do

Meaning

1. (conjugation-1) to give
2. (conjugation-1) to impart, offer, render, present with
3. (conjugation-1) to afford, grant
4. (conjugation-1) to bestow, confer (on or upon), to yield
5. (conjugation-1) to concede, surrender, yield, deliver, give up
6. (conjugation-1) to put
7. (conjugation-1) to adduce (e.g., a witness)

Concepts

give

donate

offer

look

provide

render

convey

return

deliver

furnish

Synonyms

dare

exhibeo

perhibeo

Translations

donner

geven

δίνω

geben

dar

dar

dare

vermek

donar

entregar

dan

stiften

schaut

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈdoː]

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *didō, from Proto-Indo-European *dédeh₃ti, from the root *deh₃- (“give”). The reduplication was lost in Latin in the present tense, but is preserved in the other Italic languages. A root aorist (from Proto-Indo-European *déh₃t) is preserved in Venetic 𐌆𐌏𐌕𐌏 (doto); the other Italic perfect forms reflect a reduplicated stative, *dedai. However, the root aorist possibly served as the source of the Latin present forms. Cognates include Ancient Greek δίδωμι (dídōmi), Sanskrit ददाति (dádāti), Old Persian 𐎭𐎭𐎠𐎬𐎢𐎺 (d-d-a-tu-u-v).
The derivatives of dō are not always easy to distinguish from those of -dō (“put”) < *dʰeh₁-.