doing

Meaning

present participle and gerund of do

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈduːɪŋ/

Etymology

See do.

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do

1. A syntactic marker.
2. A syntactic marker.
3. A syntactic marker.
4. A syntactic marker.
5. To perform; to execute.
6. (obsolete) To cause, make (someone) (do something).
7. To suffice.
8. To be reasonable or acceptable.
9. To have (as an effect).
10. To fare, perform (well or poorly).
11. To fare, perform (well or poorly).
12. To have as one's job.
13. To perform the tasks or actions associated with (something).
14. To cook.
15. To travel in, to tour, to make a circuit of.
16. To treat in a certain way.
17. To work for or on, by way of caring for, looking after, preparing, cleaning, keeping in order, etc.
18. (obsolete) To act or behave in a certain manner; to conduct oneself.
19. To spend (time) in jail. (See also do time)
20. To impersonate or depict.
21. To copy or emulate the actions or behaviour that is associated with the person or thing mentioned.
22. (slang) To kill.
23. (slang) To deal with for good and all; to finish up; to undo; to ruin; to do for.
24. (informal) To punish for a misdemeanor.
25. (slang) To have sex with. (See also do it)
26. To cheat or swindle.
27. To convert into a certain form; especially, to translate.
28. To finish.
29. Used to form the present progressive of verbs.
30. To cash or to advance money for, as a bill or note.
31. (informal) To make or provide.
32. (informal) To injure (one's own body part).
33. To take drugs.
34. To exist with a purpose or for a reason.
35. (informal) To drive a vehicle at a certain speed, especially in regard to a speed limit.

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I assume this was your doing ?

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