do business
To be engaged in business, to be involved in commerce or tradeTo be engaged in business, to be involved in commerce or trade.
» We do business with that company.
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRTranslations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
Examples
94 sentencesWe do business with that company.
I've never done business with Tom.
We've been doing business for years.
Meaning
2 senses(intransitive)To be engaged in business, to be involved in commerce or trade.
I simply refuse to do business with such ruffians.
име́ть де́лоimétʹ délo, вести́ дела́vestí delá
(slang)Especially of a house pet: to urinate or defecate.
Forms
does business, doing business, did business, done businessirregular · Lesson
| Base form | do business · to do business |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | does business |
| Present participle | doing business |
| Past simple | did business |
| Past participle | done business |
Tenses
do business · did business · will do business · have done businessPoint at a form to see it in a sentence.Tap a form to see it in a sentence.
Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular 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.