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English

Pronunciation

Verb

to do (did, done), does

  1. To perform, to execute
  2. Refers to a verb previously mentioned.
    to type and to do it quickly.
  3. (colloquial) to attack someone.

Translations

Auxiliary verb

do (did)

  1. Used as a syntactic marker in questions (Do you go?), negations (I do not go), for emphasis (I do go) and to avoid repeating an earlier verb (I play tennis; he does too)

Noun

do

Etymology 1

  1. (Music) A syllable used in sol-fa to represent the tonic of a major scale
Synonym
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Etymology 2

do (the plural is strictly dos but do's is more commonly used for legibility)

  1. (colloquial) function, celebration, party
    We're having a bit of a do on Saturday to celebrate my birthday.
  2. (also colloquial) a period of confusion or argument. (also called a 'to-do')

Dutch

Pronunciation


Noun

do f

  1. Musical note

Synonyms


French

Pronunciation

Noun

do f

  1. Musical note

Synonyms


Frisian

Personal Pronoun

do

  1. The casual form of the second person singular: you (the polite form is: jo)

Noun

do

  1. pigeon, dove

Italian

Verb form

do

  1. First-person singular indicative present of dare

Synonym

Noun

do m

  1. Musical note

Latin

Pronunciation

Verb

  1. "I give" : first person singular, present tense conjugation of dare.

Polish

Preposition

  1. to, towards

Usage

+ genetive


Turkish

Noun

  1. The musical note C

Volapük

Conjunction

do

  1. though, although, even though

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WordNet Definitions

The noun "do" has three senses: The verb "do" has thirteen senses:

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