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do - the syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization |
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solfa syllable one of the names for notes of a musical scale in solmization
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do - get (something) done; "I did my job" |
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perform |
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accomplish,
action,
carry out,
carry through,
fulfil,
fulfill,
execute institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against; "He was warned that the district attorney would process him"; "She actioned the company for discrimination"
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overachieve perform better or achieve a greater degree of success than expected; "His daughter always overachieves"
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turn pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become; "The weather turned nasty"; "She grew angry"
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underachieve,
underperform perform less well or with less success than expected; "John consistently underachieves, although he is very able"; "My stocks underperformed last year"
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misdo do wrongly or improperly; "misdo one's job"
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do one's best,
give full measure,
give one's best,
go all out perform a task as well as possible; "The cast gives full measure every night"
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ply use diligently; "ply your wits!"
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do - create or design, often in a certain way; "Do my room in blue"; "I did this piece in wood to express my love for the forest" |
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make |
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unmake,
undo deprive of certain characteristics
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create,
make create by artistic means; "create a poem"; "Schoenberg created twelve-tone music"; "Picasso created Cubism"; "Auden made verses"
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do - travel or traverse (a distance); "This car does 150 miles per hour"; "We did 6 miles on our hike every day" |
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locomote,
travel,
move,
go change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"
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do - proceed or get along; "How is she doing in her new job?"; "How are you making out in graduate school?"; "He's come a long way" |
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fare,
come |
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proceed,
go follow a certain course; "The inauguration went well"; "how did your interview go?"
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do - carry on or function; "We could do with a little more help around here" |
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manage |
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