do1Audio Help/du; unstresseddʊ, də/Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[doo; unstresseddoo, duh]Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciationverb and auxiliary verb, present singular 1st person do, 2nd do or (Archaic) do·est or dost, 3rd does or (Archaic) do·eth or doth, present plural do; past singular 1st person did, 2nd did or (Archaic) didst, 3rd did, past plural did; past participle done; present participle do·ing; noun, plural dos, do's.
–verb (used with object)
1.
to perform (an act, duty, role, etc.): Do nothing until you hear the bell.
2.
to execute (a piece or amount of work): to do a hauling job.
3.
to accomplish; finish; complete: He has already done his homework.
4.
to put forth; exert: Do your best.
5.
to be the cause of (good, harm, credit, etc.); bring about; effect.
6.
to render, give, or pay (homage, justice, etc.).
7.
to deal with, fix, clean, arrange, move, etc., (anything) as the case may require: to do the dishes.
8.
to travel; traverse: We did 30 miles today.
9.
to serve; suffice for: This will do us for the present.
10.
to condone or approve, as by custom or practice: That sort of thing simply isn't done.
11.
to travel at the rate of (a specified speed): He was doing 80 when they arrested him.
12.
to make or prepare: I'll do the salad.
13.
to serve (a term of time) in prison, or, sometimes, in office.
14.
to create, form, or bring into being: She does wonderful oil portraits.
15.
to translate into or change the form or language of: MGM did the book into a movie.
16.
to study or work at or in the field of: I have to do my math tonight.
17.
to explore or travel through as a sightseer: They did Greece in three weeks.
18.
(used with a pronoun, as it or that, or with a general noun, as thing, that refers to a previously mentioned action): You were supposed to write thank-you letters; do it before tomorrow, please.
19.
Informal. to wear out; exhaust; tire: That last set of tennis did me.
20.
Informal. to cheat, trick, or take advantage of: That crooked dealer did him for $500 at poker.
21.
Informal. to attend or participate in: Let's do lunch next week.
22.
Slang. to use (a drug or drugs), esp. habitually: The police report said he was doing cocaine.
–verb (used without object)
23.
to act or conduct oneself; be in action; behave.
24.
Slang. to rob; steal from: The law got him for doing a lot of banks.
25.
to proceed: to do wisely.
26.
to get along; fare; manage: to do without an automobile.
27.
to be in health, as specified: Mother and child are doing fine.
28.
to serve or be satisfactory, as for the purpose; be enough; suffice: Will this do?
29.
to finish or be finished.
30.
to happen; take place; transpire: What's doing at the office?
31.
(used as a substitute to avoid repetition of a verb or full verb expression): I think as you do.
–auxiliary verb
32.
(used in interrogative, negative, and inverted constructions): Do you like music? I don't care. Seldom do we witness such catastrophes.
33.
Archaic. (used in imperatives with you or thou expressed; and occasionally as a metric filler in verse): Do thou hasten to the king's side. The wind did blow, the rain did fall.
34.
(used to lend emphasis to a principal verb): Do visit us!
–noun
35.
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
36.
Informal. a hairdo or hair styling.
37.
BritishSlang. a swindle; hoax.
38.
Chiefly British. a festive social gathering; party.
—Verb phrases
39.
do by, to deal with; treat: He had always done well by his family.
40.
do for,
a.
to cause the defeat, ruin, or death of.
b.
Chiefly British. to cook and keep house for; manage or provide for.
41.
do in, Informal.
a.
to kill, esp. to murder.
b.
to injure gravely or exhaust; wear out; ruin: The tropical climate did them in.
c.
to cheat or swindle: He was done in by an unscrupulous broker.
42.
do over, to redecorate.
43.
do up, Informal.
a.
to wrap and tie up.
b.
to pin up or arrange (the hair).
c.
to renovate; launder; clean.
d.
to wear out; tire.
e.
to fasten: Do up your coat.
f.
to dress: The children were all done up in funny costumes.
44.
do with, to gain advantage or benefit from; make use of: I could do with more leisure time.
45.
do without,
a.
to forgo; dispense with.
b.
to dispense with the thing mentioned: The store doesn't have any, so you'll have to do without.
make do, to get along with what is at hand, despite its inadequacy: I can't afford a new coat so I have to make do with this one.
[Origin: bef. 900; ME, OE dōn; c. D doen, G tun; akin to L -dere to put, facere to make, do, Gk tithénai to set, put, Skt dadhāti (he) puts]
—Synonyms 1, 25. act. 3.Do,accomplish,achieve mean to bring some action to a conclusion. Do is the general word: He did a great deal of hard work. Accomplish and achieve both connote successful completion of an undertaking. Accomplish emphasizes attaining a desired goal through effort, skill, and perseverance: to accomplish what one has hoped for. Achieve emphasizes accomplishing something important, excellent, or great: to achieve a major breakthrough.
Angra do Heroísmo, town (1991 pop. 11,672), capital of Angra do Heroísmo dist., Portugal, in the Azores, on Terceira island. It is a port and was until 1832 capital of the Azores. There is an old castle in the town.
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