Idioms for do

Origin of do

1
before 900; Middle English, Old English dōn; cognate with Dutch doen, German tun; akin to Latin -dere to put, facere to make, do, Greek tithénai to set, put, Sanskrit dadhāti (he) puts

SYNONYMS FOR do

1, 27 act.

synonym study for do

3. Do, accomplish, achieve mean to bring some action to a conclusion. Do is the general word: He did a great deal of hard work. Accomplish and achieve both connote successful completion of an undertaking. Accomplish emphasizes attaining a desired goal through effort, skill, and perseverance: to accomplish what one has hoped for. Achieve emphasizes accomplishing something important, excellent, or great: to achieve a major breakthrough.

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH do

dew do dew

British Dictionary definitions for do by (1 of 5)

do by

verb

(intr, preposition) to treat in the manner specified employers do well by hard working employees

British Dictionary definitions for do by (2 of 5)

DO

abbreviation for

Doctor of Optometry
Doctor of Osteopathy

British Dictionary definitions for do by (3 of 5)

do 1
/ (duː, unstressed , ) /

verb does, doing, did or done

noun plural dos or do's

Word Origin for do

Old English dōn; related to Old Frisian duān, Old High German tuon, Latin abdere to put away, Greek tithenai to place; see deed, doom

British Dictionary definitions for do by (4 of 5)

do 2
/ (dəʊ) /

noun plural dos

a variant spelling of doh 1

British Dictionary definitions for do by (5 of 5)

do 3

the internet domain name for

Dominican Republic

Idioms and Phrases with do by

do by

Behave with respect to, treat, as in John was determined to do well by his children. This idiom was first recorded about 1175.