Which word can be used as a synonym for do

as in to suffice

to be fitting or proper

that outfit just won’t do for the opera

as in to serve

to be enough

even half of that amount of sugar will do

as in to accomplish

to carry through (as a process) to completion

do as much as you can and leave the rest

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as in to decorate

to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming

did the living room in French provincial style

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as in to cope

to meet one’s day-to-day needs

I’m doing just fine

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as in to cause

to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)

this neighborhood cleanup effort might just do some good

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as in to imitate

to copy or exaggerate (someone or something) in order to make fun of

the laughing partygoers begged their host to do Marlon Brando again

as in to proceed

to move forward along a course

how are you doing with the house restoration?

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as in to perform

to present a portrayal or performance of

she’s done Eliza Doolittle on the stage so many times that she can probably play the flower girl in her sleep

as in to squeeze

to rob by the use of trickery or threats

did them out of their savings with surprising ease

as in to hide

to strike repeatedly

no one is sure who did them in that alley

as in to happen

to take place

nothing’s ever doing in this boring little town

as in event

a social gathering

it’s supposed to be some sort of fancy do

as in order

a statement of what to do that must be obeyed by those concerned

issued a long list of dos and don’ts before we even started the project

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as in cut

a style or arrangement of hair

you can tell that the picture was taken in the 1980s from my permed do

as in need

archaic

something one must do because of prior agreement

in this hour of national crisis everyone must do their do

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as in hurry

chiefly dialect

a state of noisy, confused activity

in that small town a great deal of do could come from very little indeed

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1       aux   Do is used to form the negative of main verbs, by putting `not’ after `do’ and before the main verb in its infinitive form, that is the form without `to’.  
They don’t want to work…      AUX neg inf  
I did not know Jamie had a knife…      AUX neg inf  
It doesn’t matter if you win or lose.      AUX neg inf  

2       aux   Do is used to form questions, by putting the subject after `do’ and before the main verb in its infinitive form, that is the form without `to’.  
Do you like music?…      AUX n v  
What did he say?…      AUX n v  
Where does she live?      AUX n v  

3       aux   Do is used in question tags.  
You know about Andy, don’t you?…      cl AUX n  
I’m sure they had some of the same questions last year didn’t they?      cl AUX n  

4       aux   You use do    when you are confirming or contradicting a statement containing `do’, or giving a negative or positive answer to a question.      
`Did he think there was anything suspicious going on?’—`Yes, he did.’…      AUX  
`Do you have a metal detector?’—`No, I don’t.’…      AUX  

5       aux   Do is used with a negative to tell someone not to behave in a certain way.  
only imper  
Don’t be silly…      AUX neg inf  
Don’t touch that!      AUX neg inf  

6       aux   Do is used to give emphasis to the main verb when there is no other auxiliary.,   (emphasis)
   Veronica, I do understand…      AUX inf  
You did have a tape recorder with you.      AUX inf  

7       aux   Do is used as a polite way of inviting or trying to persuade someone to do something.  
only imper     (politeness)
   Do sit down…      AUX inf  
Do help yourself to another drink.      AUX inf  

8       verb   Do can be used to refer back to another verb group when you are comparing or contrasting two things, or saying that they are the same.  
I make more money than he does…      V  
I had fantasies, as do all mothers, about how life would be when my girls were grown…      as V n  
Girls receive less health care and less education in the developing world than do boys.      than V n  

9       verb   You use do    after `so’ and `nor’ to say that the same statement is true for two people or groups.      
You know that’s true, and so do I…      V n  
We don’t forget that. Nor does he…      V n  

1       verb   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…      V n  
After lunch Elizabeth and I did the washing up…      V n  
Dad does the garden…      V n  

2       verb   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?…      V n  
Think twice before doing anything…      V pron-indef  
A lot of people got arrested for looting so they will think before they do it again…      V it  
I’m glad they gave me my money back, but I think they did this to shut me up…      V this  
The first thing is to get some more food. When we’ve done that we ought to start again…      V that  
Brian counted to twenty and lifted his binoculars. Elena did the same…      V the same  
He turned towards the open front door but, as he did so, she pushed past him.      V so  

3       verb   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.   ,   (emphasis)
   All she does is complain…      V n  
What I should do is go and see her…      V n  

4       verb   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…      V n with n  
The technology was good, but you couldn’t do much with it.      V amount with n  

5       verb   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…      V n about n  
If an engine packs in, there’s not much the engineer can do about it until the plane is back on the ground.      V amount about n  

6       verb   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…      V n  
It’ll do you good to take a rest…      V n n  

7       verb   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…      V amount for n  
I’d just tried to do what I could for Lou.      V n for n  

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

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

10       verb   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?…      V n  
There is nothing to do around here.      V n  

11       verb   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…      V adv  
How did I do?      V adv  

12       verb   If a person or organization does a particular service or product, they provide that service or sell that product.  
  (mainly BRIT)  
They provide design services and do printing and packaging…      V n  
They do a good range of herbal tea.      V n  

13       verb   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.      V amount  

14       verb   If you do    a subject, author, or book, you study them at school or college.      
SPOKEN   I’d like to do maths at university.      V n  

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

16       verb   If someone does drugs, they take illegal drugs.  
I don’t do drugs.      V n  

17       verb   If you say that something willdo    or willdo    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…      V  
`What would you like to eat?’—`Anything’ll do me, Eva.’      V n  

18    If you say that you could do with something, you mean that you need it or would benefit from it.  
♦
could do with sth      phrase   V inflects, PHR n/-ing  
I could do with a cup of tea…, The range could do with being extended.     

19    You can ask someone what they did with something as another way of asking them where they put it.  
♦
what did you do with      phrase   V inflects, PHR n  
What did you do with that notebook?     

20    If you ask what someone or something is doing in a particular place, you are asking why they are there.  
♦
what is sb/sth doing here      phrase   PHR adv/prep  
`Dr Campbell,’ he said, clearly surprised. `What are you doing here?’     

21    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.  
♦
have/be to do with      phrase   have/be inflects, PHR n  
Mr Butterfield denies having anything to do with the episode…, That’s none of your business, it has nothing to do with you…      do away with  

1       phrasal verb   To do away with something means to remove it completely or put an end to it.  
The long-range goal must be to do away with nuclear weapons altogether.      V P P n  

2       phrasal verb   If one person does away with another, the first murders the second. If you do away withyourself, you kill yourself.  
INFORMAL   …a woman whose husband had made several attempts to do away with her.      V P P n, Also V P P pron-refl   do for      phrasal verb   If you say that you are done for, you mean that you are in a terrible and hopeless situation.  
INFORMAL   usu passive  
We need his help or we’re done for, dead and gone, lost.      be V-ed P   do in      phrasal verb   To do    someone in means to kill them.      
INFORMAL  
(=bump off)  
Whoever did him in removed a man who was brave as well as ruthless.      V n P, Also V P n (not pron)   do out      phrasal verb   If a room or building is done outin a particular way, it is decorated and furnished in that way.  
  (BRIT)   usu passive  
…a room newly done out in country-house style.      be V-ed P prep/adv   do out of      phrasal verb   If you do    someone out of something, you unfairly cause them not to have or get a particular thing that they were expecting to have.      
INFORMAL   He complains that the others have done him out of his share.      V n P P n   do over      phrasal verb   If you do    a task over, you perform it again from the beginning.      
  (AM)  
(=do again)  
If she had the chance to do it over, she would have hired a press secretary.      V n P   do up  

1       phrasal verb   If you do    something up, you fasten it.      
Mari did up the buttons…      V P n (not pron)  
Keep your scarf on, do your coat up.      V n P  

2       phrasal verb   If you do up an old building, you decorate and repair it so that it is in a better condition.  
  (BRIT)  
Nicholas has bought a barn in Provence and is spending August doing it up.      V n P, Also V P n (not pron)  

3       phrasal verb   If you say that a person or room is done up in a particular way, you mean they are dressed or decorated in that way, often a way that is rather ridiculous or extreme.  
usu passive  
…Beatrice, usually done up like the fairy on the Christmas tree…      be V-ed prep/adv   do without  

1       phrasal verb   If you do without something you need, want, or usually have, you are able to survive, continue, or succeed although you do not have it.  
We can’t do without the help of your organisation…      V P n  
We’ve had a bit more money and that, and the baby doesn’t do without.      V P  

2       phrasal verb   If you say that you could do without something, you mean that you would prefer not to have it or it is of no benefit to you.  
INFORMAL   He could do without her rhetorical questions at five o’clock in the morning.      V P n  

1       n-count   A do    is a party, dinner party, or other social event.      
  (mainly BRIT)  
INFORMAL   A friend of his is having a do in Stoke…     

2    If someone tells you the dos and don’ts of a particular situation, they advise you what you should and should not do in that situation.  
♦
dos and don’ts      phrase  
Please advise me on the most suitable colour print film and some dos and don’ts.