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- [doo fawr]
- /du fɔr/
- /duː fɔː(r)/
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- [doo fawr]
- /du fɔr/
Definitions of do for words
- noun plural do for Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion. 1
- noun plural do for Informal. a hairdo or hair styling. 1
- noun plural do for British Slang. a swindle; hoax. 1
- noun plural do for Chiefly British. a festive social gathering; party. 1
- idioms do for do a number on (someone). number (def 39). 1
- idioms do for do away with, to put an end to; abolish. to kill. 1
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Origin of do for
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 for
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
do for 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 for usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for do for
verb do for
- defeat — If you defeat someone, you win a victory over them in a battle, game, or contest.
- deprive — If you deprive someone of something that they want or need, you take it away from them, or you prevent them from having it.
- finish — to bring (something) to an end or to completion; complete: to finish a novel; to finish breakfast.
- kill — to deprive of life in any manner; cause the death of; slay. Synonyms: slaughter, massacre, butcher; hang, electrocute, behead, guillotine, strangle, garrote; assassinate.
- ruin — ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.