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adverb

adjective

Verb Phrases

do away with,
  1. to get rid of; abolish; stop.
  2. to kill: Bluebeard did away with all his wives.

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RELATED WORDS

abolish, cancel, discard, discontinue, eliminate, exterminate, finish, kill, liquidate, murder, remove, slaughter, slay

Idioms

    away with,
    1. take away: Away with him!
    2. go away! leave!: Away with you!
    where away? (of something sighted from a ship) in which direction? where?

Origin of away

before 950; Middle English; Old English aweg, reduction of on weg. See on, a-1, way1

do

1
[doo; unstressed doo, duh]

verb (used with object), present singular 1st person do, 2nd do or (Archaic) do·est or dost, 3rd does or (Archaic) do·eth or doth, present plural do; past singular 1st person did, 2nd did or (Archaic) didst, 3rd did, past plural did; past participle done; present participle do·ing.

to perform (an act, duty, role, etc.): Do nothing until you hear the bell.
to execute (a piece or amount of work): to do a hauling job.
to accomplish; finish; complete: He has already done his homework.
to put forth; exert: Do your best.
to be the cause of (good, harm, credit, etc.); bring about; effect.
to render, give, or pay (homage, justice, etc.).
to deal with, fix, clean, arrange, move, etc., (anything) as the case may require: to do the dishes.
to travel; traverse: We did 30 miles today.
to serve; suffice for: This will do us for the present.
to condone or approve, as by custom or practice: That sort of thing simply isn't done.
to travel at the rate of (a specified speed): He was doing 80 when they arrested him.
to make or prepare: I'll do the salad.
to serve (a term of time) in prison, or, sometimes, in office.
to create, form, or bring into being: She does wonderful oil portraits.
to translate into or change the form or language of: MGM did the book into a movie.
to study or work at or in the field of: I have to do my math tonight.
to explore or travel through as a sightseer: They did Greece in three weeks.
(used with a pronoun, as it or that, or with a general noun, as thing, that refers to a previously mentioned action): You were supposed to write thank-you letters; do it before tomorrow, please.
Informal. to wear out; exhaust; tire: That last set of tennis did me.
Informal. to cheat, trick, or take advantage of: That crooked dealer did him for $500 at poker.
Informal. to attend or participate in: Let's do lunch next week.
Slang. to use (a drug or drugs), especially habitually: The police report said he was doing cocaine.
Slang. to rob; steal from: The law got him for doing a lot of banks.
Slang: Vulgar. to have sex with.
Informal. (usually in the negative) to act in accordance with expectations associated with (something specified): Just ignore her insults—she doesn’t do polite.

verb (used without object), present singular 1st person do, 2nd do or (Archaic) do·est or dost, 3rd does or (Archaic) do·eth or doth, present plural do; past singular 1st person did, 2nd did or (Archaic) didst, 3rd did, past plural did; past participle done; present participle do·ing.

to act or conduct oneself; be in action; behave.
to proceed: to do wisely.
to get along; fare; manage: to do without an automobile.
to be in health, as specified: Mother and child are doing fine.
to serve or be satisfactory, as for the purpose; be enough; suffice: Will this do?
to finish or be finished.
to happen; take place; transpire: What's doing at the office?
(used as a substitute to avoid repetition of a verb or full verb expression): I think as you do.

auxiliary verb, present singular 1st person do, 2nd do or (Archaic) do·est or dost, 3rd does or (Archaic) do·eth or doth, present plural do; past singular 1st person did, 2nd did or (Archaic) didst, 3rd did, past plural did; past participle done; present participle do·ing.

(used in interrogative, negative, and inverted constructions): Do you like music? I don't care. Seldom do we witness such catastrophes.
Archaic. (used in imperatives with you or thou expressed; and occasionally as a metric filler in verse): Do thou hasten to the king's side. The wind did blow, the rain did fall.
(used to lend emphasis to a principal verb): Do visit us!

noun, plural dos, do's.

Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
Informal. a hairdo or hair styling.
British Slang. a swindle; hoax.
Chiefly British. a festive social gathering; party.

Verb Phrases

do by, to deal with; treat: He had always done well by his family.
do for,
  1. to cause the defeat, ruin, or death of.
  2. Chiefly British.to cook and keep house for; manage or provide for.
do in, Informal.
  1. to kill, especially to murder.
  2. to injure gravely or exhaust; wear out; ruin: The tropical climate did them in.
  3. to cheat or swindle: He was done in by an unscrupulous broker.
do over, to redecorate.
do up, Informal.
  1. to wrap and tie up.
  2. to pin up or arrange (the hair).
  3. to renovate; launder; clean.
  4. to wear out; tire.
  5. to fasten: Do up your coat.
  6. to dress: The children were all done up in funny costumes.
do with, to gain advantage or benefit from; make use of: I could do with more leisure time.
do without,
  1. to forgo; dispense with.
  2. to dispense with the thing mentioned: The store doesn't have any, so you'll have to do without.

Origin of do

1
before 900; Middle English, Old English dōn; cognate with Dutch doen, German tun; akin to Latin -dere to put, facere to make, do, Greek tithénai to set, put, Sanskrit dadhāti (he) puts
Can be confuseddew do dew

Synonyms for do

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1, 27. act.

Synonym study

3. Do, accomplish, achieve mean to bring some action to a conclusion. Do is the general word: He did a great deal of hard work. Accomplish and achieve both connote successful completion of an undertaking. Accomplish emphasizes attaining a desired goal through effort, skill, and perseverance: to accomplish what one has hoped for. Achieve emphasizes accomplishing something important, excellent, or great: to achieve a major breakthrough.
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British Dictionary definitions for do away with

do away with

verb (intr, adverb + preposition)

to kill or destroy
to discard or abolish

away

adverb

from a particular place; offto swim away
in or to another, usual, or proper placeto put toys away
apart; at a distanceto keep away from strangers
out of existencethe music faded away
indicating motion, displacement, transfer, etc, from a normal or proper place, from a person's own possession, etcto turn one's head away; to give away money
indicating activity that is wasteful or designed to get rid of somethingto sleep away the hours
continuouslylaughing away; fire away
away with a command for a person to go or be removedaway with you; away with him to prison!
far and away by a very great marginfar and away the biggest meal he'd ever eaten
from away Canadian from a part of Canada other than Newfoundland

adjective (usually postpositive)

not presentaway from school
distanthe is a good way away
having started; releasedhe was away before sunrise; bombs away!
(also prenominal) sport played on an opponent's groundan away game
golf (of a ball or player) farthest from the hole
baseball (of a player) having been put out
horse racing relating to the outward portion or first half of a race

noun

sport a game played or won at an opponent's ground

interjection

an expression of dismissal

Word Origin for away

Old English on weg on way

DO

abbreviation for

Doctor of Optometry
Doctor of Osteopathy

do

1

verb does, doing, did or done

to perform or complete (a deed or action)to do a portrait; the work is done
(often intr; foll by for) to serve the needs of; be suitable for (a person, situation, etc); sufficethere isn't much food, but it'll do for the two of us
(tr) to arrange or fixyou should do the garden now
(tr) to prepare or provide; servethis restaurant doesn't do lunch on Sundays
(tr) to make tidy, elegant, ready, etc, as by arranging or adorningto do one's hair
(tr) to improve (esp in the phrase do something to or for)
(tr) to find an answer to (a problem or puzzle)
(tr) to translate or adapt the form or language ofthe book was done into a play
(intr) to conduct oneselfdo as you please
(intr) to fare or managehow are you doing these days?
(tr) to cause or producecomplaints do nothing to help
(tr) to give or renderyour portrait doesn't do you justice; do me a favour
(tr) to work at, esp as a course of study or a professionhe is doing chemistry; what do you do for a living?
(tr) to perform (a play, etc); actthey are doing ``Hamlet'' next week
(tr) to travel at a specified speed, esp as a maximumthis car will do 120 mph
(tr) to travel or traverse (a distance)we did 15 miles on our walk
(takes an infinitive without to) used as an auxiliary before the subject of an interrogative sentence as a way of forming a questiondo you agree?; when did John go out?
(takes an infinitive without to) used as an auxiliary to intensify positive statements and commandsI do like your new house; do hurry!
(takes an infinitive without to) used as an auxiliary before a negative adverb to form negative statements or commandshe does not like cheese; do not leave me here alone!
(takes an infinitive without to) used as an auxiliary in inverted constructionslittle did he realize that; only rarely does he come in before ten o'clock
used as an auxiliary to replace an earlier verb or verb phrase to avoid repetitionhe likes you as much as I do
(tr) informal to visit or explore as a sightseer or touristto do Westminster Abbey
(tr) to wear out; exhaust
(intr) to happen (esp in the phrase nothing doing)
(tr) slang to serve (a period of time) as a prison sentencehe's doing three years for burglary; he's doing time
(tr) informal to cheat or swindle
(tr) slang to robthey did three shops last night
(tr) slang
  1. to arrest
  2. to convict of a crime
(tr) Australian informal to lose or spend (money) completely
(tr) slang, mainly British to treat violently; assault
(tr) slang to take or use (a drug)
(tr) taboo, slang (of a male) to have sexual intercourse with
(tr) to partake in (a meal)let's do lunch
do or do a informal to act like; imitatehe's a good mimic – he can do all his friends well
do or die to make a final or supreme effort
how do you do? a conventional formula when being introduced
make do to manage with whatever is available

noun plural dos or do's

slang an act or instance of cheating or swindling
informal, mainly British and NZ a formal or festive gathering; party
do's and don'ts informal those things that should or should not be done; rules
See also do away with, do by, do down, do for, do in, done, do out, do over, do up, do with, do without

Word Origin for do

Old English dōn; related to Old Frisian duān, Old High German tuon, Latin abdere to put away, Greek tithenai to place; see deed, doom

do

2

noun plural dos

a variant spelling of doh 1

do

3

the internet domain name for

Dominican Republic
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Word Origin and History for do away with

do

v.

Middle English do, first person singular of Old English don "make, act, perform, cause; to put, to place," from West Germanic *don (cf. Old Saxon duan, Old Frisian dua, Dutch doen, Old High German tuon, German tun), from PIE root *dhe- "to put, place, do, make" (see factitious).

Use as an auxiliary began in Middle English. Periphrastic form in negative sentences ("They did not think") replaced the Old English negative particles ("Hie ne wendon"). Slang meaning "to do the sex act with or to" is from 1913. Expression do or die is attested from 1620s. Cf. does, did, done.

away

adv.

late Old English aweg, earlier on weg "on from this (that) place;" see a- (1) + way. Colloquial use for "without delay" (fire away, also right away) is from earlier sense of "onward in time" (16c.). Intensive use (e.g. away back) is American English, first attested 1818.

do

n.

first (and last) note of the diatonic scale, by 1754, from do, used as a substitution for ut (see gamut) for sonority's sake, first in Italy and Germany. U.S. slang do-re-mi "money" is from 1920s, probably a pun on dough in its slang sense of "cash."

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Idioms and Phrases with do away with

do away with

1

Make an end of, eliminate. For example, The town fathers have decided to do away with the old lighting system.

2

Demolish, destroy, kill, as in The animal officer did away with the injured deer lying by the side of the road. In the 13th century both usages were simply put as do away, the with being added only in the late 1700s.

away

see back away; bang away; blow away; break away; by far (and away); carry away; cart off (away); cast away; clear out (away); die away; do away with; draw away; eat away; explain away; fade out (away); fall away; fire away; fool away; fritter away; get away; get away with; give away; go away; hammer away; lay aside (away); make away with; out and away; pass away; peg away at; piss away; plug away at; pull away; put away; right away; run away; run away with; salt away; send away; shy away from; slink away; slip out (away); sock away; spirit away; square away; squirrel away; stow away; take away from; take one's breath away; tear away; throw away; tuck away; turn away; walk away from; walk off (away) with; waste away; wear off (away); whale away; when the cat's away; while away.

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