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do verb

  /diː/ , /duː/ , /dy/ , /də/ , /dɪ/ , /dɪv/ , /dʊ/ , /d͡ʒ/
  • (transitive) To perform; to execute.
  • (ditransitive) To have (as an effect).
  • (transitive) To perform the tasks or actions associated with (something).
  • (transitive) To cook.
  • (transitive, in the form be doing [somewhere]) To exist with a purpose or for a reason.
  • (informal, transitive) To drive a vehicle at a certain speed, especially in regard to a speed limit.
 machen, tun
  • (pro-verb) A syntactic marker that refers back to an earlier verb and allows the speaker to avoid repeating the verb; in most dialects, not used with auxiliaries such as be, though it can be in AAVE.
  • (transitive, chiefly, in questions) To have as one's job.
 tun, machen
  • (ambitransitive) To suffice.
 reichen, machen
  • A syntactic marker for emphasis with the indicative, imperative, and subjunctive moods.
  • (transitive, informal) To punish for a misdemeanor.
 schon, doch, ja, wohl
  • (transitive) To take (a drug).
 nehmen, machen
  • (transitive) To impersonate or depict.
  • (transitive, slang) To kill.
  • (transitive) To cheat or swindle.
  • (ambitransitive) To finish.
  • (ditransitive, informal) To make or provide.
 machen

doing noun

  /ˈdiːɪn/ , /ˈduːɪŋ/
  • A deed or action, especially when somebody is held responsible for it.
 Tun
how are you doing
wie geht es dir
nothing doing
Pustekuchen
what are you doing
was machen Sie?, was machst du?, was tun Sie?, was tust du?
are you doing anything tomorrow
haben Sie morgen schon etwas vor?, hast du morgen schon etwas vor?
in doing so
wobei
be in two minds about something/about doing something
hin- und hergerissen
doing better
bessergehen
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