do

verb

\ ˈdü

did\ ˈdid

, dəd \; done\ ˈdən

\; doing\ ˈdü-iŋ

\; does\ ˈdəz

Definition of do

(Entry 1 of 5)

transitive verb

1 : to bring to pass : carry out do another's wishes 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

2 : put —used chiefly in do to death had been hounded down and done to death as heretics— Stringfellow Barr

3a : perform, execute do some work did his duty

b : commit crimes done deliberately

4a : bring about, effect trying to do good do violence

b : to give freely : pay do honor to her memory

5 : to bring to an end : finish —used in the past participle the job is finally done

6 : to put forth : exert did her best to win the race

7a : to wear out especially by physical exertion : exhaust at the end of the race they were pretty well done

b : to attack physically : beat also : kill

8 : to bring into existence : produce do a biography on the general has done some beautiful landscapes

9 —used as a substitute verb especially to avoid repetition if you must make such a racket, do it somewhere else

10a : to play the role or character of He did Hamlet on Broadway.

b : mimic also : to behave like do a Houdini and disappear

c : to perform in or serve as producer of do a play

11 : to treat unfairly especially : cheat did him out of his inheritance

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

a(1) : to put in order : clean was doing the kitchen

(2) : wash did the dishes after supper

b : to prepare for use or consumption especially : cook like my steak done rare

c : set, arrange had her hair done

d : to apply cosmetics to wanted to do her face before the party

e : decorate, furnish did the living room in Early American do over the kitchen

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