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In some senses, do is marked as informal, obsolete, archaic, UK, US. Watch for register when choosing this word.
verb
A syntactic marker.
Do you go there often?
A syntactic marker.
I do not go there often.
Do not listen to him.
A syntactic marker.
But I do go sometimes.
Do tell us.
A syntactic marker.
I play tennis; she does too.
Likes her cappuccino, Mary does. (UK, colloquial)
A syntactic marker.
Do I just call every number on the list each time?
noun
A party, celebration, social function; usually of moderate size and formality.
We’re having a bit of a do on Saturday to celebrate my birthday.
She was into French cuisine but I ain't no Cordon Bleu / This was at some do in Palmers Green, I had no luck with her
Clipping of hairdo.
Nice do!
I don't like to spend time on my hairstyle, so I usually just wear a do-rag.
Something that can or should be done.
Don’t forget the dos and don’ts.
With the coming of Monday arrived a new life for David—a curious life full of "don'ts" and "dos."
Something that has been done.
"How come you quit?" "I'm moving to London." "Fair dos."
Ado; bustle; stir; to-do; A period of confusion or argument.
A great deal of do, and a great deal of trouble.
noun
A syllable used in solfège to represent the first and eighth tonic of a major scale.