do it

ˌdē-ˈō

做一做，去做吧

verb

transitive verb

to bring to pass : carry out it is my earnest desire to know the will of Providence … and if I can learn what it is I will do it—Abraham Lincoln

do another's wishes

put—used chiefly in do to death

had been hounded down and done to death as heretics—Stringfellow Barr

perform, execute did his duty

do some work

commit

crimes done deliberately

bring about, effect do violence

trying to do good

to give freely : pay

do honor to her memory

to bring to an end : finish—used in the past participle

The job is finally done.

to put forth : exert

did her best to win the race

to wear out especially by physical exertion : exhaust

At the end of the race they were pretty well done.

to attack physically : beatalso: kill

to bring into existence : produce has done some beautiful landscapes

do a biography on the general

—used as a substitute verb especially to avoid repetition

If you must make such a racket, do it somewhere else.

to play the role or character of

He did Hamlet on Broadway.

mimicalso: to behave like

do a Houdini and disappear

to perform in or serve as producer of

do a play

to treat unfairlyespecially: cheat

did him out of his inheritance

to treat or deal with in any way typically with the sense of preparation or with that of care or attention:

was doing the kitchen

to prepare for use or consumptionespecially: cook

like my steak done rare

set, arrange

had her hair done

to apply cosmetics to

wanted to do her face before the party

decorate, furnish do over the kitchen

did the living room in Early American

to be engaged in the study or practice ofespecially: to work at as a vocation what to do after college

do science

to pass over : traverse

did 20 miles yesterday

to travel at a speed of

doing 55 on the turnpike

tour

doing 12 countries in 30 days

to spend (time) in prison

has been doing time in a federal penitentiary

to serve out (a period of imprisonment)

did ten years for armed robbery

to serve the needs of : suit, suffice

worms will do us for bait

to approve especially by custom, opinion, or propriety

You oughtn't to say a thing like that … it's not done.—Dorothy Sayers

to treat with respect to physical comforts

did themselves well

use sense 4

doesn't do drugs

to have sexual intercourse with

I'd do him.

to partake of

Let's do lunch.

intransitive verb

act, behave

do as I say

get along, fare

do well in school

to carry on business or affairs : manage

We can do without your help.

to take place : happen

what's doing across the street

to come to or make an end : finish—used in the past participle

he had done with speech for that evening and gave us no reply—Arnold Bennett

to be active or busy

let us then be up and doing—H. W. Longfellow

to be adequate or sufficient : serve

half of that will do

to be fitting : conform to custom or propriety

won't do to be late

—used as a substitute verb to avoid repetition —used especially in British English following a modal auxiliary or perfective havea great many people had died, or would do—Bruce Chatwin

wanted to run and play as children do

—used in the imperative after an imperative to add emphasis

be quiet do

auxiliary verb

—used with the infinitive without to to form present and past tenses in legal and parliamentary language and in poetrygive what she did crave—Shakespeare

do hereby bequeath

—used with the infinitive without to to form present and past tenses in declarative sentences with inverted word order , in interrogative sentencesdid you hear that? , and in negative sentenceswe don't knowdon't go

fervently do we pray—Abraham Lincoln

—used with the infinitive without to to form present and past tenses expressing emphasisdo be careful

I do say

noun (1)

chiefly dialectal fuss, ado

archaic deed, duty

a festive get-together : affair, party

an annual do

chiefly British battle

a command or entreaty to do something

a list of dos and don'ts

British cheat, swindle

hairdo

The wind messed up his do.

noun (2)

music the first tone of the major scale in solfège

abbreviation (1)

ditto

double occupancy

abbreviation or noun

doctor of osteopathic medicine He earned a DO from Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine. Today, close to 120 osteopathic physicians—DOs—and about 2,050 MDs practice in Tucson, according to the [Pima] medical society.—Jane Erikson

Jane Smith, D.O.

abbreviation (2)

defense order

verb

transitive verb

to bring to pass : carry out it is my earnest desire to know the will of Providence … and if I can learn what it is I will do it—Abraham Lincoln

do another's wishes

put—used chiefly in do to death

had been hounded down and done to death as heretics—Stringfellow Barr

perform, execute did his duty

do some work

commit

crimes done deliberately

bring about, effect do violence

trying to do good

to give freely : pay

do honor to her memory

to bring to an end : finish—used in the past participle

The job is finally done.

to put forth : exert

did her best to win the race

to wear out especially by physical exertion : exhaust

At the end of the race they were pretty well done.

to attack physically : beatalso: kill

to bring into existence : produce has done some beautiful landscapes

do a biography on the general

—used as a substitute verb especially to avoid repetition

If you must make such a racket, do it somewhere else.

to play the role or character of

He did Hamlet on Broadway.

mimicalso: to behave like

do a Houdini and disappear

to perform in or serve as producer of

do a play

to treat unfairlyespecially: cheat

did him out of his inheritance

to treat or deal with in any way typically with the sense of preparation or with that of care or attention:

was doing the kitchen

to prepare for use or consumptionespecially: cook

like my steak done rare

set, arrange

had her hair done

to apply cosmetics to

wanted to do her face before the party

decorate, furnish do over the kitchen

did the living room in Early American

to be engaged in the study or practice ofespecially: to work at as a vocation what to do after college

do science

to pass over : traverse

did 20 miles yesterday

to travel at a speed of

doing 55 on the turnpike

tour

doing 12 countries in 30 days

to spend (time) in prison

has been doing time in a federal penitentiary

to serve out (a period of imprisonment)

did ten years for armed robbery

to serve the needs of : suit, suffice

worms will do us for bait

to approve especially by custom, opinion, or propriety

You oughtn't to say a thing like that … it's not done.—Dorothy Sayers

to treat with respect to physical comforts

did themselves well

use sense 4

doesn't do drugs

to have sexual intercourse with

I'd do him.

to partake of

Let's do lunch.

intransitive verb

act, behave

do as I say

get along, fare

do well in school

to carry on business or affairs : manage

We can do without your help.

to take place : happen

what's doing across the street

to come to or make an end : finish—used in the past participle

he had done with speech for that evening and gave us no reply—Arnold Bennett

to be active or busy

let us then be up and doing—H. W. Longfellow

to be adequate or sufficient : serve

half of that will do

to be fitting : conform to custom or propriety

won't do to be late

—used as a substitute verb to avoid repetition —used especially in British English following a modal auxiliary or perfective havea great many people had died, or would do—Bruce Chatwin

wanted to run and play as children do

—used in the imperative after an imperative to add emphasis

be quiet do

auxiliary verb

—used with the infinitive without to to form present and past tenses in legal and parliamentary language and in poetrygive what she did crave—Shakespeare

do hereby bequeath

—used with the infinitive without to to form present and past tenses in declarative sentences with inverted word order , in interrogative sentencesdid you hear that? , and in negative sentenceswe don't knowdon't go

fervently do we pray—Abraham Lincoln

—used with the infinitive without to to form present and past tenses expressing emphasisdo be careful

I do say

noun (1)

chiefly dialectal fuss, ado

archaic deed, duty

a festive get-together : affair, party

an annual do

chiefly British battle

a command or entreaty to do something

a list of dos and don'ts

British cheat, swindle

hairdo

The wind messed up his do.

noun (2)

music the first tone of the major scale in solfège

abbreviation (1)

ditto

double occupancy

abbreviation or noun

doctor of osteopathic medicine He earned a DO from Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine. Today, close to 120 osteopathic physicians—DOs—and about 2,050 MDs practice in Tucson, according to the [Pima] medical society.—Jane Erikson

Jane Smith, D.O.

abbreviation (2)

defense order

Verb and Noun (1) Middle English don, from Old English dōn; akin to Old High German tuon to do, Latin -dere to put, facere to make, do, Greek tithenai to place, set Noun (2) Italian

The first known use of do was before the 12th century

do1 of 2verb

to cause (as an act or action) to happen : carry out, perform

do me a favor

act entry 2 sense 3, behave

do as I say

to work at

what one does for a living

to take suitable action on do the dishes

do your homework

set entry 1 sense 11

have my hair done

decorate sense 1

did the bedroom in blue

to make progress

does well in school

to act so as to bring : render

sleep will do you good

to come to the end of : finish

turn out the light when you are done

to put forth : exert

did your best to win

to travel a distance of

did 500 miles that day

to travel at a speed of

doing 55 miles per hour on the turnpike

serve entry 1 sense 1d

did five years for armed robbery

to serve the purpose

half of that will do

to be fitting or proper

it won't do to be late

—used as a helping verb (1) before the subject in an interrogative sentence , (2) in a negative statementI do not know , (3) for emphasisyou do know , and (4) as a substitute for a preceding verbyou work harder than I do

do you play the piano?

do2 of 2noun

the first note of the musical scale

do1 of 2verb

to cause (as an act or action) to happen : carry out, perform

do me a favor

act entry 2 sense 3, behave

do as I say

to work at

what one does for a living

to take suitable action on do the dishes

do your homework

set entry 1 sense 11

have my hair done

decorate sense 1

did the bedroom in blue

to make progress

does well in school

to act so as to bring : render

sleep will do you good

to come to the end of : finish

turn out the light when you are done

to put forth : exert

did your best to win

to travel a distance of

did 500 miles that day

to travel at a speed of

doing 55 miles per hour on the turnpike

serve entry 1 sense 1d

did five years for armed robbery

to serve the purpose

half of that will do

to be fitting or proper

it won't do to be late

—used as a helping verb (1) before the subject in an interrogative sentence , (2) in a negative statementI do not know , (3) for emphasisyou do know , and (4) as a substitute for a preceding verbyou work harder than I do

do you play the piano?

do2 of 2noun

the first note of the musical scale

do1 of 2verb

to cause (as an act or action) to happen : carry out, perform

do me a favor

act entry 2 sense 3, behave

do as I say

to work at

what one does for a living

to take suitable action on do the dishes

do your homework

set entry 1 sense 11

have my hair done

decorate sense 1

did the bedroom in blue

to make progress

does well in school

to act so as to bring : render

sleep will do you good

to come to the end of : finish

turn out the light when you are done

to put forth : exert

did your best to win

to travel a distance of

did 500 miles that day

to travel at a speed of

doing 55 miles per hour on the turnpike

serve entry 1 sense 1d

did five years for armed robbery

to serve the purpose

half of that will do

to be fitting or proper

it won't do to be late

—used as a helping verb (1) before the subject in an interrogative sentence , (2) in a negative statementI do not know , (3) for emphasisyou do know , and (4) as a substitute for a preceding verbyou work harder than I do

do you play the piano?

do2 of 2noun

the first note of the musical scale

do1 of 2verb

to cause (as an act or action) to happen : carry out, perform

do me a favor

act entry 2 sense 3, behave

do as I say

to work at

what one does for a living

to take suitable action on do the dishes

do your homework

set entry 1 sense 11

have my hair done

decorate sense 1

did the bedroom in blue

to make progress

does well in school

to act so as to bring : render

sleep will do you good

to come to the end of : finish

turn out the light when you are done

to put forth : exert

did your best to win

to travel a distance of

did 500 miles that day

to travel at a speed of

doing 55 miles per hour on the turnpike

serve entry 1 sense 1d

did five years for armed robbery

to serve the purpose

half of that will do

to be fitting or proper

it won't do to be late

—used as a helping verb (1) before the subject in an interrogative sentence , (2) in a negative statementI do not know , (3) for emphasisyou do know , and (4) as a substitute for a preceding verbyou work harder than I do

do you play the piano?

do2 of 2noun

the first note of the musical scale

do inverb

to bring about the defeat or destruction of : ruin

kill entry 1 sense 1

to bring almost to the point of exhaustion : wear out

done in at the end of the day

do1 of 2verb

to cause (as an act or action) to happen : carry out, perform

do me a favor

act entry 2 sense 3, behave

do as I say

to work at

what one does for a living

to take suitable action on do the dishes

do your homework

set entry 1 sense 11

have my hair done

decorate sense 1

did the bedroom in blue

to make progress

does well in school

to act so as to bring : render

sleep will do you good

to come to the end of : finish

turn out the light when you are done

to put forth : exert

did your best to win

to travel a distance of

did 500 miles that day

to travel at a speed of

doing 55 miles per hour on the turnpike

serve entry 1 sense 1d

did five years for armed robbery

to serve the purpose

half of that will do

to be fitting or proper

it won't do to be late

—used as a helping verb (1) before the subject in an interrogative sentence , (2) in a negative statementI do not know , (3) for emphasisyou do know , and (4) as a substitute for a preceding verbyou work harder than I do

do you play the piano?

do2 of 2noun

the first note of the musical scale