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do1    Audio Help   [doo; unstressed doo, duh] Pronunciation Key verb 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.British Slang. a swindle; hoax.
38.Chiefly British. a festive social gathering; party.
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.
46.do a number on (someone). number (def. 39).
47.do away with,
a.to put an end to; abolish.
b.to kill.
48.do one proud. proud (def. 11).
49.do one's number. number (def. 40).
50.do one's (own) thing. thing1 (def. 19).
51.do or die, to make a supreme effort.
52.do out of, Informal. to swindle; cheat: A furniture store did me out of several hundred dollars.
53.dos and don'ts, customs, rules, or regulations: The dos and don'ts of polite manners are easy to learn.
54.do time, Informal. to serve a term in prison: It's hard to get a decent job once you've done time.
55.do to death. death (def. 15).
56.have to do with. have (def. 37).
57.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]

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.
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done    Audio Help   [duhn] Pronunciation Key
–verb
1.pp. of do1.
2.Nonstandard. a pt. of do1.
–auxiliary verb
3.South Midland and Southern U.S. Nonstandard. (used with a principal verb in the past or, sometimes, present tense to indicate completed action): I done told you so. He done eat his lunch.
–adjective
4.completed; finished; through: Our work is done.
5.cooked sufficiently.
6.worn out; exhausted; used up.
7.in conformity with fashion, good taste, or propriety; acceptable: It isn't done.
8.be or have done with, to break off relations or connections with; stop.
9.done for, Informal.
a.tired; exhausted.
b.deprived of one's means, position, etc.
c.dead or close to death.
10.done in, Informal. very tired; exhausted: He was really done in after a close race.
4. In the adjectival sense “completed, finished, through,” done dates from the 14th century and is entirely standard: Is your portrait done yet?
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
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Thesaurus Entries
  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry:  complete
Part of Speech:  adjective
Definition:  Having reached completion.
Synonyms:  through
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.


  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry:  through
Part of Speech:  adjective
Definition:  No longer effective, capable, or valuable.
Synonyms:  done for, finished, washed-up
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.


  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry:  through
Part of Speech:  adjective
Definition:  Having no further relationship.
Synonyms:  finished
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.



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