to do
- verb
- /du/
- The supplies will do for our project until the next shipment arrives.
- do the job
Examples
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The only way to do it is one kindness.
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I don't understand how hard it is to do the right thing.
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And what we have to do is live with it.
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Now we have just time to do the next one.
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There has to be some way to do that there.
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Oh, now, you can do better than that.
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All you have to do is ask for them.
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You seem to do okay that way.
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We were wondering how we were going to do it with the staff we had.
Academic text (2017) -
All we simply need to do is divide.
Synonyms
To be used for a specific purpose or to help achieve something
To be enough for what is needed
To be enough to meet a need or purpose
Idioms
- Formal
A formal greeting used when meeting someone for the first time that does not need an answer
- Informal
People say it to boast about something they or someone else did
- Informal
Jump into water while pulling your knees to your chest to make a big splash
- Informal
What someone does shows who they really are more than what they say
Phrasal Verbs
To turn your body sideways in a full circle touching the ground with hands and feet to show joy
- Informal
Treat someone unfairly or hurt them, often when they trust you
- Slang
To annoy people online a little on purpose to make them react for fun
- NSFW
To create or perform something while taking LSD so it looks strange and colorful
Compounds
- Informal
A time when someone must succeed or they will fail under great pressure
How Adequate
Surface Forms
Etymology
Do meaning 'be enough', as in 'that will do', comes from the old idea 'to serve' or 'to work' for a purpose. So if something 'does', it 'works' or is good enough.