DIY
To perform oneself a task usually relegated to an expertTo perform oneself a task usually relegated to an expert.
» He's spent the holidays doing DIY.
Er hat die Ferien damit verbracht, sein Haus zu verschönern. — Sudajaengi
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1 sensesTo perform oneself a task usually relegated to an expert.
selber machen, selbst machen
смастери́тьsmasterítʹ
Examples
12 sentencesHe's spent the holidays doing DIY.
deEr hat die Ferien damit verbracht, sein Haus zu verschönern. — Sudajaengi
He spent the holidays doing DIY.
deEr hat die Ferien damit verbracht, sein Haus zu verschönern. — Sudajaengi
Ziri liked doing some DIY stuff.
Ziri experimented with DIY bath salts.
Gustavo spends Saturdays working on DIY projects.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
Initialism of do it yourself.Initialism of do it yourself.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Forms
DIYs, DIYing, DIYed, DIYedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.