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
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 nearby do
British Dictionary definitions for do with (1 of 5)
do with
verb
could do with or can do with
to find useful; benefit from
she could do with a night's sleep
have to do with
to be involved in or connected with
his illness has a lot to do with his failing the exam
to do with
concerning; related to
what…do with
- to put or placewhat did you do with my coat?
- to handle or treatwhat are we going to do with these hooligans?
- to fill one's time usefullyshe didn't know what to do with herself when term ended
British Dictionary definitions for do with (2 of 5)
DO
abbreviation for
Doctor of Optometry
Doctor of Osteopathy
British Dictionary definitions for do with (3 of 5)
do
1
/ (duː, unstressed dʊ, də) /
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 with (4 of 5)
British Dictionary definitions for do with (5 of 5)
do
3
the internet domain name for
Dominican Republic
Idioms and Phrases with do with
do with
Put up or manage with, as in I can do with very little sleep. [Early 1800s] Also see can do with; have to do with.