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- [doo; unstressed doo, duh]
- /du; unstressed dʊ, də/
- /duː/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [doo; unstressed doo, duh]
- /du; unstressed dʊ, də/
Definitions of do word
- noun plural do Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion. 1
- noun plural do Informal. a hairdo or hair styling. 1
- noun plural do British Slang. a swindle; hoax. 1
- noun plural do Chiefly British. a festive social gathering; party. 1
- noun plural do the syllable used for the first tone or keynote of a diatonic scale. 1
- noun plural do (in the fixed system of solmization) the tone C. Compare sol-fa (def 1), ut. 1
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Origin of do
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English, Old English dōn; cognate with Dutch doen, German tun; akin to Latin -dere to put, facere to make, do, Greek tithénai to set, put, Sanskrit dadhāti (he) puts
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Parts of speech for Do
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
do popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
do usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for do
verb do
- move — to pass from one place or position to another.
- accomplish — If you accomplish something, you succeed in doing it.
- complete — You use complete to emphasize that something is as great in extent, degree, or amount as it possibly can be.
- prepare — to put in proper condition or readiness: to prepare a patient for surgery.
- conclude — If you conclude that something is true, you decide that it is true using the facts you know as a basis.
noun do
- wellbeing — a good or satisfactory condition of existence; a state characterized by health, happiness, and prosperity; welfare: to influence the well-being of the nation and its people.
- occupation — a person's usual or principal work or business, especially as a means of earning a living; vocation: Her occupation was dentistry.
- by-play — secondary action or talking carried on apart while the main action proceeds, esp in a play
- calling — A calling is a profession or career which someone is strongly attracted to, especially one which involves helping other people.
- deed — A deed is something that is done, especially something that is very good or very bad.
Antonyms for do
verb do
- dissuade — to deter by advice or persuasion; persuade not to do something (often followed by from): She dissuaded him from leaving home.
- create — To create something means to cause it to happen or exist.
- ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- commence — When something commences or you commence it, it begins.
- prevent — to keep from occurring; avert; hinder: He intervened to prevent bloodshed.
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