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do

/də/noun, verb1 syllable

Do means: behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself.

Synonyms for do47

noun, as in an uproarious party

bash, brawl

noun, as in the syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization

doh, ut

noun, as in doctor's degree in osteopathy

Doctor of Osteopathy

verb, as in behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself

act, behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry, play, act as, dissemble, pretend

verb, as in arrange attractively

dress, arrange, set, coif, coiffe, coiffure, groom, curry

verb, as in proceed or get along

fare, make out, come, get along

verb, as in carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions

practice, practise, exercise

verb, as in be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity

suffice, answer, serve

verb, as in engage in

make

verb, as in carry out or perform an action

perform, execute

verb, as in give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally

cause, make

verb, as in get (something) done

perform

verb, as in create or design, often in a certain way

make

verb, as in spend time in prison or in a labor camp

serve

verb, as in carry on or function

manage

also used for do

get-together, blowout, gala, knees-up, partay, party, shindig

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What does do mean?16

verb

1

behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself“You should act like an adult”

2

arrange attractively“dress my hair for the wedding”

3

proceed or get along“How is she doing in her new job?”

4

carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions“practice law”

5

be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity“A few words would answer”

6

engage in“make love, not war”

7

carry out or perform an action“John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters”

8

give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally“cause a commotion”

9

get (something) done“I did my job”

10

create or design, often in a certain way“Do my room in blue”

11

spend time in prison or in a labor camp“He did six years for embezzlement”

12

carry on or function“We could do with a little more help around here”

13

travel or traverse (a distance)“This car does 150 miles per hour”

noun

1

an uproarious party

2

the syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization

3

doctor's degree in osteopathy

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with do?60

two syllables

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Show 40 near rhymes
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All 60 rhymes for do, grouped by syllable

Do in a sentence

  • Now that you are a big boy, you may do as you please.Zifre
  • If you don't have anything to do, look at the ceiling of your room.orcrist
  • In order to do that, you have to take risks.Zifre
  • Since you have nothing to do with this matter, you don't have to worry.Swift
  • No matter what you say, he still won't do it.Zifre
  • With the bridge destroyed, there was nothing to do but swim.LittleBoy
  • When you can't do what you want, you do what you can.CK
  • The patient was quite beyond help, so that the doctors could do no more.CK

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of do

as a noun

plural
dos

as a verb

past tense
did
past participle
done
present participle
doing
third-person singular
does