Collins English-English Dictionary

do [duː]

1. 1. vb to perform or complete (a deed or action)

   to do a portrait

   the work is done

2. 2. vb [often intr; foll by for] to serve the needs of; be suitable for (a person, situation, etc); suffice

   there isn't much food, but it'll do for the two of us

3. 3. vt. [tr] to arrange or fix

   you should do the garden now

4. 4. vt. [tr] to prepare or provide; serve

   this restaurant doesn't do lunch on Sundays

5. 5. vt. [tr] to make tidy, elegant, ready, etc, as by arranging or adorning

   to do one's hair

6. 6. vt. [tr] to improve (esp in the phrase do something to or for)

7. 7. vt. [tr] to find an answer to (a problem or puzzle)

8. 8. vt. [tr] to translate or adapt the form or language of

   the book was done into a play

9. 9. vi. [intr] to conduct oneself

   do as you please

10. 10. vi. [intr] to fare or manage

    how are you doing these days?

11. 11. vt. [tr] to cause or produce

    complaints do nothing to help

12. 12. vt. [tr] to give or render

    your portrait doesn't do you justice

    do me a favour

13. 13. vt. [tr] to work at, esp as a course of study or a profession

    he is doing chemistry

    what do you do for a living?

14. 14. vt. [tr] to perform (a play, etc); act

    they are doing ``Hamlet'' next week

15. 15. vt. [tr] to travel at a specified speed, esp as a maximum

    this car will do 120 mph

16. 16. vt. [tr] to travel or traverse (a distance)

    we did 15 miles on our walk

17. 17. vt. [takes an infinitive without to] used as an auxiliary before the subject of an interrogative sentence as a way of forming a question

    do you agree?

    when did John go out?

18. 18. vt. [takes an infinitive without to] used as an auxiliary to intensify positive statements and commands

    I do like your new house

    do hurry!

19. 19. vt. [takes an infinitive without to] used as an auxiliary before a negative adverb to form negative statements or commands

    he does not like cheese

    do not leave me here alone!

20. 20. vt. [takes an infinitive without to] used as an auxiliary in inverted constructions

    little did he realize that

    only rarely does he come in before ten o'clock

21. 21. vt. used as an auxiliary to replace an earlier verb or verb phrase to avoid repetition

    he likes you as much as I do

22. 22. vt. [tr] [informal] to visit or explore as a sightseer or tourist

    to do Westminster Abbey

23. 23. vt. [tr] to wear out; exhaust

24. 24. vi. [intr] to happen (esp in the phrase nothing doing)

25. 25. vt. [tr] [slang] to serve (a period of time) as a prison sentence

    he's doing three years for burglary

    he's doing time

26. 26. vt. [tr] [informal] to cheat or swindle

27. 27. vt. [tr] [slang] to rob

    they did three shops last night

28. 28. vt. [tr] [slang] to arrest

29. 29. vt. to convict of a crime

30. 30. vt. [tr] [Austral] [informal] to lose or spend (money) completely

31. 31. vt. [tr] [slang] [chiefly Brit] to treat violently; assault

32. 32. vt. [tr] [slang] to take or use (a drug)

33. 33. vt. [tr] [taboo slang] (of a male) to have sexual intercourse with

34. 34. vt. [tr] to partake in (a meal)

    let's do lunch

35. 35. n [slang] an act or instance of cheating or swindling

36. 36. n [informal] [chiefly Brit and NZ] a formal or festive gathering; party

37. 37. n See also do away with do by do down do for do in done do out do over do up do with do without

38. 38. n [Etymology] Old English don; related to Old Frisian duan, Old High German tuon, Latin abdere to put away, Greek tithenai to place; see deed, doom

do [dəυ]

1. 1. n a variant spelling of doh

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1. 1. the internet domain name for Dominican Republic