to-do

[ tuh-doo ]

/ təˈdu /

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noun, plural to-dos. Informal.

bustle; fuss: They made a great to-do over the dinner.

Nearby words

to whom it may concern, to windward, to wit, to-and-fro, to-be, to-do, to-do list, to-name, toad, toad bug, toad juice

Origin of to-do

before 900; Middle English, Old English; noun use of infinitive phrase; see to, do¹, ado

Synonym study

See ado.

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Examples from the Web for to-do

First on the to-do list, the profiling exercises to help the Western masses understand the nature of the wretched beast.
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Most of us are busy enough without adding yet another item to our to-do lists each day.
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Tally up those active minutes while crossing off your to-do list.
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As we near the conclusion of 2013, the organization just announced its to-do list for the new year.
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If we can check those three things off on our to-do list, we will experience a deep sense of meaning.
Donald Miller, Christian Iconoclast|Joshua DuBois|May 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He would not sit down, he stamped and made such a to-do that at last they let him have his own way.
Wood Magic|Richard Jefferies
An' this to-do ain't so much about me as about you, Isr'el Tenney, because you're makin' a fool o' yourself.
Old Crow|Alice Brown
There were heads of people moving on the porch and in the court, and the yard was all a-bustle and to-do.
Master Skylark|John Bennett
I sure am glad this to-do is all over, and that child is safe.
Seven Keys to Baldpate|Earl Derr Biggers
But to the ears of Miguel Alvarado the wind had borne sound of the to-do raised by an approaching horse.
The Wolf Cub|Patrick Casey

British Dictionary definitions for to-do

to-do

/ (təˈduː) /

noun plural -dos

a commotion, fuss, or quarrel

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