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do·ing [ˈdu:ɪŋ] N

1. doing no pl (sb's work):

to be sb's doing

2. doing pl (activities):

3. doing (droppings):

I. do <does, did, done> [du:] VB aux

1. do (forming question):

3. do (for emphasis):

6. do (requesting affirmation):

7. do (expressing surprise):

II. do <does, did, done> [du:] VB trans

2. do (undertake):

4. do (use for):

to do sth with sth
etw mit etw dat tun

5. do (job):

6. do (take action):

9. do (solve):

to do sth riddle
etw lösen

10. do inf (finish):

11. do (produce):

to do sth for sb [or sb sth]
etw für jdn machen

12. do (tidy):

13. do (arrange):

14. do (visit):

to do sth

15. do AUTO:

to do 100 km/h
100 fahren inf

17. do (suffice):

to do sb

20. do (cause):

to do sb sth
jdm etw tun
jdm gut tun

21. do esp Brit (serve):

to do sb

22. do (treat well):

23. do (act):

to do sth play

25. do inf sl (rob):

to do sth
in etw dat einen Bruch machen sl

26. do inf (cheat):

27. do inf (be in jail):

28. do esp Brit inf (punish):

to do sb
jdn fertigmachen inf

29. do inf (take drugs):

30. do (translate):

33. do euph inf (have sex):

mit jdm schlafen euph

34. do (don't mention):

Phrases:

III. do <does, did, done> [du:] VB intr

1. do (behave):

to do well to do sth

2. do (fare):

3. do inf (finish):

5. do inf (happen):

Phrases:

how do you do? form dated (as introduction)
what's doing? inf

IV. do [du:] N

1. do esp Brit, Aus inf (party):

Fete f <-, -n> inf

2. do Brit sl (swindle):

Schwindel m <-s> inf

3. do Brit inf (treatment):

4. do Am sl:

5. do no pl (droppings):

6. do (allowed, not allowed):

doh, Am do [dəʊ, Am doʊ] N MUS

how-do-you-do [ˌhaʊdjʊˈdu:, Am ˈhaʊdəju:du:] N

can-ˈdo ADJ attr Am

zuversichtlich <zuversichtlicher, am zuversichtlichsten>

der·ring-do [ˌderɪŋˈdu:] N no pl dated

Wagemut m dated

do away VB intr

1. do away (discard):

2. do away inf (kill):

jdn um die Ecke bringen inf

do by VB intr

Phrases:

do down VB trans

to do down ⇆ sb
to do down ⇆ sb for [not] doing sth
jdn für etw, das er/sie [nicht] tut, [he]runtermachen inf
to do down ⇆ sth

do for VB intr

1. do for Brit inf (ruin):

to do for sth
to do for sb
jdn fertigmachen inf

2. do for Brit dated (clean):

to do for sb

do in VB trans sl

1. do in (kill):

to do in ⇆ sb
jdn kaltmachen inf

2. do in (tire):

to do in ⇆ sb
jdn schaffen inf

3. do in (injure):

to do in ⇆ sth
sich dat etw verletzen

do out VB trans

1. do out Brit inf (tidy):

to do out ⇆ sth

2. do out (adorn, decorate):

do over VB trans

1. do over esp Brit, Aus inf (beat):

to do over ⇆ sb

2. do over Brit inf (rob):

to do over ⇆ sth

3. do over inf (redecorate):

to do over ⇆ sth

4. do over Am inf (redo):

I. do up VB trans

1. do up (close):

to do up ⇆ sth dress

2. do up (adorn):

to do up ⇆ sth

3. do up (dress):

4. do up (hair):

5. do up (wrap):

to do up ⇆ sth in sth
etw in etw acc einpacken
to do up ⇆ sth with sth
etw mit etw dat einpacken

II. do up VB intr

do up dress:

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doing business as, DBA N

doing business as, DBA ECON Am
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do VB

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do VB

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do VB

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do N

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do VB

Present
Ido
youdo
he/she/itdoes
wedo
youdo
theydo
Past
Idid
youdid
he/she/itdid
wedid
youdid
theydid
Present Perfect
Ihavedone
youhavedone
he/she/ithasdone
wehavedone
youhavedone
theyhavedone
Past Perfect
Ihaddone
youhaddone
he/she/ithaddone
wehaddone
youhaddone
theyhaddone

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

what's doing? inf
nothing doing inf (no way)
to prefer doing sth [to doing sth]
etw lieber [als etw] tun

Examples from the Internet (not verified by PONS Editors)

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What to do if you want to report a person missing?
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www.polizei.sachsen.de
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Was tun, wenn Sie Ihr Kind oder eine Person aus dem Verwandten-/Bekanntenkreis als vermisst melden wollen?
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But now I love what I am doing and my family, colleagues and friends appreciate it.
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www.giz.de
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Aber jetzt liebe ich was ich mache und auch meine Familie, meine Kollegen und Freunde wissen meine Tätigkeit zu schätzen.
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Accordingly, Angola s overt poverty has nothing to do with its hidden wealth.
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Insofern hat die Armut in Angola nicht das Geringste zu tun mit seinem verborgenen Reichtum, sondern:
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Pictures which, from their origins, have nothing to do with each other, which don´t belong together, are compared, tied together, fused with each other.
www.sixpackfilm.com
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Bilder, die (was ihre Herkunft betrifft) nichts miteinander zu tun haben, "nicht zusammengehören", werden verglichen, verknotet, zusammengeschaltet.
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I am the only woman working at our repair shop – and I am doing a good job.
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www.giz.de
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Ich bin die einzige Frau in unserer Werkstatt – und ich mache meine Arbeit gut.
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