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Synonyms and antonyms of To do something in British Thesaurus

To do something

do (verb)

to perform an action

conduct (verb)

to do something in an organized way. In ordinary speech it is more usual to say that someone carries something out

make (verb)

used with some nouns for showing that someone performs the action referred to by the noun

pursue (verb)

to follow a course of activity

perform (verb)

to have a particular job or purpose

go about ()

to do something that you normally do in your usual way

function (verb)

to do all the things that you normally do

carry out ()

to do a particular piece of work, research etc

act (verb)

to do something for a particular reason or in a particular way

act (verb)

to do something immediately, especially in order to deal with an urgent problem

be employed (in) doing something ()

to spend the time you have available doing something

be in the act of doing something ()

to be doing something at a particular moment, especially when something else happens or when someone interrupts you

be seen to be doing something ()

to do something in a way that people will notice, because they want or expect you to do it

carry (verb)

to do or develop something to a particular point or level

carry out ()

to do something that you have said you will do or that you have been told to do

discharge (verb)

formal to do everything that needs to be done to perform a duty or responsibility

do (verb)

to perform or complete a job or a piece of work

do (verb)

to take action in order to deal with a situation

do (verb)

informal to spend an amount of time doing something

do so ()

to do what has just been mentioned

do someone the honour of doing something ()

to do something that would make another person very proud

do something in person ()

to do something by going to a place or person rather than by writing, telephoning, or sending someone else

fulfil (verb)

to do a particular job, or to have a particular purpose

fulfil (verb)

to do what you must do, for example as part of a job

get (verb)

to do something, or to have it done for you

get on (mainly American)

mainly American to finally do something that you have been intending to do for a while

get up to ()

to do something, especially something that you should not do

give (verb)

to perform an action to someone or something

have (verb)

to do something

manage (verb)

often humorous to succeed in doing something annoying or wrong

take (verb)

to do or to have something