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
Definition for do (2 of 5)
do
2
[ doh ]
/ doʊ /
noun, plural dos. Music.
the syllable used for the first tone or keynote of a diatonic scale.
(in the fixed system of solmization) the tone C.
Compare sol-fa(def 1), ut.
Origin of do
2
1745–55; < Italian, inverted variant of
ut; see
gamut
Definition for do (3 of 5)
Definition for do (4 of 5)
D/O
or d.o.
delivery order.
Definition for do (5 of 5)
D.O.
Also DO, d.o.
direct object.
Doctor of Optometry.
Doctor of Osteopathy.
British Dictionary definitions for do (1 of 6)
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 (2 of 6)
British Dictionary definitions for do (3 of 6)
do
3
the internet domain name for
Dominican Republic
British Dictionary definitions for do (4 of 6)
DO
abbreviation for
Doctor of Optometry
Doctor of Osteopathy
British Dictionary definitions for do (5 of 6)
do.
abbreviation for
ditto
British Dictionary definitions for do (6 of 6)
D/O
d.o.
/ commerce /
abbreviation for
delivery order