Uses of to do Grammar Monster "to do" Be or Do? do 1 of 6 verb ˈdü  did   ˈdid    dəd   ;  done   ˈdən    ;  doing   ˈdü-iŋ    ;  does   ˈdəz  transitive verb 1 :  to bring to pass  :  CARRY OUT do  another's wishes it is my earnest desire to know the will of Providence … and if I can learn what it is I will  do  it  Abraham Lincoln 2 :  PUT   — used chiefly in  do to death had been hounded down and  done  to death as heretics  Stringfellow Barr 3 a :  PERFORM ,  EXECUTE do  some work did  his duty b :  COMMIT crimes  done  deliberately 4 a :  BRING ABOUT ,  EFFECT trying to  do  good do  violence b :  to give freely  :  PAY do  honor to her memory 5 :  to bring to an end  :  FINISH   — used in the past participle the job is finally  done 6 :  to put forth  :  EXERT did  her best to win the race 7 a :  to wear out especially by physical exertion  :  EXHAUST at the end of the race they were pretty well  done b :  to attack physically  :  BEAT also   :  KILL 8 :  to bring