verb · intransitive · rare

DIY

DIY · DIYs · DIYed · DIYing

смастерить

selbst machen

To perform oneself a task usually relegated to an expertTo perform oneself a task usually relegated to an expert.

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/ˌdi.aɪˈwaɪ/

» He's spent the holidays doing DIY.

Er hat die Ferien damit verbracht, sein Haus zu verschönern.

Meaning

1 senses

To perform oneself a task usually relegated to an expert.
selber machen, selbst machen
смастери́тьsmasterítʹ

Examples

12 sentences

He's spent the holidays doing DIY.
deEr hat die Ferien damit verbracht, sein Haus zu verschönern. — Sudajaengi
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He spent the holidays doing DIY.
deEr hat die Ferien damit verbracht, sein Haus zu verschönern. — Sudajaengi
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Ziri liked doing some DIY stuff.
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Ziri experimented with DIY bath salts.
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Gustavo spends Saturdays working on DIY projects.
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Translations

5 languages

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Origin

Initialism of do it yourself.

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Forms

DIYs, DIYing, DIYed, DIYed

Base form	DIY · to DIY
3rd person singular	DIYs
Present participle	DIYing
Past simple	DIYed
Past participle	DIYed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	DIY
he, she, it	DIYs

Past simpleLesson

all persons

DIYed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have DIYed
he, she, it	has DIYed

Future simple (will)Lesson