do in English: To carry out an action

Translation

To carry out an action, and also a helper word used to make questions and negatives.

Grammar

Verb typeirregular (do, does, did, done, doing)

Irregular verb. A full conjugation table for irregular verbs is coming soon. For now, use a reference like Wordreference or RAE.

Examples

.

"Do" here means to carry out the homework.

?

"Do" helps to turn the sentence into a question.

.

With "she" the word becomes "does", and it helps make the negative.

Related words

be

To exist, or to join a subject to a word that describes what or how it is.

have

To own or hold something, or to help make a past tense (have, has, had).

work

To do a job or use effort to make or finish something.

get

To receive or obtain something, or to become a certain way.

use

To do something with a tool, object, or skill to get a result.

activity

Something that you do, often for fun, for sport, or to learn.

action

Something that a person does, or the fact of doing something rather than only talking.

create

To make something new that did not exist before.

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