do

do in Hausa

yi, yin, aikata

Verb

Plain form do

Third person singular does

Simple past did

Past participle done

Present participle doing

1. We sometimes use do in place of a different verb, such as when we do not know what an activity is, or we do not want to say it again:

   What is he doing?

   John does a lot at work.

   Mary eats more than John does.

2. When you do something, you perform, complete or work on a task.

Noun

Singular do

Plural dos

1. A do refers to a hairstyle.
   • Synonyms: hairstyle, hairdo, style and styling

   She came to work with a new do.

2. Correct actions. (almost always in plural and generally with "don'ts")
   • Antonym: don'ts

   Willy will tell you all the dos and don'ts.

Homophones

• dew
• due