Meaning

1 senses
  1. (colloquial)To spend time in prison (as a prisoner) or in the military (as a servicemember).

    My wife is unavailable for three months, as she's doing time for fraud.

    sitzen, einsitzen

    сиде́тьsidétʹ, мота́ть срокmotátʹ srok, ча́литьсяčálitʹsja

    сиді́тиsydíty

Examples

2124 sentences
  1. I don't have much time now.

    У мене зараз небагато часу. — deniko

    ruУ меня сейчас не очень много времени. — marafon

    deIch habe gerade nicht viel Zeit. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  2. Don't waste your time and money.

    Не марнуй свій час та гроші. — miketheknight

    ruНе трать понапрасну время и деньги. — sharptoothed

    deVerschwende nicht deine Zeit und dein Geld. — MUIRIEL

  3. I don't have time to read.

    Я не маю часу на читання. — aandrusiak

    ruУ меня нет времени читать. — Wadimiy

    deIch habe keine Zeit zum Lesen. — Wolf

  4. I don't have time to explain.

    Я не маю часу пояснювати. — deniko

    ruУ меня нет времени объяснять. — sharptoothed

    deIch habe keine Zeit für Erklärungen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  5. I didn't have time for that.

    Для цього у мене не було часу. — rmdas

    ruУ меня не было на это времени. — marafon

    deIch hatte keine Zeit dazu. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Translations

7 languages
Українська
colloquial: to spend time in prison:
Русский
colloquial: to spend time in prison:
Deutsch
colloquial: to spend time in prison:

Forms

does time, doing time, did time, done time
Base formdo time · to do time
3rd person singulardoes time
Present participledoing time
Past simpledid time
Past participledone time

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theydo time
he, she, itdoes time

Past simpleLesson

all personsdid time

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave done time
he, she, ithas done time

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill do time

Synonyms

6 synonyms

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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