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verb

simple past tense of do¹.

Example Sentences

They reviewed my credentials and did not select me for an interview.

But the idea that flapping wings did not start out as a gliding aid is no longer a flight of fancy.

Ankylosaurus's distinctive plates did more than deflect blows-they could also be used as weapons.

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They reviewed my credentials and did not select me for an interview.

But the idea that flapping wings did not start out as a gliding aid is no longer a flight of fancy.

Ankylosaurus's distinctive plates did more than deflect blows-they could also be used as weapons.

Of course, women did disguise themselves and enlist as men.

Save some room on the grill for your veggies, your friends and family will be glad you did.

However, these factors did not explain the behavioral patterns.

The authors did not calculate combined debt figures for all four-year graduates.

He will be remembered for the brilliance marketing he did and will be forever linked with apple.

As important as what the researchers found was what they did not find: any sign of habitation.

Nevertheless, dinosaurs probably did have some effect on plant evolution.

We also tried standard waffle irons, which did compact and toast the sandwiches but left square indentations.

Zellner did not click on any of the photographs displayed in his search.

The news media did its part to keep citizens alert and insecure.

Australia did not recognise the aborigines' claims to the land.

It did not have the tough, full-body protection that living crocodylians have.

It's been renewed every year or two, so the gates look as good now as they did six years ago when the project was completed.

He did not solve all of the outbreaks, though they kept him busy.

But the authorities did not stand over them, ensuring their plans cohered with each other and with reality.

When these elements come together, as they did with this story, the work of reporting and writing is a pleasure.

Sony did not talk at all about any new home game machine, as expected.

But prospects for growth look much bleaker than they did even a fortnight ago.

In truth, the secret of their enduring reputation depends less on what they did than on the name under which they did it.

His list did not include monetarism, supply-side economics, or a minimal state.

He did not examine live specimens, and only a few observers-sailors-have claimed to see the great creatures dueling.

While the early half of the candidate's trip was useful in establishing his credentials, the second half did more harm than good.

Students majoring in business, education, and social work did not.

It seems hard to imagine that anyone of sound mind would take the blame for something he did not.

Wall-free office spaces did not quite work out the way their utopian inventors intended.

How did these dinosaurs-bristling with spikes and plates.

Did you know there's a name for that wonderful smell you get when the first raindrops hit earth that has been dry for.

It did not return private images from either public or private profiles.

Did you collaborate with colleagues in the foreign country--how did you find those.

She did not really understand what was going on, so she did as she was told.

The lizards' famous color trick did not develop as camouflage to hide from predators as previously suspected, a new study says.

Essentially, the brain did not evolve for culture, but culture evolved to be learnable by the brain.

It is known as a great military blunder, but in fact this stout network of ingenious bunkers did what it was designed to do.

My friends in other countries learned earlier and did better financially.

They should also draw pictures of the activities that their relative did in this place.

Taking the herbal supplement for six years did not keep older adults any sharper.

Everything that could go wrong did and they had to leave at the end of the summer.

The city's earliest settlements sprang up along the riverbanks, as did its first heavy industries.

He did say the hardware was largely completed and the prototype that was shown is what would ship, both inside and out.

He did the right thing in resigning, and he did the right thing in the.

It may have as profound an impact on the world as the coming of the factory did.

Human breast milk contains valuable antibacterial enzymes that milk from dairy animals did not--until now.

But she did serve me an outstanding meal of smoked-trout salad, lamb stew, and yummy homemade mocha ice cream.

Nevada, the state with the highest unemployment rate, was among the states that did not have a qualifying program.

The fact that the biggest shows continue to draw audiences nearly as big as their predecessors did may not sound impressive.

Divorced individuals use more resources than they did as married couples.

The sun did not shine through for perhaps a year because of a killing cloud cover of dust.

But she did bring a sensitive taste memory, an understanding of spices, and a clear vision of what she.

She said did not want to read the book because reading books is a way she learns.

Brazil's agricultural miracle did not happen through a simple technological fix.

Neither did he pay much attention to its finely crafted cabinetry.

They did a wonderful job adding privacy to their corner lot by building a berm.

When people did retire they had little wealth and often were dependent on relatives.

We did a post on how to build a bee box for solitary nesting bees earlier this week.

As it happened, she arrived before he did and was waiting for him in the foyer.

The sons did return, and members of the family still take care of the shrine.

He did not romanticize nature as later generations did.

Click ahead to see how she did it with no-fuss plantings, cooling shade, and optical illusions.

Moses did so much folding and twisting that he developed serious tendonitis.

The first thing she did was climb to the attic to make sure she could raise the ceiling.

The first episode did not leave me with a particularly strong.

The homeowners did much of the work themselves but had a contractor build the deck.

It did seem wrong, though, to visit the garden without bringing new garden gems home from the nursery.

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verb (used with object)

to perform (an act, duty, role, etc.): Do nothing until you hear the bell.

to execute (a piece or amount of work): to do a hauling job.

to accomplish; finish; complete: He has already done his homework.

to put forth; exert: Do your best.

to be the cause of (good, harm, credit, etc.); bring about; effect.

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to render, give, or pay (homage, justice, etc.).

to deal with, fix, clean, arrange, move, etc., (anything) as the case may require: to do the dishes.

to travel; traverse: We did 30 miles today.

to serve; suffice for: This will do us for the present.

10.

to condone or approve, as by custom or practice: That sort of thing simply isn't done.

11.

to travel at the rate of (a specified speed): He was doing 80 when they arrested him.

12.

to make or prepare: I'll do the salad.

13.

to serve (a term of time) in prison, or, sometimes, in office.

14.

to create, form, or bring into being: She does wonderful oil portraits.

15.

to translate into or change the form or language of: MGM did the book into a movie.

16.

to study or work at or in the field of: I have to do my math tonight.

17.

to explore or travel through as a sightseer: They did Greece in three weeks.

18.

(used with a pronoun, as it or that, or with a general noun, as thing, that refers to a previously mentioned action): You were supposed to write thank-you letters; do it before tomorrow, please.

19.

Informal. to wear out; exhaust; tire: That last set of tennis did me.

20.

Informal. to cheat, trick, or take advantage of: That crooked dealer did him for $500 at poker.

21.

Informal. to attend or participate in: Let's do lunch next week.

22.

Slang. to use (a drug or drugs), especially habitually: The police report said he was doing cocaine.

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verb (used without object)

23.

to act or conduct oneself; be in action; behave.

24.

Slang. to rob; steal from: The law got him for doing a lot of banks.

25.

to proceed: to do wisely.

26.

to get along; fare; manage: to do without an automobile.

27.

to be in health, as specified: Mother and child are doing fine.

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28.

to serve or be satisfactory, as for the purpose; be enough; suffice: Will this do?

29.

to finish or be finished.

30.

to happen; take place; transpire: What's doing at the office?

31.

(used as a substitute to avoid repetition of a verb or full verb expression): I think as you do.

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auxiliary verb

32.

(used in interrogative, negative, and inverted constructions): Do you like music? I don't care. Seldom do we witness such catastrophes.

33.

Archaic. (used in imperatives with you or thou expressed; and occasionally as a metric filler in verse): Do thou hasten to the king's side. The wind did blow, the rain did fall.

34.

(used to lend emphasis to a principal verb): Do visit us!

noun

35.

Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.

36.

Informal. a hairdo or hair styling.

37.

British Slang. a swindle; hoax.

38.

Chiefly British. a festive social gathering; party.

Verb phrases

39.

do by, to deal with; treat: He had always done well by his family.

40.

do for,

to cause the defeat, ruin, or death of.

Chiefly British. to cook and keep house for; manage or provide for.

41.

do in, Informal.

to kill, especially to murder.

to injure gravely or exhaust; wear out; ruin: The tropical climate did them in.

to cheat or swindle: He was done in by an unscrupulous broker.

42.

do over, to redecorate.

43.

do up, Informal.

to wrap and tie up.

to pin up or arrange (the hair).

to renovate; launder; clean.

to wear out; tire.

to fasten: Do up your coat.

to dress: The children were all done up in funny costumes.

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44.

do with, to gain advantage or benefit from; make use of: I could do with more leisure time.

45.

do without,

to forgo; dispense with.

to dispense with the thing mentioned: The store doesn't have any, so you'll have to do without.

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Idioms

46.

do a number on (someone). number (def. 39).

47.

do away with,

to put an end to; abolish.

to kill.

48.

do one proud. proud (def. 11).

49.

do one's number. number (def. 40).

50.

do one's (own) thing. thing¹ (def. 19).

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51.

do or die, to make a supreme effort.

52.

do out of, Informal. to swindle; cheat: A furniture store did me out of several hundred dollars.

53.

dos and don'ts, customs, rules, or regulations: The dos and don'ts of polite manners are easy to learn.

54.

do time, Informal. to serve a term in prison: It's hard to get a decent job once you've done time.

55.

do to death. death (def. 15).

56.

have to do with. have (def. 37).

57.

make do, to get along with what is at hand, despite its inadequacy: I can't afford a new coat so I have to make do with this one.

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Origin:
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

Synonyms
1, 25. act. 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.

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World English Dictionary

did (dɪd)

—vb
	the past tense of do

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Word Origin & History

M.E. do, first person singular of O.E. don "make, act, perform, cause," from W.Gmc. *don, from PIE base *dhe- "to put, place, do, make" (see factitious). Slang meaning "to do the sex act with or to" is from 1913. Third person does was a Northumbrian variant in O.E. that

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displaced doth, doeth 16c.-17c. The pt. did is O.E. dyde, the only remainder in Gmc. of the old linguistic pattern of forming a pt. by reduplication of the stem of the present tense. Far back in Gmc. the equivalent of did was used as a suffix to make the past tenses of other verbs, hence the English -ed suffix (O.E. -de). The pp. done grew out of O.E. pp. gedon, but the only vestige of the prefix is in ado. Use as an auxiliary began in M.E. Periphrastic form in negative sentences ("They did not think") replaced the O.E. negative particles ("Hie ne wendon"). U.S. Southern use of done in phrases like "he done gone to the store" is attested from 1827, according to OED: "a perfective auxiliary or with adverbial force in the sense 'already; completely.' " Slang done for "doomed" is from 1842. Expression do or die is attested from 1620s.

did

p.t. of do (q.v.).

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Slang Dictionary

do (so) definition

tv.
to make someone tired. : That tennis game really did me in.
tv.
to cheat someone; to take (so) in. : The scam artists did the widow in by talking her into giving them all the money in her bank account.
tv.
to kill someone. : The crooks did the bank guard in.

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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FOLDOC

Computing Dictionary

DID definition

Direct Inward Dialing

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Abbreviations & Acronyms

DID

data item description
direct inward dial

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