do

[US]/duː/
[UK]/du/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

auxiliary verb, verb, and verb. To perform, carry out, organize; to cook, prepare food; to calculate, solve; to pass, go through, bring about, produce.

Phrases & Collocations

do homework

do laundry

do exercise

do research

do well

do a

do so

do in

do right

do it all

do wrong

make do

have done with

do by

do well for

do one's bit

do up

do or die

nothing doing

do it up

do to death

dos and don'ts

Example Sentences

to do the dishes

to do the laundry

to do a favor

to do the cooking

to do a presentation

Real-world Examples

Sure. What can I do for you?

Source: Learn American English from Scratch (Beginner Edition)

" When in Rome, do as the Romans do."

Source: Advanced American English by Lai Shih-hsiung

So, what can be done about this?

Source: CNN Select March 2017 Collection

So what can be done about it?

Source: CNN Listening Compilation April 2020

Real leaders don't spread derision and division.

Source: CNN Select March 2017 Collection

They got more quota than I did.

Source: VOA Standard English_Life

In the meantime, what can you do?

Source: High-frequency vocabulary in daily life

Hi. What can I do for you?

Source: BEC Intermediate Listening Real Exam Questions (Volume 3)

You don't like it? No, I did.

Source: Anime news

How do trees do all that, you ask?

Source: Cambridge IELTS Listening Actual Test 4

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