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Audio Help [doo; unstressed doo, duh] Pronunciation Key verb and auxiliary verb, present singular 1st person do, 2nd do or (Archaic

) do·est or dost, 3rd does or (Archaic

) do·eth or doth, present plural do; past singular 1st person did, 2nd did or (Archaic

) didst, 3rd did, past plural did; past participle done; present participle do·ing; noun, plural dos, do's.

–verb (used with object)

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

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

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

4.	to put forth; exert: Do your best.

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

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

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

8.	to travel; traverse: We did 30 miles today.

9.	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), esp. habitually: The police report said he was doing cocaine.

–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.

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.

–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,

a.	to cause the defeat, ruin, or death of.

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

41.

do in, Informal.

a.	to kill, esp. to murder.

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

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

42.	do over, to redecorate.

43.

do up, Informal.

a.	to wrap and tie up.

b.	to pin up or arrange (the hair).

c.	to renovate; launder; clean.

d.	to wear out; tire.

e.	to fasten: Do up your coat.

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

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

45.

do without,

a.	to forgo; dispense with.

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

—Idioms

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

47.

do away with,

a.	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).

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.

[Origin: bef. 900; ME, OE dōn; c. D doen, G tun; akin to L -dere to put, facere to make, do, Gk tithénai to set, put, Skt 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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Audio Help [hav; unstressed huh

v, uh

v; for 26 usually haf] Pronunciation Key verb and auxiliary verb, present singular 1st person have, 2nd have or (Archaic

) hast, 3rd has or (Archaic

) hath, present plural have; past singular 1st person had, 2nd had or (Archaic

) hadst or had·dest, 3rd had, past plural had; past participle had; present participle hav·ing, noun

–verb (used with object)

1.	to possess; own; hold for use; contain: He has property. The work has an index.

2.	to hold, possess, or accept in some relation, as of kindred or relative position: He wanted to marry her, but she wouldn't have him.

3.	to get, receive, or take: to have a part in a play; to have news.

4.	to experience, undergo, or endure, as joy or pain: Have a good time. He had a heart attack last year.

5.	to hold in mind, sight, etc.: to have doubts.

6.	to cause to, as by command or invitation: Have him come here at five.

7.	to be related to or be in a certain relation to: She has three cousins. He has a kind boss.

8.	to show or exhibit in action or words: She had the crust to refuse my invitation.

9.	to be identified or distinguished by; possess the characteristic of: He has a mole on his left cheek. This wood has a silky texture.

10.	to engage in or carry on: to have a talk; to have a fight.

11.	to partake of; eat or drink: He had cake and coffee for dessert.

12.	to permit or allow: I will not have any talking during the concert.

13.	to assert, maintain, or represent as being: Rumor has it that she's going to be married.

14.	to know, understand, or be skilled in: to have neither Latin nor Greek.

15.	to beget or give birth to: to have a baby.

16.	to hold an advantage over: He has you there.

17.	to outwit, deceive, or cheat: We realized we'd been had by an expert con artist.

18.	to control or possess through bribery; bribe.

19.	to gain possession of: There is none to be had at that price.

20.	to hold or put in a certain position or situation: The problem had me stumped. They had him where they wanted him.

21.	to exercise, display, or make use of: Have pity on him.

22.	to invite or cause to be present as a companion or guest: We had Evelyn and Everett over for dinner. He has his bodyguard with him at all times.

23.	to engage in sexual intercourse with.

–verb (used without object)

24.	to be in possession of money or wealth: There are some who have and some who have not.

–auxiliary verb

25.	(used with a past participle to form perfect tenses): She has gone. It would have been an enjoyable party if he hadn't felt downcast.

26.	to be required, compelled, or under obligation (fol. by infinitival to, with or without a main verb): I have to leave now. I didn't want to study, but I had to.

–noun

27.	Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).

—Verb phrase

28.	have at, to go at vigorously; attack: First he decided to have at his correspondence.

—Idioms

29.	had better or best, ought to: You'd better go now, it's late.

30.	had rather. rather (def. 7).

31.	have done, to cease; finish: It seemed that they would never have done with their struggle.

32.

have had it,

a.	to become weary of or disgusted with whatever one has been doing: I've been working like a fool, but now I've had it.

b.	to suffer defeat; fail: He was a great pitcher, but after this season he'll have had it.

c.	to have missed a last opportunity: He refused to take any more excuses and told them all that they'd had it.

d.	to become unpopular or passé: Quiz shows have had it.

33.	have it coming, to merit or deserve: When they lost their fortune, everyone said that they had it coming.

34.	have it in for, to plan or wish to do something unpleasant to; hold a grudge against: She has it in for intelligent students who fail to use their abilities.

35.	have it out, to come to an understanding or decision through discussion or combat: We've been in disagreement about this for a long time, and I think we should have it out, once and for all.

36.

have on,

a.	to be clothed in; be wearing: She had on a new dress.

b.	to have arranged or planned: What do you have on for Christmas?

c.	to tease (a person); make the butt of a joke. Compare put (def. 35).

37.

have to do with,

a.	to be connected or associated with: Your lack of confidence probably had a lot to do with your not getting the job.

b.	to deal with; be concerned with: I will have nothing to do with their personal squabbles.

38.	to have and to hold, to possess legally; have permanent possession of: The house, with the mortgage finally paid, was at last their own to have and to hold.

[Origin: bef. 900; ME haven, habben, OE habban; c. G haben, ON hafa, Goth haban to have; perh. akin to heave

]

—Synonyms 1. Have, hold, occupy, own, possess mean to be, in varying degrees, in possession of something. Have, being the most general word, admits of the widest range of application: to have money, rights, discretion, a disease, a glimpse, an idea; to have a friend's umbrella. To hold is to have in one's grasp or one's control, but not necessarily as one's own: to hold stakes. To occupy is to hold and use, but not necessarily by any right of ownership: to occupy a chair, a house, a position. To own is to have the full rights of property in a thing, which, however, another may be holding or enjoying: to own a house that is rented to tenants. Possess is a more formal equivalent for own and suggests control, and often occupation, of large holdings: to possess vast territories. 3. obtain, gain, secure, procure.

—Antonyms 1. lack.

—Usage note See of.

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have Audio Help   (hāv) Pronunciation Key
v.   had (hād), hav·ing, has (hāz)

v.   tr.

1. To be in possession of: already had a car.
2. To possess as a characteristic, quality, or function: has a beard; had a great deal of energy.
3. To possess or contain as a constituent part: a car that has air bags.
4. To come into possession of; acquire: Not one copy of the book was to be had in the entire town.
5. To receive; get: I had a letter from my cousin.
6. To accept; take: I'll have the peas instead of the spinach.
7. To suffer from: have defective vision.
8. To be subject to the experience of: had a difficult time last winter.
9. To cause to do something, as by persuasion or compulsion: had my assistant run the errand.
10. To cause to be in a specified place or state: had the guests in the dining room; had everyone fascinated.
11. To place at a disadvantage: Your opponent in the debate had you on every issue.
12. Informal To get the better of, especially by trickery or deception: They realized too late that they'd been had by a swindler.
13. Informal To influence by dishonest means; bribe: an incorruptible official who could not be had.
14. To procreate (offspring): wanted to have a child.
15. To give birth to; bear: She's going to have a baby.
To occupy a particular relation to: had many disciples.
To possess knowledge of or facility in: has very little Spanish.
To hold in the mind; entertain: had doubts about their loyalty.
To use or exhibit in action: have compassion.
1. To come into possession of; acquire: Not one copy of the book was to be had in the entire town.
2. To receive; get: I had a letter from my cousin.
3. To accept; take: I'll have the peas instead of the spinach.
4. To suffer from: have defective vision.
5. To be subject to the experience of: had a difficult time last winter.
6. To cause to do something, as by persuasion or compulsion: had my assistant run the errand.
7. To cause to be in a specified place or state: had the guests in the dining room; had everyone fascinated.
8. To place at a disadvantage: Your opponent in the debate had you on every issue.
9. Informal To get the better of, especially by trickery or deception: They realized too late that they'd been had by a swindler.
10. Informal To influence by dishonest means; bribe: an incorruptible official who could not be had.
11. To procreate (offspring): wanted to have a child.
12. To give birth to; bear: She's going to have a baby.
1. To suffer from: have defective vision.
2. To be subject to the experience of: had a difficult time last winter.
3. To cause to do something, as by persuasion or compulsion: had my assistant run the errand.
4. To cause to be in a specified place or state: had the guests in the dining room; had everyone fascinated.
5. To place at a disadvantage: Your opponent in the debate had you on every issue.
6. Informal To get the better of, especially by trickery or deception: They realized too late that they'd been had by a swindler.
7. Informal To influence by dishonest means; bribe: an incorruptible official who could not be had.
8. To procreate (offspring): wanted to have a child.
9. To give birth to; bear: She's going to have a baby.
1. To cause to do something, as by persuasion or compulsion: had my assistant run the errand.
2. To cause to be in a specified place or state: had the guests in the dining room; had everyone fascinated.
3. To place at a disadvantage: Your opponent in the debate had you on every issue.
4. Informal To get the better of, especially by trickery or deception: They realized too late that they'd been had by a swindler.
5. Informal To influence by dishonest means; bribe: an incorruptible official who could not be had.
6. To procreate (offspring): wanted to have a child.
7. To give birth to; bear: She's going to have a baby.
To permit; allow: I won't have that kind of behavior in my house.
To carry on, perform, or execute: have an argument.
1. To place at a disadvantage: Your opponent in the debate had you on every issue.
2. Informal To get the better of, especially by trickery or deception: They realized too late that they'd been had by a swindler.
3. Informal To influence by dishonest means; bribe: an incorruptible official who could not be had.
4. To procreate (offspring): wanted to have a child.
5. To give birth to; bear: She's going to have a baby.
1. To procreate (offspring): wanted to have a child.
2. To give birth to; bear: She's going to have a baby.
To partake of: have lunch.
To be obliged to; must: We simply have to get there on time.
To engage in sexual intercourse with.

v. aux.
Used with a past participle to form the present perfect, past perfect, and future perfect tenses indicating completed action: The troublemaker has gone for good. I regretted that I had lost my temper. They will have finished by the time we arrive.

n.

One enjoying especially material wealth: "Almost overnight, there was a new and widespread hostility on the part of the haves toward the have-nots" (Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr.)

Phrasal Verbs:

have at

To attack.

have on

To wear: had on red shoes.
To be scheduled: We have a dinner party on for Friday.

Phrasal Verb(s):
have at
To attack.
have on

To wear: had on red shoes.
To be scheduled: We have a dinner party on for Friday.

Idiom(s):
had better/best Usage Problem
To be wise or obliged to; should or must: He had better do what he is told. You had best bring a raincoat in this weather.

Idiom(s):
have done with
To stop; cease: Have done with your quibbling!

Idiom(s):
have had it Informal

To have endured all that one can: I've had it with their delays.
To be in a state beyond remedy, repair, or salvage: That coat has had it.
To have done everything that is possible or that will be permitted.

Idiom(s):
have it

To assert; maintain: Rumor has it that he quit.
To think and act with respect to (something being considered): Have it your way.
To gain a victory in a voice vote: The ayes have it.

Idiom(s):
have it in for (someone)
To intend to harm, especially because of a grudge.

Idiom(s):
have it out
To settle decisively, especially by means of an argument or a discussion.

Idiom(s):
have (something) coming
To deserve what one receives: You had that reprimand coming for a very long time.

Idiom(s):
have to do with
To be concerned or associated with.

[Middle English haven, from Old English habban; see kap- in Indo-European roots.]

Usage Note: The idioms had better and had best resemble an auxiliary verb in that their form never changes to show person or tense and that they cannot follow another verb in a phrase. In informal speech, people tend to omit had, especially with had better, as in You better do it. In formal contexts and in writing, however, had or its contraction must be preserved: You had better do it or You'd better do it. See Usage Note at rather.

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