do with
Britishverb
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to find useful; benefit from
she could do with a night's sleep
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to be involved in or connected with
his illness has a lot to do with his failing the exam
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concerning; related to
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to put or place
what did you do with my coat?
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to handle or treat
what are we going to do with these hooligans?
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to fill one's time usefully
she didn't know what to do with herself when term ended
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Example Sentences
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As the judge noted in her ruling, the ongoing controversy has as much to do with when and how the diagnostic gospels were compiled as the scientific validity of the ailment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
Some flabby offshoot that had nothing to do with the leg it was attached to.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Beneath all the Hollywood spectacle is a fascinating question: What could humanity actually do with an asteroid if we were able to reach and use one?
From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026
"A lot of it has to do with macro trends," he says.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
The lines and furrows in her face had to do with worry.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
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