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- US Pronunciation
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- [thing]
- /du wʌnz θɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [thing]
- /du wʌnz θɪŋ/
Definitions of do one's thing words
- noun do one's thing a material object without life or consciousness; an inanimate object. 1
- noun do one's thing some entity, object, or creature that is not or cannot be specifically designated or precisely described: The stick had a brass thing on it. 1
- noun do one's thing anything that is or may become an object of thought: things of the spirit. 1
- noun do one's thing things, matters; affairs: Things are going well now. 1
- noun do one's thing a fact, circumstance, or state of affairs: It is a curious thing. 1
- noun do one's thing an action, deed, event, or performance: to do great things; His death was a horrible thing. 1
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Origin of do one's thing
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English: originally, “meeting”; see thing2
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Parts of speech for Do one's thing
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
do one's thing popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% 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".
Synonyms for do one's thing
verb do one's thing
- respond — to reply or answer in words: to respond briefly to a question.
- do — Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- develop — When something develops, it grows or changes over a period of time and usually becomes more advanced, complete, or severe.
- pursue — to strive to gain; seek to attain or accomplish (an end, object, purpose, etc.).
- create — To create something means to cause it to happen or exist.
Antonyms for do one's thing
verb do one's thing
- destroy — To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
- disregard — to pay no attention to; leave out of consideration; ignore: Disregard the footnotes.
- ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- discontinue — to put an end to; stop; terminate: to discontinue nuclear testing.
- forego — forgo.
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