do

v., did (dĭd), done (dŭn), do·ing, does (dŭz).

v.tr.

1. 1. To perform or execute: do one's assigned task; do a series of business deals.
   2. To fulfill the requirements of: did my duty at all times.
   3. To carry out; commit: a crime that had been done on purpose.
2. 1. To produce, especially by creative effort: do a play on Broadway.
   2. To play the part or role of in a creative production: did Elizabeth I in the film.
   3. To mimic: "doing the Southern voice, improvising it inventively as he goes along" (William H. Pritchard).
3. 1. To bring about; effect: Crying won't do any good now.
   2. To render; give: do equal justice to the opposing sides; do honor to one's family.
4. To put forth; exert: Do the best you can.
5. 1. To attend to in such a way as to take care of or put in order: did the bedrooms before the guests arrived.
   2. To prepare for further use especially by washing: did the dishes.
6. 1. To set or style (the hair).
   2. To apply cosmetics to: did her face.
7. To have as an occupation or profession: Have you decided what you will do after college?
8. To work out by studying: do a homework assignment.
9. Used as a substitute for an antecedent verb: He can play the piano, and I can do that, too.
10. Informal.
    1. To travel (a specified distance): do a mile in four minutes.
    2. To make a tour of; visit: "[He] did 15 countries of Western Europe in only a few days" (R.W. Apple, Jr.).
11. 1. To be sufficient in meeting the needs of; serve: This room will do us very nicely.
    2. Informal. To serve (a prison term): did time in jail; did five years for tax fraud.
12. Slang. To cheat; swindle: do a relative out of an inheritance.
13. Slang. To take (drugs) illegally: "If you do drugs you are going to be in continual trouble" (Jimmy Breslin).
14. Slang. To kill; murder.
15. Vulgar Slang. To have sex with; bring to orgasm.

v.intr.

1. To behave or conduct oneself; act: Do as I say and you won't get into trouble.
2. 1. To get along; fare: students who do well at school.
   2. To carry on; manage: I could do without your interference.
   3. To make good use of something because of need: I could do with a hot bath.
3. 1. To serve a specified purpose: This coat will do for another season.
   2. To be proper or fitting: Such behavior just won't do.
4. To take place; happen: What's doing in London this time of year?
5. Used as a substitute for an antecedent verb: worked as hard as everyone else did.
6. Used after another verb for emphasis: Run quickly, do!

v.aux.

1. 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.
2. Used as a means of emphasis: I do want to be sure.

n., pl., dos, or do's.

1. A statement of what should be done: a list of the dos and don'ts of management.
2. Informal. An entertainment; a party: attended a big do at the embassy.
3. A commotion.
4. Chiefly British Slang. A swindle; a cheat.
5. Archaic. Duty; deed.
6. Slang. Fecal matter; excrement.

phrasal verbs:

do by

1. To behave with respect to; deal with: The children have done well by their aged parents.

do for

1. To care or provide for; take care of.

do in Slang.

1. To tire completely; exhaust: The marathon did me in.
2. To kill.
3. To ruin utterly: Huge losses on the stock market did many investors in.

do up

1. To adorn or dress lavishly: The children were all done up in matching outfits.
2. To wrap and tie (a package).
3. To fasten: do up the buttons on a dress.

do without

1. To manage despite the absence of: We had to do without a telephone on the island.

idioms:

can (or could) do without

1. To prefer not to experience or deal with: I could do without their complaints.

do a disappearing act Informal.

1. To vanish.

do away with

1. To make an end of; eliminate.
2. To destroy; kill.

do it Vulgar Slang.

1. To engage in sexual intercourse.

do (one) proud

1. To act or perform in a way that gives cause for pride.

do (one's) bit

1. To make an individual contribution toward an overall effort.

do (one's) business

1. SlangTo defecate. Used especially of a pet. To defecate. Used especially of a pet.

do (one's) own thing Slang.

1. 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).

[Middle English don, from Old English dōn.]

do² (dō)
n. Music
The first tone of the diatonic scale in solfeggio.

[Italian, more singable replacement of ut. See gamut.]

do³ (dū)
n. Slang, pl., dos.
A hairdo.

also do up

verb

1. To begin and carry through to completion: execute, perform, prosecute. Informal pull off. See do/not do.
2. To carry out the functions, requirements, or terms of: discharge, execute, exercise, fulfill, implement, keep, perform. Idioms: live up to. See do/not do.
3. To conduct oneself in a specified way: acquit, act, bear, behave, carry, comport, demean¹, deport, quit. See be.
4. To progress or perform adequately, especially in difficult circumstances: fare, fend, get along, get by, manage, muddle through, shift. Informal make out. Idioms: make do, make shift. See thrive/fail/exist.
5. To produce on the stage: act (out), dramatize, enact, give, perform, present², put on, stage. See performing arts.
6. To play the part of: act, enact, impersonate, perform, play, play-act, portray, represent. See action/inaction, performing arts, substitute.
7. To prepare (food) for eating by the use of heat: cook. See ingestion.
8. To journey over (a specified distance): cover, make. See move/halt.
9. To meet a need or requirement: answer, serve, suffice, suit. See excess/insufficiency/enough, help/harm/harmless.
10. To spend or complete (time), as a prison term: put in, serve. See time.
11. To get money or something else from by deceitful trickery: bilk, cheat, cozen, defraud, gull, mulct, rook, swindle, victimize. Informal chisel, flimflam, take, trim. Slang diddle¹, gyp, stick, sting. See honest/dishonest.

phrasal verb - do for

To work and care for: attend, minister to, serve, wait on (or upon),, care for/neglect.

phrasal verb - do in

1. To make extremely tired: exhaust, fag (out), tire out, wear out. Informal knock out, tucker (out). Slang poop¹ (out). Idioms: run ragged, take it out of. See tired/fresh.
2. To take the life of (a person or persons) unlawfully: destroy, finish (off), kill¹, liquidate, murder, slay. Informal put away. Slang bump off, knock off, off, rub out, waste, wipe out, zap. See help/harm/harmless.

phrasal verb - do up

To cover and tie (something), as with paper and string: package, wrap. See put on/take off.

noun

A large or important social gathering: affair, celebration, festivity, fete, function, gala, occasion, party, soiree. Slang bash. See group, work/play.

v

Definition: carry out
Antonyms: defer, destroy, fail, idle, lose, miss, neglect, pass, put off, undo

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DO.

On drawings, abbr. for “ditto.”

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IN BRIEF: To perform; to complete or accomplish; To be the cause of; To conduct oneself.

Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

Tutor's tip: She thought it was her "due" (credit for accomplishments) to "do" (to act; effect) a toast with the "doux" (very sweet) champagne on the lawn covered in morning "dew" (condensed moisture forming drops).

sign description: Fingerspell the word to emphasize the concept of people wanting to do something.

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Do

Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. tr. - gøre, udføre, lave, beskæftige sig med, passe, køre, tilberede, gøre det af med, snyde, dømme, oversætte
v. intr. - opføre sig, gå an, klare sig, være færdig
v. aux. - gøre, virkelig

idioms:

• do for    være nok til
• do in    slå ihjel, ødelægge
• do time    aftjene straf
• do up    fæstne, knappe, renovere, pakke ind
• do without    klare sig uden
• dos and don'ts    hvad man må og hvad man ikke må
• have to do with    hænge sammen med, skyldes
• have to do without    klare sig uden

2.
n. - do

Nederlands (Dutch)
doen, uitvoeren, voldoende zijn, bezig zijn met, maken, veroorzaken, hulpwerkwoord voor vragende vorm, verrichten, als werk hebben, zich voelen, handelen in, beëindigen, bewerken, uitzitten, oplichten, innemen (drugs), bezoeken (als toerist), afleggen (afstand), snelheid bereiken van, spelen (imiteren), gaar laten worden (koken), uitzitten (straf), fuif

Français (French)
1.
v. tr. - accomplir, rendre, (Théât) monter, (Cin) tourner (film), produire, (École) faire, étudier, (Math) faire (un calcul, une opération), faire (des mots croisés), traduire, mettre en, arranger, laver, nettoyer, s'occuper de, faire, finir, visiter, (Aut, etc) rouler, parcourir, aller à, suffire à, (Théât, fig) jouer le rôle de, mimer, (GB) refaire, mitonner, dorloter, (Culin) faire cuire, éplucher, préparer, éreinter
v. intr. - faire, agir, aller, marcher, se porter, être, finir, terminer, convenir, suffire
aux. v. - (auxil. do/did) utilisé à la forme interrogative/négative/au présent/au prétérit, (auxil.) utilisé à la forme emphatique, (auxil.) utilisé pour éviter de répéter le verbe, (avec moi aussi/moi non plus/n'est ce pas (question tags))

idioms:

• be to do with    devoir concerner, devoir faire avec
• do by    traiter de
• do down    (GB) rouler (qn), refaire (fam)
• do for    ruiner, flanquer en l'air, bousiller, (fig) mettre fin à (des ambitions)
• do in    trucider, refroidir, liquider, faire la peau à
• do nothing for    ne rien faire pour
• do oneself up    se faire beau/belle
• do or die    faire un effort surhumain
• do out    faire ou nettoyer à fond
• do someone out of    voler qn de, escroquer qn de
• do someone over    passer qn à tabac
• do something for    (fig) mettre fin à qch
• do something over    refaire qch
• do time    faire de la prison
• do up    s'attacher, se fermer, boutonner, fermer, remonter (une fermeture), attacher (les lacets de), emballer, empaqueter, remettre à neuf, rafraîchir (une vieille robe)
• do without    se passer de, se priver de
• dos and don'ts    (tout ce qu'il) faut faire et ne pas faire
• have to do with    avoir affaire avec, supporter, tolérer, avoir besoin de
• have to do without    devoir se passer de
• I could do with    j'aurais bien besoin de
• no can do    rien n'y peut

2.
n. - (Mus) do, ut

Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - tun, machen, anstellen, treiben, ausreichen

idioms:

• be to do with    es geht um etwas
• do by    handeln an (+Dat), sich verhalten gegen, behandeln
• do down    jdn. Überreden, zu glauben, dass eine andere Person unangenehm ist
• do for    benutzt werden können als, fertigmachen, putzen für
• do in    um die Ecke bringen, fertigmachen
• do nothing for    jmdm. seine Gunst entziehen, jmdm. nicht gut stehen
• do oneself up    fertigmachen, erschöpfen
• do or die    kämpfen oder untergehen, verzweifelt, wild entschlossen
• do out    saubermachen, streichen, tapezieren, herrichten
• do someone out of    jmdn. um etw. bringen
• do someone over    zusammenschlagen
• do something for    etw. verbessern, jmdm. verschönern
• do something over    (BrE) durchsuchen, (fig) kramen in (+Dat), (AmE) noch einmal machen, dekorieren
• do time    im Gefängnis sitzen
• do up    binden, zurechtmachen, dekorieren
• do without    ohne auskommen, verzichten
• dos and don'ts    Ge- und Verbote
• have to do with    zu tun haben mit
• have to do without    auskommen müssen ohne
• I could do with    sich zu helfen wissen
• no can do    kein Problem!

2.
n. - do

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - κάνω, επιτελώ, ενεργώ, φτιάχνω, πράττω, πραγματοποιώ, μαγειρεύω, ταιριάζω, βολεύω, εξυπηρετώ, εκπληρώνω, αρκώ, εκτίω (ποινή), πιάνω (ταχύτητα χιλιομέτρων κ.λπ.), κινούμαι (με ταχύτητα χιλιομέτρων κ.λπ.)
n. - (Βρετ., καθομ.) κοινωνική εκδήλωση, συγκέντρωση, συνάθροιση, πάρτι, (μουσ.) ο πρώτος φθόγγος της μουσικής κλίμακας, ντο
abbr. - το ίδιο

idioms:

• do for    κάνω για, είμαι κατάλληλος για, (καθομ.) ξεπαστρεύω, ξεκάνω
• do in    (καθομ.) ξεκάνω, καθαρίζω, ξεθεώνω, εξαντλώ, ξεπαστρεύω, ξεκαθαρίζω
• do time    θητεύω, (καθομ.) εκτίω ποινή φυλακίσεως, κάνω (στη) φυλακή
• do up    δένω, κουμπώνω, φρεσκάρω, ανακαινίζω, συγυρίζω, ευπρεπίζω
• do without    κάνω χωρίς, (τα) καταφέρνω χωρίς
• dos and don'ts    υποδείξεις
• have to do with    αφορώ, έχω να κάνω με, έχω σχέση με
• have to do without    αναγκάζομαι να τα βγάλω πέρα χωρίς, εξοικονομούμαι χωρίς

Italiano (Italian)
fare, praticare, bastare, festa, do

idioms:

• be up and doing    essere indaffarato
• do for    sostituire, arrangiarsi, rovinare
• do in    far fuori
• do up    abbottonare, rinnovare, imballare
• do without    fare senza
• done for    spacciato
• dos and don'ts    cose lecite ed illecite

Português (Portuguese)
v. - fazer
n. - fraude (f), dó (m) (Mús.)

idioms:

• be up and doing    realizar
• do for    conseguir
• do in    matar (gír.), surrar
• do time    fazer hora
• do up    limpar, amarrar, prender
• do without    dispensar
• done for    estar pronto para
• dos and don'ts    o que se deve e não se deve fazer
• have to do with    ter qualquer envolvimento
• have to do without    passar sem

Русский (Russian)
делать, пригодиться, вечеринка, нота до, хватает

idioms:

• be up and doing    взяться
• do for    хватит, прикончит
• do in    пришить
• do time    "отсидеть", отбывать период наказания (в тюрьме)
• do up    застегнуться, реставрировать
• do without    обойтись без
• done for    чертовски уставший
• dos and don'ts    все, что можно и нельзя
• have to do with    иметь отношение к чему-либо
• have to do without    придется обойтись без

Español (Spanish)
1.
v. tr. - hacer, preparar, cumplir, rendir, tributar, llevar a cabo, realizar, bastar, ser suficiente, ejecutar, viajar, aprobar, estudiar, agotar, explorar, convertir, engañar, participar
v. intr. - robar, comportarse, proceder, lograr, alcanzar, terminar, terminarse, acontecer
aux. v. - ciertamente, pudiera, verbo auxiliar sin significado propio

idioms:

• be to do with    tener que ver, con relación a
• do by    tener trato con
• do down    criticar
• do for    agotar, acabar, sacar, venir a limpiar, estar arruinado
• do in    dejar tieso, mandar al otro barrio, acabar con, agotar, hacerse daño, embromarse, estropear, arruinar, cargarse, matar, asesinar, lesionar gravemente
• do nothing for    restar calidad
• do oneself up    arreglarse
• do or die    hacer un esfuerzo supremo
• do out    decorar
• do someone out of    estafar a alguien
• do someone over    lesionar gravemente a alguien
• do something for    mejorar la apariencia o calidad
• do something over    hacer algo nuevamente
• do time    cumplir una condena
• do up    atar, abotonar, abrochar, envolver, arreglar, vestirse bien
• do without    prescindir de
• dos and don'ts    reglas, normas
• have to do with    tener que ver con, tratar con, versado en
• have to do without    tener que prescindir de
• I could do with    me vendría bien
• no can do    incapaz de hacerlo

2.
n. - fiesta, guateque, do

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - göra, ordna
n. - bedrägeri, fest, mus. do
abbr. - förk. ditto

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 做, 制作, 干, 完成, 实行, 解答, 算出, 行动, 足够, 进行, 进展, 适合, 办, 作, 要求, 该做的是, 规定

idioms:

• do for    对...有效, 代替, 干掉
• do in    杀死, 谋杀
• do time    服徒刑
• do up    修理, 使精疲力尽, 使穿上, 用毒品
• do without    无需, 将就无需, 将就
• dos and don'ts    注意事项, 可做与不可做的
• have to do with    与...有点关系
• have to do without    必须将就...

2. C大调音阶中的第一音

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - C大調音階中的第一音

2.
v. tr. - 做, 製作, 幹, 完成, 實行, 解答, 算出
v. intr. - 做, 行動, 足夠, 進行, 進展, 適合
aux. v. - 辦, 做, 作
n. - 要求, 該做的是, 規定

idioms:

• do for    對...有效, 代替, 幹掉
• do in    殺死, 謀殺
• do time    服徒刑
• do up    修理, 使精疲力盡, 使穿上, 用毒品
• do without    無需, 將就無需, 將就
• dos and don'ts    注意事項, 可做與不可做的
• have to do with    與...有點關係
• have to do without    必須將就...

한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. tr. - 행하다, 끼치다, 처리하다, 요리하다, 도움이 되다, 돌봐주다, 구경하다, 징역을 살다
v. intr. - 행동하다, 되어 가다, 자라다, 충분하다, 생기다
v. aux. - 일반동사의 의문문이나 부정문을 만들 때 쓰임, 동사를 강조할 때 쓰임

idioms:

• do for    비축하다
• do in    죽이다
• do time    징역을 살다
• do up    고치다, 다듬다
• do without    ~없이 살다
• have to do with    ~와 관계가 있다
• have to do without    ~없이 살다

2.
n. - 음악에서의 '도' 음계

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - する, 果たす, 終える, もたらす, 仕事をする, 学問をする, 十分である, 役に立つ, 処理する, 洗う, 作る, 翻訳する
n. - パーティー, 催し, ド

idioms:

• do for    代わりになる, 使える, 手に入れる, ために家事をする, 殺す, 滅ぼす
• do in    へとへとに疲れる
• do up    包む, 結ぶ, 留まる, 着飾る, 手直しする, 化粧直しをする
• do without    …なしで済ます, …がなくてもいい
• have to do with    関係がある, …とつきあいがある
• have to do without    と関係が無い

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يفعل, ينفذ, يرتكب, يبذل, يقوم بتمثيل دور, يمتهن ( يتخذ مهنه), يتصرف (الاسم) حفله, معركه, خدعه, أمر (اختصار) مختصر كلمه Ditto , الشئ نفسه مكرر أو مذكور مرة أخرى‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮עשה, פעל, טיפל ב-, רימה, שיחק, הציג, הספיק, ביקר ב-, גמר, הביס, הרג, ייגע, שדד, הרשיע, הזדווג עם, לקח (סם), עבר (מרחק), פתר‬
v. intr. - ‮פעל, הציג, הספיק, התנהג כ-‬
aux. v. - ‮עשה (כל דבר)‬
n. - ‮רמאות, דו (צליל)‬
n. - ‮אירוע חברתי‬

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