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.

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Which one of these commonly confused words can act as an adverb or a pronoun?

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there

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Origin of to-do

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

synonym study for to-do

See ado.

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Example sentences from the Web for to-do

But voters want to hear what Romney is going todo about the economy.
The Right Discovers That Romney Lacks Specifics!?|Michael Tomasky|July 5, 2012|DAILY BEAST
"Con no mas personas que con cinco seys que son el cabo de todo esto, los tomasen su mano y les cortasen las cabeas," etc.
History of the Rise of the Huguenots|Henry Baird
En la otra el cardenal de Lorena havia sido el que avia hecho todo el dao, pensando poder persuadir los ministros.
History of the Rise of the Huguenots|Henry Baird
No sabo donde mirar,De todo teme y rezela,Si al cielo teme su furia,Porque hizo al cielo ofensa.
The Gold-Seekers|Gustave Aimard

She wanted, of course, to have an opportunity of talking to my Todo alone.
The Title Market|Emily Post
Exemplo de todo esto, y servirà tambien para entender nuestra preposicion pospuesta, ò las posposiciones de esta lengua.
A Vocabulary or Phrase Book of the Mutsun Language, Spoken at the Mission of San Juan Bautista, Alta California|Father Felipe Arroyo de la Cuesta

British Dictionary definitions for to-do

to-do

/ (təˈduː) /

noun plural -dos

a commotion, fuss, or quarrel

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noun, plural to-dos.Informal.

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noun, plural to-dos.Informal.

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Origin of to-do

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noun plural -dos