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to-do

to-do

63 3.6
A note about a task to do later
  • noun
  • /təˈdu/
  • Jargon
translation icon : tarea
  • Please add 'buy groceries' to my to-do list for the week.
  • a to-do list

Examples

  • Don't forget to write down your to-do list and keep track of your progress.

    Blog text (1)

  • I'll put it on my to-do list.

    Battle: Los Angeles (2011)

  • I'll put it on the to-do list.

    Lockout (2012)

  • Made a "list" of all the house to-dos and slowly checked them off.

    Blog text (6)

  • Put a Starbucks on my to-do list.

    Slap Shot 3: The Junior League (2008)

  • She's tied for number one on my to-do list.

    Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)

  • He crossed off several items from his to-do list after a productive day.

  • The project manager created a to-do for each team member to ensure all tasks were covered.

Synonyms

task
vsto-do
∞ 1.0

A piece of work someone must do, often given by another person

is a note or marker that records work to be done later
tasker
vsto-do
6.1

A piece of work someone is asked to finish

serves as a simple reminder or marker in code and project trackers

How Important

project
∞ 2.5
assignment
650 1.2
task
∞ 1.0
to-do
  • Jargon
63 3.6
reminder
342 1.0
note
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

to-do singular
to-dos plural

Morphology

to-do = to + do (transparent) = to + do

The meaning 'a task that should be done later' is directly recoverable from the phrase 'to do'.

Etymology

To-do meaning a task comes from the simple phrase to do, meaning 'to be done'. So a to-do is something you must do, and in lists and in code people write TODO as a short mark for a task left for later.