do 2

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Definition von do 2 im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

Do can be used to stand for any verb group, or to refer back to another verb group, including one that was in a previous sentence. What are you doing? Think twice before doing anything A lot of people got arrested for looting so they will think before they do it again I'm glad they gave me my money back, but I think they did this to shut me up The first thing is to get some more food. When we've done that we ought to start again Brian counted to twenty and lifted his binoculars. Elena did the same He turned towards the open front door but, as he did so, she pushed past him

If you do something about a problem, you take action to try to solve it. They refuse to do anything about the real cause of crime: poverty If an engine packs in, there's not much the engineer can do about it until the plane is back on the ground

If you do a particular thing with something, you use it in that particular way. I was allowed to do whatever I wanted with my life The technology was good, but you couldn't do much with it

If someone does drugs, they take illegal drugs. I don't do drugs

If you say that something will do or will do you, you mean that there is enough of it or that it is of good enough quality to meet your requirements or to satisfy you. Anything to create a scene and attract attention will do `What would you like to eat?' --- `Anything'll do me, Eva.'

You can talk about what someone or something does to a person to mean that they have a very harmful effect on them. I saw what the liquor was doing to her

You can ask someone what they did with something as another way of asking them where they put it. What did you do with that notebook?

emphasis You can use do in a clause at the beginning of a sentence after words like `what' and `all', to give special emphasis to the information that comes at the end of the sentence. All she does is complain What I should do is go and see her

You can use do to talk about the degree to which a person, action, or event affects or improves a particular situation. Such incidents do nothing for live music's reputation I'd just tried to do what I could for Lou

If an action or event does a particular thing, such as harm or good, it has that result or effect. A few bombs can do a lot of damage It'll do you good to take a rest

If you do a particular person, accent, or role, you imitate that person or accent, or act that role. Gina does accents extremely well

If you are doing something, you are busy or active in some way, or have planned an activity for some time in the future. Are you doing anything tomorrow night? There is nothing to do around here

do WEAK STRONG does WEAK STRONG doing did done OTHER VERB USES ; do is used in a large number of expressions which are explained under other words in the dictionary. For example, the expression `easier said than done' is explained at `easy'

If you say that someone or something does well or badly, you are talking about how successful or unsuccessful they are. Connie did well at school and graduated with honours How did I do?

If you say that one thing has something to do with or is something to do with another thing, you mean that the two things are connected or that the first thing is about the second thing. Mr Butterfield denies having anything to do with the episode That's none of your business, it has nothing to do with you

If you say that you could do with something, you mean that you need it or would benefit from it. I could do with a cup of tea The range could do with being extended

You can use do when referring to the speed or rate that something or someone achieves or is able to achieve. They were doing 70 miles an hour

If you do a subject, author, or book, you study them at school or college. I'd like to do maths at university

If you ask someone what they do, you want to know what their job or profession is. What does your father do?

If a person or organization does a particular service or product, they provide that service or sell that product. They provide design services and do printing and packaging They do a good range of herbal tea

If you ask what someone or something is doing in a particular place, you are asking why they are there. `Dr Campbell,' he said, clearly surprised. `What are you doing here?'

When you do something, you take some action or perform an activity or task. Do is often used instead of a more specific verb, to talk about a common action involving a particular thing. For example you can say `do your teeth' instead of `brush your teeth'. I was trying to do some work After lunch Elizabeth and I did the washing up Dad does the garden