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DO, v.t. or auxiliary; pret. Did; pp. Done, pronounced dun. This verb, when transitive, is formed in the indicative, present tense, thus, I do, thou doest, he does or doth; when auxiliary, the second person is, thou dost. [G.] 1. To perform; to execute; to carry into effect; to exert labor or power for brining any thing to the state desired, or to completion; or to bring any thing to pass. We say, this man does his work well; he does more in one day than some men will do in two days.In six days thou shalt do all thy work. Exodus 20.I will teach you what ye shall do. Exodus 4.I the Lord do all these things. Isaiah 45.2. To practice; to perform; as, to do good or evil.3. To perform for the benefit or injury of another; with for or to; for, when the thing is beneficial; to, in either case.Till I know what God will do for me. 1 Samuel 22.Do to him neither good nor evil. But to is more generally omitted. Do him neither good nor harm.4. To execute; to discharge; to convey; as, do a message to the king.5. To perform; to practice; to observe.We lie and do not the truth. 1 John 1.6. To exert.Do thy diligence to come shortly to me. 2 Timothy 4.7. To transact; as, to do business with another.8. To finish; to execute or transact and bring to a conclusion. The sense of completion is often implied in this verb; as, we will do the business and adjourn; we did the business and dined.9. To perform in an exigency; to have recourse to, as a consequential or last effort; to take a step or measure; as, in this crisis, we knew not what to do.What will ye do in the day of visitation. Isaiah 10.10. To make or cause.Nothing but death can do me to respire.11. To put. Who should do the duke to death?12. To answer the purpose.Ill make the songs of Durfy do.To have to do, to have concern with.What have I to do with you? 2 Samuel 16.What have I to do any more with idols? Hosea 14.To do with, to dispose of; to make use of; to employ. Commerce is dull; we know not what to do with our ships. Idle men know not what to do with their time or with themselves. Also, to gain; to effect by influence.A jest with a sad brow will do with a fellow who never had the ache in his shoulders.I can do nothing with this obstinate fellow.Also, to have concern with; to have business; to deal. [See No. 12.]To do away, to remove; to destroy; as, to do away imperfections; to do away prejudices.DO, v.i. 1. To act or behave, in any manner, well or ill; to conduct ones self.They fear not the Lord, neither do they after the law and commandment. 2 Kings 17.2. To fare; to be in a state with regard to sickness or health.How dost thou?We asked him how he did. How do you do, or how do you?3. To succeed; to accomplish a purpose. We shall do without him. Will this plan do? Also, to fit; to be adapted; to answer the design; with for; as, this piece of timber will do for the corner post; this tenon will do for the mortise; the road is repaired and will do for the present.To have to do with, to have concern or business with; to deal with. Have little to do with jealous men. Also, to have carnal commerce with.Do is used for a verb to save the repetition of it. I shall probably come, but if I do not, you must not wait; that is, if I do not come, if I come not.Do is also used in the imperative, to express an urgent request or command; as, do come; help me, do; make haste, do. In this case, do is uttered with emphasis.As an auxiliary, do is used in asking questions. Do you intend to go? Does he wish me to come?Do is also used to express emphasis. She is coquetish, but still I do love her.Do is sometimes a mere expletive.This just reproach their virtue does excite.Expletives their feeble aid do join.[The latter use of do is nearly obsolete.]Do is sometimes used by way of opposition; as, I did love him, but he has lost my affections.
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DO, v.t. or auxiliary; pret. Did; pp. Done, pronounced dun. This verb, when transitive, is formed in the indicative, present tense, thus, I do, thou doest, he does or doth; when auxiliary, the second person is, thou dost. [G.] 1. To perform; to execute; to carry into effect; to exert labor or power for brining any thing to the state desired, or to completion; or to bring any thing to pass. We say, this man does his work well; he does more in one day than some men will do in two days.In six days thou shalt do all thy work. Exodus 20.I will teach you what ye shall do. Exodus 4.I the Lord do all these things. Isaiah 45.2. To practice; to perform; as, to do good or evil.3. To perform for the benefit or injury of another; with for or to; for, when the thing is beneficial; to, in either case.Till I know what God will do for me. 1 Samuel 22.Do to him neither good nor evil. But to is more generally omitted. Do him neither good nor harm.4. To execute; to discharge; to convey; as, do a message to the king.5. To perform; to practice; to observe.We lie and do not the truth. 1 John 1.6. To exert.Do thy diligence to come shortly to me. 2 Timothy 4.7. To transact; as, to do business with another.8. To finish; to execute or transact and bring to a conclusion. The sense of completion is often implied in this verb; as, we will do the business and adjourn; we did the business and dined.9. To perform in an exigency; to have recourse to, as a consequential or last effort; to take a step or measure; as, in this crisis, we knew not what to do.What will ye do in the day of visitation. Isaiah 10.10. To make or cause.Nothing but death can do me to respire.11. To put. Who should do the duke to death?12. To answer the purpose.Ill make the songs of Durfy do.To have to do, to have concern with.What have I to do with you? 2 Samuel 16.What have I to do any more with idols? Hosea 14.To do with, to dispose of; to make use of; to employ. Commerce is dull; we know not what to do with our ships. Idle men know not what to do with their time or with themselves. Also, to gain; to effect by influence.A jest with a sad brow will do with a fellow who never had the ache in his shoulders.I can do nothing with this obstinate fellow.Also, to have concern with; to have business; to deal. [See No. 12.]To do away, to remove; to destroy; as, to do away imperfections; to do away prejudices.DO, v.i. 1. To act or behave, in any manner, well or ill; to conduct ones self.They fear not the Lord, neither do they after the law and commandment. 2 Kings 17.2. To fare; to be in a state with regard to sickness or health.How dost thou?We asked him how he did. How do you do, or how do you?3. To succeed; to accomplish a purpose. We shall do without him. Will this plan do? Also, to fit; to be adapted; to answer the design; with for; as, this piece of timber will do for the corner post; this tenon will do for the mortise; the road is repaired and will do for the present.To have to do with, to have concern or business with; to deal with. Have little to do with jealous men. Also, to have carnal commerce with.Do is used for a verb to save the repetition of it. I shall probably come, but if I do not, you must not wait; that is, if I do not come, if I come not.Do is also used in the imperative, to express an urgent request or command; as, do come; help me, do; make haste, do. In this case, do is uttered with emphasis.As an auxiliary, do is used in asking questions. Do you intend to go? Does he wish me to come?Do is also used to express emphasis. She is coquetish, but still I do love her.Do is sometimes a mere expletive.This just reproach their virtue does excite.Expletives their feeble aid do join.[The latter use of do is nearly obsolete.]Do is sometimes used by way of opposition; as, I did love him, but he has lost my affections. | DO, n.In modern solfeggio, the name of the first of the musical syllables. DO, v.i.- To act or behave, in any manner, well or ill; to conduct one's self.
They fear not the Lord, neither do they after the law and commandment. – 2 Kings xvii.
- To fare; to be in a state with regard to sickness or health. We asked him how he did. How do you do, or how do you?
How dost thou? – Shak.
- To succeed; to accomplish a purpose. We shall do without him. Will this plan do? – Addison.
Also, to fit; to be adapted; to answer the design; with for; as, this piece of timber will do for the corner post; this tenon will do for the mortise; the road is repaired and will do for the present.
To have to do with, to have concern or business with; to deal with. Have little to do with jealous men.
Also, to have carnal commerce with.
Do is used for a verb to save the repetition of it. I shall probably come, but if I do not, you must not wait; that is, if I do not come, if I come not.
Do is also used in the imperative, to express an urgent request or command; as, do come; help me, do; make haste, do. In this case, do is uttered with emphasis.
As an auxiliary, do is used in asking questions. Do you intend to go? Does he wish me to come?
Do is also used to express emphasis. She is coquetish, but still I do love her.
Do is sometimes a mere expletive.
This just reproach their virtue does excite. – Dryden.
Expletives their feeble aid do join. – Pope.
[The latter use of do is nearly obsolete.]
Do is sometimes used by way of opposition; as, I did love him, but he has lost my affections.
DO, v.t. [or auxiliary; pret. did; pp. done, pronounced dun. This verb, when transitive, is formed in the indicative, present tense, thus, I do, thou doest, he does or doth; when auxiliary, the second person is, thou dost. Sax. don; D. doen; G. thun; Goth. tauyan; Russ. deyu or dayu. This is probably a contracted word, for in Saxon dohte signifies made or did, as if the pret. of this verb. If the elements are dg, it coincides in elements with Sax. dugan, to be able, and with teagan, to taw, as leather.]- To perform; to execute; to carry into effect; to exert labor or power for bringing any thing to the state desired, or to completion; or to bring any thing to pass. We say, this man does his work well; he does more in one day than some men will do in two days.
In six days thou shalt do all thy work. – Ex. xx.
I will teach you what ye shall do. – Ex iv.
I the Lord do all these things. – Is. xiv.
- To practice; to perform; as, to do good or evil.
- To perform for the benefit or injury of another; with for or to; for, when the thing is beneficial; to, in either case.
Till I know what God will do for me. – 1 Sam. xxii.
Do to him neither good nor evil. But to is more generally omitted. Do him neither good nor harm.
- To execute; to discharge; to convey; as, do a message to the king.
- To perform; to practice; to observe.
We lie and do not the truth. – 1 John i.
- To exert.
Do thy diligence to come shortly to me. – 2 Tim. iv.
- To transact; as, to do business with another.
- To finish; to execute or transact and bring to a conclusion. The sense of completion is often implied in this verb; as, we will do the business and adjourn; we did the business and dined.
- To perform in an exigency; to have recourse to, as a consequential or last effort; to take a step or measure; as, in this crisis we know not what to do.
What will ye do in the day of visitation? – Is. x.
- To make or cause.
Nothing but death can do me to respire. [Obs.] – Spenser.
- To put. [Obs.]
Who should do the duke to death? – Shak.
- To answer the purpose.
I'll make the songs of Durfey do.
To have to do, to have concern with.
What have I to do with you? – 2 Sam. xvi.
What have I to do any more with idols? – Hos. xiv.
To do with, to dispose of; to make use of; to employ. Commerce is dull; we know not what to do with our ships. Idle men know not what to do with their time or with themselves.
Also, to gain; to effect by influence.
A jest with a sad brow will do with a fellow who never had the ache in his shoulders. – Shak.
I can do nothing with this obstinate fellow. – Anon.
Also, to have concern with; to have business; to deal. [See No. 12.]
To do away, to remove; to destroy; as, to do away imperfections; to do away prejudices.
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- A
syllable attached to the first tone of the major diatonic scale for
the purpose of solmization, or solfeggio. It is the first of the
seven syllables used by the Italians as manes of musical tones, and
replaced, for the sake of euphony, the syllable Ut, applied to
the note C. In England and America the same syllables are used by
many as a scale pattern, while the tones in respect to absolute pitch
are named from the first seven letters of the alphabet.
- To place; to put.
- To act or behave in any manner; to conduct one's self.
- Deed;
act; fear.
- To
perform work upon, about, for, or at, by way of caring for, looking
after, preparing, cleaning, keeping in order, or the like.
- To cause; to make; -- with an
infinitive.
- To fare; to be, as regards health; as,
they asked him how he did; how do you do to-
day?
- Ado; bustle; stir; to do.
- To deal with for good and all; to finish
up; to undo; to ruin; to do for.
- To bring about; to produce, as an effect
or result; to effect; to achieve.
- To succeed; to avail; to answer the purpose; to
serve; as, if no better plan can be found, he will make this
do.
- A cheat; a swindle.
- To perform, as an action; to execute; to
transact to carry out in action; as, to do a good or a bad
act; do our duty; to do what I can.
- To bring to an end by action; to perform
completely; to finish; to accomplish; -- a sense conveyed by the
construction, which is that of the past participle done.
- To make ready for an object, purpose, or
use, as food by cooking; to cook completely or sufficiently; as, the
meat is done on one side only.
- To put or bring into a form, state, or
condition, especially in the phrases, to do death, to put to
death; to slay; to do away (often do away with), to put
away; to remove; to do on, to put on; to don; to do
off, to take off, as dress; to doff; to do into, to put
into the form of; to translate or transform into, as a
text.
- To cheat; to gull; to overreach.
- To see or inspect; to explore; as, to
do all the points of interest.
- To cash or to
advance money for, as a bill or note.
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Do DO, verb transitive or auxiliary; preterit tense Did; participle passive Done, pronounced dun. This verb, when transitive, is formed in the indicative, present tense, thus, I do thou doest, he does or doth; when auxiliary, the second person is, thou dost. [G.] 1. To perform; to execute; to carry into effect; to exert labor or power for brining any thing to the state desired, or to completion; or to bring any thing to pass. We say, this man does his work well; he does more in one day than some men will do in two days. In six days thou shalt do all thy work. Exodus 20:9. I will teach you what ye shall do Exodus 4:15. I the Lord do all these things. Isaiah 45:7. 2. To practice; to perform; as, to do good or evil. 3. To perform for the benefit or injury of another; with for or to; for, when the thing is beneficial; to, in either case. Till I know what God will do for me. 1 Samuel 22:3. DO to him neither good nor evil. But to is more generally omitted. do him neither good nor harm. 4. To execute; to discharge; to convey; as, do a message to the king. 5. To perform; to practice; to observe. We lie and do not the truth. 1 John 1:1. 6. To exert. DO thy diligence to come shortly to me. 2 Timothy 4:5. 7. To transact; as, to do business with another. 8. To finish; to execute or transact and bring to a conclusion. The sense of completion is often implied in this verb; as, we will do the business and adjourn; we did the business and dined. 9. To perform in an exigency; to have recourse to, as a consequential or last effort; to take a step or measure; as, in this crisis, we knew not what to do What will ye do in the day of visitation. Isaiah 10:3. 10. To make or cause. Nothing but death can do me to respire. 11. To put. Who should do the duke to death? 12. To answer the purpose. Ill make the songs of Durfy do To have to do to have concern with. What have I to do with you? 2 Samuel 16:10. What have I to do any more with idols? Hosea 14. To do with, to dispose of; to make use of; to employ. Commerce is dull; we know not what to do with our ships. Idle men know not what to do with their time or with themselves. Also, to gain; to effect by influence. A jest with a sad brow will do with a fellow who never had the ache in his shoulders. I can do nothing with this obstinate fellow. Also, to have concern with; to have business; to deal. [See No. 12.] To do away, to remove; to destroy; as, to do away imperfections; to do away prejudices. DO, verb intransitive 1. To act or behave, in any manner, well or ill; to conduct ones self. They fear not the Lord, neither do they after the law and commandment. 2 Kings 17:12. 2. To fare; to be in a state with regard to sickness or health. How dost thou? We asked him how he did. How do you do or how do you? 3. To succeed; to accomplish a purpose. We shall do without him. Will this plan do? Also, to fit; to be adapted; to answer the design; with for; as, this piece of timber will do for the corner post; this tenon will do for the mortise; the road is repaired and will do for the present. To have to do with, to have concern or business with; to deal with. Have little to do with jealous men. Also, to have carnal commerce with. DO is used for a verb to save the repetition of it. I shall probably come, but if I do not, you must not wait; that is, if I do not come, if I come not. DO is also used in the imperative, to express an urgent request or command; as, do come; help me, do; make haste, do In this case, do is uttered with emphasis. As an auxiliary, do is used in asking questions. do you intend to go? Does he wish me to come? DO is also used to express emphasis. She is coquetish, but still I do love her. DO is sometimes a mere expletive. This just reproach their virtue does excite. Expletives their feeble aid do join. [The latter use of do is nearly obsolete.] DO is sometimes used by way of opposition; as, I did love him, but he has lost my affections.
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