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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Do \Do\, v. i.
1. To act or behave in any manner; to conduct one's self.
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They fear not the Lord, neither do they after . . .
the law and commandment. -- 2 Kings
xvii. 34.
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2. To fare; to be, as regards health; as, they asked him how
he did; how do you do to-day?
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3. [Perh. a different word. OE. dugen, dowen, to avail, be of
use, AS. dugan. See Doughty.] To succeed; to avail; to
answer the purpose; to serve; as, if no better plan can be
found, he will make this do.
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You would do well to prefer a bill against all kings
and parliaments since the Conquest; and if that
won't do; challenge the crown. -- Collier.
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To do by. See under By.
To do for.
(a) To answer for; to serve as; to suit.
(b) To put an end to; to ruin; to baffle completely; as, a
goblet is done for when it is broken. [Colloq.]
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Some folks are happy and easy in mind when their
victim is stabbed and done for. --Thackeray.
To do withal, to help or prevent it. [Obs.] ``I could not
do withal.'' --Shak.
To do without, to get along without; to dispense with.
To have done, to have made an end or conclusion; to have
finished; to be quit; to desist.
To have done with, to have completed; to be through with;
to have no further concern with.
Well to do, in easy circumstances.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Do \Do\, v. i.
1. To act or behave in any manner; to conduct one's self.
They fear not the Lord, neither do they after . . .
the law and commandment. -- 2 Kings
xvii. 34.
2. To fare; to be, as regards health; as, they asked him how
he did; how do you do to-day?
3. [Perh. a different word. OE. dugen, dowen, to avail, be of
use, AS. dugan. See Doughty.] To succeed; to avail; to
answer the purpose; to serve; as, if no better plan can be
found, he will make this do.
You would do well to prefer a bill against all kings
and parliaments since the Conquest; and if that
won't do; challenge the crown. -- Collier.
To do by. See under By.
To do for.
(a) To answer for; to serve as; to suit.
(b) To put an end to; to ruin; to baffle completely; as, a
goblet is done for when it is broken. [Colloq.]
Some folks are happy and easy in mind when their
victim is stabbed and done for. --Thackeray.
To do withal, to help or prevent it. [Obs.] ``I could not
do withal.'' --Shak.
To do without, to get along without; to dispense with.
To have done, to have made an end or conclusion; to have
finished; to be quit; to desist.
To have done with, to have completed; to be through with;
to have no further concern with.
Well to do, in easy circumstances.
From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]
to do for /tə dˈuː fɔː/
1. gondoskodik vkirôl
2. gondoskodik vmirôl
3. megfelel vki helyett
4. megfelel vmi helyett
5. tönkretesz
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