South Midland and Southern U.S.Nonstandard. (used with a principal verb in the past or, sometimes, present tense to indicate completed action): I done told you so. He done eat his lunch.
adjective
completed; finished; through: Our work is done.
cooked sufficiently.
worn out; exhausted; used up.
in conformity with fashion, good taste, or propriety; acceptable: It isn't done.
Idioms
be/have done with, to break off relations or connections with; stop.
done for, Informal.
tired; exhausted.
deprived of one's means, position, etc.
dead or close to death.
done in, Informal. very tired; exhausted: He was really done in after a close race.
Related formshalf-done, adjective
Usage note
4. In the adjectival sense “completed, finished, through,” done dates from the 14th century and is entirely standard: Is your portrait done yet?
do
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[doo; unstressed doo, duh]
verb (used with object),present singular 1st persondo,2nddo or (Archaic)do·est or dost,3rddoes or (Archaic)do·eth or doth,present pluraldo;past singular 1st persondid,2nddid or (Archaic)didst,3rddid,past pluraldid;past participledone;present participledo·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 persondo,2nddo or (Archaic)do·est or dost,3rddoes or (Archaic)do·eth or doth,present pluraldo;past singular 1st persondid,2nddid or (Archaic)didst,3rddid,past pluraldid;past participledone;present participledo·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 persondo,2nddo or (Archaic)do·est or dost,3rddoes or (Archaic)do·eth or doth,present pluraldo;past singular 1st persondid,2nddid or (Archaic)didst,3rddid,past pluraldid;past participledone;present participledo·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,pluraldos,do's.
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
Informal. a hairdo or hair styling.
BritishSlang. 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,
to cause the defeat, ruin, or death of.
Chiefly British.to cook and keep house for; manage or provide for.
do in, Informal.
to kill, especially to murder.
to injure gravely or exhaust; wear out; ruin: The tropical climate did them in.
to cheat or swindle: He was done in by an unscrupulous broker.
do over, to redecorate.
do up, Informal.
to wrap and tie up.
to pin up or arrange (the hair).
to renovate; launder; clean.
to wear out; tire.
to fasten: Do up your coat.
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,
to forgo; dispense with.
to dispense with the thing mentioned: The store doesn't have any, so you'll have to do without.
make do, to get along with what is at hand, despite its inadequacy: I can't afford a new coat so I have to make do with this one.
Origin of do
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before 900;Middle English,Old Englishdōn; cognate with Dutchdoen,Germantun; akin to Latin-dere to put, facere to make, do, Greektithénai to set, put, Sanskritdadhāti (he) puts
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.
an exclamation of frustration when something is ruined
an exclamation when something is completed
interjection
an expression of agreement, as on the settlement of a bargain between two parties
adjective
completed; finished
cooked enoughdone to a turn
used upthey had to surrender when the ammunition was done
socially proper or acceptablethat isn't done in higher circles
informalcheated; tricked
done forinformal
dead or almost dead
in serious difficulty
done inordone upinformalphysically exhausted
DO
abbreviation for
Doctor of Optometry
Doctor of Osteopathy
do
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verbdoes, doing, didordone
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 toorfor)
(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)informalto 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)slangto serve (a period of time) as a prison sentencehe's doing three years for burglary; he's doing time
(tr)informalto cheat or swindle
(tr)slangto robthey did three shops last night
(tr)slang
to arrest
to convict of a crime
(tr)Australianinformalto lose or spend (money) completely
past participle of do; from Old English past participle gedon (a vestige of the prefix is in ado). U.S. Southern use of done in phrases like "he done gone to the store" is attested from 1827, according to OED: "a perfective auxiliary or with adverbial force in the sense 'already; completely.' " Meaning "finished" is early 15c. Slang done for "doomed" is from 1842.
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.
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."
