do

A syntactic marker. A syntactic marker in a question whose main verb is not another auxiliary verb or be.

• Do you go there often?
• I do not go there often.
• Do not listen to him.

A syntactic marker in a question whose main verb is not another auxiliary verb or be.

• Do you go there often?

A syntactic marker in negations with the indicative and imperative moods.

• I do not go there often.
• Do not listen to him.

A syntactic marker for emphasis with the indicative, imperative, and subjunctive moods.

• But I do go sometimes.
• Do tell us.
• Boy, did I make a mistake!

A syntactic marker that refers back to an earlier verb and allows the speaker to avoid repeating the verb; in most dialects, not used with auxiliaries such as be, though it can be in AAVE.

• I play tennis; she does too.
• Likes her cappuccino, Mary does. (UK, colloquial)
• Your remarks piqued my curiosity, as it did my mom's too.

Should; ought to (especially in respect of a task to be repeated).

• Do I just call every number on the list each time?

Used to form the present progressive of verbs.

To perform; to execute.

• If you want something done, do it yourself.
• All you ever do is surf the Internet. What will you do this afternoon?
• I love doing puzzles, especially crosswords, but lately I've taken to sudokus too.

To cause or make (someone) (do something).

To suffice.

• make it do or do without
• it’s not the best broom, but it will have to do; this will do me, thanks.

To be reasonable or acceptable.

• It simply will not do to have dozens of children running around such a quiet event.

To have (as an effect).

• The fresh air did him some good.

To fare, perform (well or poorly).

• Our relationship isn't doing very well; how do you do?

To fare well; to thrive; to prosper; (of livestock) to fatten.

To have as one's job.

• What does Bob do? — He's a plumber.

To perform the tasks or actions associated with (something).

• Don't forget to do your report!

To cook.

• I'll just do some eggs.

A party, celebration, social function; usually of moderate size and formality.

• We’re having a bit of a do on Saturday to celebrate my birthday.

Clipping of hairdo.

• Nice do!
• I don't like to spend time on my hairstyle, so I usually just wear a do-rag.

Something that can or should be done.

• Don’t forget the dos and don’ts.

Something that has been done.

• "How come you quit?" "I'm moving to London." "Fair dos."

Ado; bustle; stir; to-do; A period of confusion or argument.

A cheat; a swindler.

An act of swindling; a fraud or deception.

A homicide.

A syllable used in solfège to represent the first and eighth tonic of a major scale.

Abbreviation of ditto.

The cardinal number occurring after el and before do one in a duodecimal system. Written 10, decimal value 12.