doen

Verb

1. (transitive) to do
2. (transitive) to put
3. (auxiliary) to cause to, to make; forms causative verbs
4. (ditransitive, informal) to give, serve, bring
5. (informal, transitive) to do, to have sex with someone
6. to touch a nerve; to strike a chord in
7. (sometimes) to be different; to make a difference
8. (informal) to behave or act in some way
9. Used as the finite verb after the fronting of an infinitive.

Noun

routine

Adv

obsolete form of toen

Conj

obsolete form of toen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dun/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: doen

Inherited from Old Dutch: duon

In summary

From Middle Dutch doen, from Old Dutch duon, from Proto-West Germanic *dōn, from Proto-Germanic *dōną, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁t.

Concepts

do

make

act

perform

work

put

cause

set

produce

play

place

put down

lay down

lay

move

build

construct

apply

get

carry out

take action

doing

put on

engender

establish

fabricate

follow out

harrow

impact

impinge

implement

induce

insert

install

introduce

locate

make use of

manufacture

operate

pander

pants

paste

pose

position

practice

put away

put in

put onto

render

sag

Synonyms

maken

uitvoeren

aanmaken

uitbrengen

bedrijven

uitrichten

steken

leggen

bezig zijn

plaatsen

zetten

handelen

stellen

fitten

optreden

stoppen

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te werk gaan

aanleggen

installeren

bouwen

construeren

ageren

beoefenen

laten

begaan

opleggen

zich bezighouden

laten begaan

brengen

werken

klaarspelen

aantrekken

zitten

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opbrengen

teweegbrengen

ertoe brengen

aandoen

stationeren

situeren

poseren

aanbrengen

berokkenen

aanjagen

aan

🔛

broekaf

aanvallen

👊

aanwenden

aanzetten

aftrekken

angst

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Sentences

Dus wat gaan we nu doen ?

So what are we going to do next?

De vraag is hoe daar wat aan te doen .

Ladies and gentlemen, I urge you to consider how to overcome that obstacle.

Wat we beter samen kunnen doen , moeten we samen doen .

What we could do better together, we should.

Dat zal onze reputatie veel goed doen .

It will do our reputation a great deal of good.

Voor geld kun je de duivel doen dansen .

For money, you can make the devil dance.

De geschiedenis is in de eerste plaats gewoon datgene wat mensen doen .

History is first and foremost just what people do.