do (/duː/)
verb · Beginner · Common Verbs
🔊 /duː/
Meaning
Meaning: perform an action
To perform an action or task, or to act in a particular way. It is also used to form questions and negatives.
Examples
🗣 Please do your homework before you start watching television this evening.
Etymology
From Old English ‘don’ (to do, make, act), from a Germanic root.
How & Where It’s Used
A core everyday verb and a key auxiliary in English grammar.
Tags: action, grammar