brain circuits involved in impulse control and threat perception, raising the risk of aggressive behavior.
    — Jordan Rau, NPR, 19 July 2026
Definition of cause
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  • An intern at the company began receiving messages impersonating Ghosemajumder in his first week—the result of criminals scraping LinkedIn to map a new hire’s reporting chain and identify exactly whom to imitate.
    — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 13 July 2026
  • But according to some luxury brands, authenticity is something that is often imitated but never replicated.
    — James Sneed, NPR, 10 July 2026
Definition of imitate
Verb
  • Siri said recently that removing routine recommendations for shots on the CDC schedule, as Kennedy has tried to do, would allow such lawsuits to proceed.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
  • Training typically proceeds step by step, beginning with living ethically, then learning to focus the mind and finally gaining deeper understanding.
    — Ronald S. Green, The Conversation, 16 July 2026
Definition of proceed
Verb
  • But for many Georgians who volunteered, worked, performed or attended the Games, the memories that have endured are far more personal.
    — Andrea Clement, AJC.com, 17 July 2026
  • One of Ramboll’s innovations is to address reactive power, a component of electricity that does not perform useful work but is essential in maintaining electrical and magnetic fields and controlling voltage levels.
    — Drew Robb, IEEE Spectrum, 16 July 2026
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