The meaning of Doing

verb

Achieve or complete successfully.

Usage examples:

The planes accomplished their mission

verb

To do or finish something successfully; achieve something

Usage examples:

On retiring from the congress, he said he had accomplished everything he set out to do.

noun

Something that has been achieved successfully.

Usage examples:

The reduction of inflation was a remarkable accomplishment

noun

Something done or finished successfully

Usage examples:

[ u ] there’s a feeling of accomplishment (= achievement) from having a job and all that goes with …

verb

Successfully bring about or reach (a desired objective or result) by effort, skill, or courage.

Usage examples:

He achieved his ambition to become a press photographer

verb

Gain with effort

noun

A thing done successfully with effort, skill, or courage.

Usage examples:

To reach this stage is a great achievement

noun

Something that you did or got after planning and working to make it happen, and that therefore gives you a feeling of satisfaction, or the act of working to make this happen

Usage examples:

[ c ] a scientific achievement, [ c ] for an actor, winning an oscar is one of the greatest achieve…

noun

Something that a person, company, etc. has done or finished successfully

Usage examples:

Look at your achievements and your value in monetary terms., the company's name is synonymous with …

verb

Take action; do something.

Usage examples:

They urged washington to act

noun

A thing done; a deed.

Usage examples:

A criminal act

abbreviation

Advance corporation tax.

verb

Act or conduct oneself in a specified way, especially towards others.

Usage examples:

He always behaved like a gentleman

verb

To act in a particular way, or to act in a way that is considered correct

Usage examples:

[ i ] the judge will instruct the jury on how it is to behave.

verb

To do something or happen in a particular way

Usage examples:

Commodities markets don't always behave in the way people expect.

adjective

Having all the necessary or appropriate parts.

Usage examples:

A complete list of courses offered by the university

verb

Finish making or doing.

Usage examples:

He completed his phd in 1993

verb

Having all necessary qualities

verb

Finish making or doing.

Usage examples:

He completed his phd in 1993

adjective

Having all the necessary or appropriate parts.

Usage examples:

A complete list of courses offered by the university

adjective

(often used for emphasis) to the greatest extent or degree; total.

Usage examples:

A complete ban on smoking

noun

The action or process of completing or finishing something.

Usage examples:

Funds for the completion of the new building

noun

The final stage of arranging a loan, or of buying or selling a house, building, or piece of land

Usage examples:

The balance will be due on completion., on completion day, the legal ends are tied up, you collect …

verb

Bring or come to an end.

Usage examples:

They conclude their study with these words

verb

To cause something to end, or to end

Usage examples:

[ t ] she concluded her remarks by thanking her supporters., [ i ] i’d like to conclude with a song…

verb

To have a particular opinion about something after thinking carefully about it

Usage examples:

Conclude that analysts concluded that borrowing costs were at or very near their peak., the study c…

verb

Tell (someone) officially that they can or must leave a place or situation.

Usage examples:

They stressed that staff would not be actively discharging anyone and no programme was in place to …

noun

The action of discharging someone from a hospital or from the armed forces or police.

Usage examples:

Referrals can be discussed before discharge from hospital

verb

To allow someone to leave

Usage examples:

Allen was discharged from the hospital yesterday., [ i ] the soapy water from the washing machine w…

verb

Tell (someone) officially that they can or must leave a place or situation.

Usage examples:

They stressed that staff would not be actively discharging anyone and no programme was in place to …

noun

The action of discharging someone from a hospital or from the armed forces or police.

Usage examples:

Referrals can be discussed before discharge from hospital

noun

The action of discharging a liquid, gas, or other substance.

Usage examples:

Those germs might lead to vaginal discharge

noun

A gadget or other object whose name the speaker does not know or cannot recall.

Usage examples:

The latest electronic doodads

noun

Any small device or object whose name you cannot remember or do not know

noun

Used to refer to something that the speaker cannot name precisely.

Usage examples:

From the poshest potpourri to the humblest dangly doodah

noun

Anything whose name you cannot remember or do not know

Usage examples:

Do you have the doodah, you know, the thing you attach to the end of this?

noun

A small object or gadget, especially one whose precise name the speaker cannot recall.

Usage examples:

A garage filled with electronic parts and other valuable doohickeys

noun

Any small object whose name you cannot remember

noun

A change which is a result or consequence of an action or other cause.

Usage examples:

The lethal effects of hard drugs

verb

Cause (something) to happen; bring about.

Usage examples:

The prime minister effected many policy changes

noun

The result of a particular influence; something that happens because of something else

Usage examples:

[ c ] the medicine had the effect of making me sleepy., [ c ] cold water slows hurricane growth, bu…

verb

Cause (something) to happen; bring about.

Usage examples:

The prime minister effected many policy changes

noun

A change which is a result or consequence of an action or other cause.

Usage examples:

The lethal effects of hard drugs

noun

The lighting, sound, or scenery used in a play, film, or broadcast.

Usage examples:

The production relied too much on spectacular effects

verb

Put into force or operation.

Usage examples:

This would effectuate a substantive change to bankruptcy law

verb

To do something or make something happen

Usage examples:

If the officer can reasonably effectuate the arrest with non-deadly force, he must do so., our goal…

noun

A person who designs, builds, or maintains engines, machines, or structures.

Usage examples:

This is important to the engineers who design and build products, because it gives them a tool to d…

verb

Design and build (a machine or structure).

Usage examples:

The men who engineered the tunnel

noun

A person specially trained to design and build machines, structures, and other things, including bridges, roads, vehicles, and buildings

Usage examples:

He is an engineer at a large electronics company., the bridge is engineered to withstand an earthqu…

verb

Put (a plan, order, or course of action) into effect.

Usage examples:

The corporation executed a series of financial deals

verb

To do or perform something planned

Usage examples:

Now that we have approval, we can go ahead and execute the plan.

verb

To do or perform something in a planned way

Usage examples:

Local authority officials will check that the work is being executed according to the plans submitt…

noun

The carrying out of a plan, order, or course of action.

Usage examples:

He was fascinated by the entire operation and its execution

noun

The act of doing or performing something in a planned way

Usage examples:

The guitarist’s execution of the ballad was superb., [ u ] execution is still a penalty for murder.

noun

The act of doing or performing something in a planned way

Usage examples:

Effective operations managers require advanced skills in design, planning, and execution., the exec…

verb

Bring (a task or activity) to an end; complete.

Usage examples:

They were straining to finish the job

noun

An end or final part or stage of something.

Usage examples:

A bowl of raspberries was the perfect finish to the meal

verb

To come to an end

Usage examples:

[ i ] the meeting should finish at four o’clock., [ t ] if you’ll let me finish my sentence, i’ll e…

noun

A gadget, especially one whose name the speaker does not know or cannot recall.

Usage examples:

The latest multimedia gizmo

plural noun

Miscellaneous items; paraphernalia.

Usage examples:

All the latest films, books, and electronic gubbins

noun

A tool, utensil, or other piece of equipment that is used for a particular purpose.

Usage examples:

Garden implements

verb

Put (a decision, plan, agreement, etc.) into effect.

Usage examples:

The scheme to implement student loans

A piece of equipment or a tool used for a specific purpose

noun

The process of putting a decision or plan into effect; execution.

Usage examples:

She was responsible for the implementation of the plan

noun

The act of putting a plan into action or of starting to use something

Usage examples:

Implementation of a change/policy/programme a vibrant and efficient service sector is important for…

verb

Put (a decision, plan, agreement, etc.) into effect.

Usage examples:

The scheme to implement student loans

noun

A tool, utensil, or other piece of equipment that is used for a particular purpose.

Usage examples:

Garden implements

noun

Performance of an obligation.

verb

Carry out, accomplish, or fulfil (an action, task, or function).

Usage examples:

I have my duties to perform

verb

Get done

verb

To do an action or piece of work

Usage examples:

[ t ] the operation was performed with the patient under general anesthesia., [ i ] the car perform…

noun

An act of presenting a play, concert, or other form of entertainment.

Usage examples:

Don giovanni had its first performance in 1787

noun

The act of doing something, such as your job

Usage examples:

If the accident happened during the performance of his regular duties, he’s covered by disability i…

noun

How successful an investment, company, etc. is and how much profit it makes

Usage examples:

The fund's past performance does not necessarily indicate how it will perform in the future., good/…

verb

Carry out, accomplish, or fulfil (an action, task, or function).

Usage examples:

I have my duties to perform

verb

Present participle of perform

Usage examples:

Computers can perform a variety of tasks., the operation will be performed next week., most of the …

verb

Carry out or commit (a harmful, illegal, or immoral action).

Usage examples:

A crime has been perpetrated against a sovereign state

idiom

Pull or pull out sharply

phrasal verb

Succeed in achieving or winning something difficult.

Usage examples:

He pulled off a brilliant first round win

phrasal verb

(of a vehicle) move to the side of or off the road.

Usage examples:

There is no place to pull off in case of an accident

noun

An act of becoming fully aware of something as a fact.

Usage examples:

A growing realization of the need to create common economic structures

verb

Become fully aware of (something) as a fact; understand clearly.

Usage examples:

He realized his mistake at once

verb

Be fully aware or cognizant of

verb

To become aware of or understand a situation

Usage examples:

He realized the store would be closing in a few minutes., [ + (that) clause ] suddenly i realized (…

verb

Be enough or adequate.

Usage examples:

A quick look should suffice

verb

To be enough

Usage examples:

The problems were of global importance, and only an international effort would suffice to deal with…

noun

An object that one need not, cannot, or does not wish to give a specific name to.

Usage examples:

Look at that metal rail thing over there

A separate and self-contained entity

noun

A device, product, or part of nature that is not named

Usage examples:

There’s a new thing that seals plastic bags., there are some nice things in the stores on sale righ…

noun

Used to refer to or address a person or thing whose name one has forgotten, does not know, or does not wish to mention.

Usage examples:

I'm not altogether sure what happened to these pellets - i assume they got shipped out elsewhere an…

noun

Used to refer to or address a person or thing whose name one has forgotten, does not know, or does not wish to mention.

Usage examples:

One of those thingamajigs for keeping all the tools together

noun

(esp. in spoken english) a thing, the name of which has been forgotten

Usage examples:

He stood there holding this thingamajig.

noun

A person or thing whose name one has forgotten, does not know, or does not wish to mention.

Usage examples:

It is difficult to know what to make of these complicated thingummies

noun

A word used, especially in spoken english, when the name of an object has been forgotten

Usage examples:

I need one of those red thingamabobs for this - do you have one?

verb

Commit oneself to and begin (an enterprise or responsibility); take on.

Usage examples:

A firm of builders undertook the construction work

verb

Catch up with and pass (another vehicle) while travelling on the inside.

Usage examples:

He undertook me, at 70 mph, while on his mobile phone

verb

Enter upon an activity or enterprise

noun

Used to refer to an item or items that are not identified but are felt to have something in common with items already named.

Usage examples:

Little flashing digital displays, electric zooms and whatnots

noun

And other similar things

Usage examples:

You can buy snacks and whatnot at the bar., that'll give you enough time to get the table set and w…

noun

Any object or person whose name you have temporarily forgotten or do not know

Usage examples:

Where's the whatsit that you change channels with?, you'd better tell whatsit - what's his name - t…