Meaning of 'do' (Webster Dictionary)
- A syllable attached to the first tone of the major diatonic
scale for the purpose of solmization, or solfeggio. It is the first of
the seven syllables used by the Italians as manes of musical tones, and
replaced, for the sake of euphony, the syllable Ut, applied to the note
C. In England and America the same syllables are used by mane as a
scale pattern, while the tones in respect to absolute pitch are named
from the first seven letters of the alphabet.
- Deed; act; fear.
- Ado; bustle; stir; to do.
- A cheat; a swindle.
- To act or behave in any manner; to conduct one's self.
- To fare; to be, as regards health; as, they asked him how he
did; how do you do to-day?
- To succeed; to avail; to answer the purpose; to serve; as,
if no better plan can be found, he will make this do.
- To place; to put.
- To cause; to make; -- with an infinitive.
- To bring about; to produce, as an effect or
result; to effect; to achieve.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- To put or bring into a form, state, or
condition, especially in the phrases, to do death, to put to death; to
slay; to do away (often do away with), to put away; to remove; to do
on, to put on; to don; to do off, to take off, as dress; to doff; to do
into, to put into the form of; to translate or transform into, as a
text.
- To cheat; to gull; to overreach.
- To see or inspect; to explore; as, to do all the
points of interest.
- To cash or to advance money for, as a bill or
note.
Meaning of 'do' (Princeton's WordNet)
Meaning (1):
- be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity
Example in sentence:- A few words would answer;
- A `B' grade doesn't suffice to get me into medical school;
- Nothing else will serve;
- This car suits my purpose well;
- Will $100 do?
Meaning (2):
- give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
Example in sentence:- cause a commotion;
- cause an accident;
- make a stir
Meaning (3):
- create or design, often in a certain way
Example in sentence:- Do my room in blue;
- I did this piece in wood to express my love for the forest
Meaning (4):
- engage in
Example in sentence:- do nothing;
- do research;
- make an effort;
- make love, not war;
- make revolution
Meaning (5):
- behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
Example in sentence:- Don't behave like a fool;
- The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people;
- What makes her do this way?;
- You should act like an adult
Meaning (6):
- arrange attractively
Example in sentence:- dress my hair for the wedding
Meaning (7):
- spend time in prison or in a labor camp
Example in sentence:- He did six years for embezzlement
Meaning (8):
- proceed or get along
Example in sentence:- He's come a long way;
- How are you making out in graduate school?;
- How is she doing in her new job?
Meaning (9):
- get (something) done
Meaning (10):
- carry out or perform an action
Example in sentence:- John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters;
- she did a little dance;
- the skater executed a triple pirouette
Meaning (11):
- carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions
Meaning (12):
- travel or traverse (a distance)
Example in sentence:- This car does 150 miles per hour;
- We did 6 miles on our hike every day
Meaning (13):
- carry on or function
Example in sentence:- We could do with a little more help around here
Definition
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