Meaning

39 senses
  1. A syntactic marker.

    (auxiliary)A syntactic marker in a question whose main verb is not another auxiliary verb or be.

    Do you go there often?

  2. (auxiliary)A syntactic marker in negations with the indicative and imperative moods.

    I do not go there often.

    Do not listen to him.

    неne

  3. (auxiliary)A syntactic marker for emphasis with the indicative, imperative, and subjunctive moods.

    But I do go sometimes.

    Do tell us.

    ja, doch, wohl

    жеže, ведьvedʹ

  4. (auxiliary)A syntactic marker that refers back to an earlier verb and allows the speaker to avoid repeating the verb; in most dialects, not used with auxiliaries such as be, though it can be in AAVE.

    I play tennis; she does too.

    Likes her cappuccino, Mary does. (UK, colloquial)

    tun

  5. (auxiliary, informal, interrogative, modal)Should; ought to (especially in respect of a task to be repeated).

    Do I just call every number on the list each time?

  6. (auxiliary, dialectal)Used to form the present progressive of verbs.

  7. (transitive)To perform; to execute.

    If you want something done, do it yourself.

    All you ever do is surf the Internet. What will you do this afternoon?

    tun, machen

    де́латьdélatʹ, сде́латьsdélatʹ, де́латьdélatʹ

    роби́тиrobýty, зроби́тиzrobýty

    carry out or perform an action

  8. (ambitransitive)To suffice.

    make it do or do without

    it’s not the best broom, but it will have to do; this will do me, thanks.

    reichen

    подходи́тьpodxodítʹ, подойти́podojtí, сойти́sojtí

  9. (intransitive)To be reasonable or acceptable.

    It simply will not do to have dozens of children running around such a quiet event.

    пойти́pojtí, годи́тьсяgodítʹsja

  10. (ditransitive)To have (as an effect).

    The fresh air did him some good.

    де́латьdélatʹ, сде́латьsdélatʹ, твори́тьtvorítʹ

  11. (intransitive)To fare, perform (well or poorly).

    Our relationship isn't doing very well; how do you do?

    пожива́тьpoživátʹ

  12. To fare, perform (well or poorly).

    (England, especially, intransitive)To fare well; to thrive; to prosper; (of livestock) to fatten.

Examples

379716 sentences
  1. I don't know what you mean.

    Я не знаю, що ти маєш на увазі. — triantafillou

    ruЯ не понимаю, что ты имеешь в виду. — zmoo

    deIch weiß nicht, was du meinst. — kroko

  2. I didn't want this to happen.

    Я не бажав, щоб так трапилось. — zinova

    ruЯ не хотел, чтобы это случилось. — al_ex_an_der

    deIch wollte nicht, dass das passiert. — MUIRIEL

  3. It's not something anyone can do.

    Це не те, що може зробити кожен. — deniko

    ruЭто не то, что может сделать каждый. — al_ex_an_der

    deDas ist nichts, was jeder Beliebige tun kann. — MUIRIEL

  4. Class doesn't begin until eight-thirty.

    Заняття не пончеться до половини на восьму. — deniko

    ruЗанятие не начнётся до половины девятого. — paul_lingvo

    deDer Unterricht fängt erst um halb neun an. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  5. If you don't eat, you die.

    Якщо не їсти, то помреш. — aandrusiak

    ruЕсли не будете есть, вы умрёте. — OlegDudin

    deWenn man nicht isst, stirbt man. — MUIRIEL

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
in questions:
perform, execute:
Русский
By meaning 12
in questions:
visit:
take drugs:
in negations:
for emphasis:
perform, execute:
perform tasks:
work, suffice:
be reasonable or acceptable:
have as an effect:
fare:
have as one's job:
Deutsch
By meaning 5
in questions:
take drugs:
for emphasis:
perform, execute:
work, suffice:

Origin

From Middle English don, from Old English dōn, from Proto-West Germanic *dōn, from Proto-G

From Middle English don, from Old English dōn, from Proto-West Germanic *dōn, from Proto-Germanic *dōną, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (“to put, place, do, make”).

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Forms

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

irregular

Present simpleLesson

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

Past simpleLesson

all personsdid

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill do

Phrasal verbs

9 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

274 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

90 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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