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Do

Definition: Do

Do

Noun

1. An uproarious party.

2. The syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization.

3. Doctor's degree in osteopathy.

Verb

1. Engage in: "make love, not war"; "make an effort"; "do research"; "do nothing"; "make revolution".

2. To act or perform an action; "John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters".

3. Get (something) done; "I did my job".

4. Proceed or get along; "How is she doing in her new job?" "How are you making out in graduate school?" "He's come a long way".

5. Give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident".

6. Carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions: "practice law".

7. Be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity; "A few words would answer"; "This car suits my purpose well"; "Will $100 do?"; "A "B" grade doesn't suffice to get me into medical school"; "Nothing else will serve".

8. Create or design, often in a certain way; "Do my room in blue"; "I did this piece in wood to express my love for the forest".

9. Behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "She played the servant her husband's master".

10. : spend time in prison or in a labor camp; "He did six years for embezzlement".

11. : carry on or manage; "We could do with a little more help around here".

12. : arrange attractively; "dress my hair for the wedding".

13. : travel or traverse (a distance) "This car does 150 miles per hour"; "We did 6 miles on our hike every day".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "do" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

 

Specialty Definition: Do

DomainDefinition

Computing

Do 1. repeat loop. 2. The country code for Dominican Republic. (1999-06-10). Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing.

Agriculture

Dissolved oxygen. (references)

Census

(District Office) The temporary local Census Bureau offices established for periodic censuses for data collection purposes. (references)

Literature

Do A contraction of ditto, which is the Italian détto (said), Latin dictus.
How do you do? i.e. How do you fare? It should be, How do you du (Anglo-Saxon, dug-an = valere); in Latin, Quomodo vales.
Well to do. This, again, is not the transitive verb (facre) but the intransitive verb (valere), and means "well to fare." (Anglo-Saxon. dug-an = valere.
To do him, i.e. cheat or trick a person out of something
I have done the Jew, i.e. over-reached him. The same as outdo = excel.
Do (to rhyme with go). The first or tonic note of the solfeggio system of music.
Do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, Italian; ut, re, mi, fa, sol, la, French. The latter are borrowed from a hymn by Paulus Piaconus, addressed to St. John, which Guido, in the eleventh century, used in teaching singing:
"Ut queant laxis, Re -sonare fibris,
Mi -ra gestorum Fa -muli tuorum,
Sol -ve pollutis La -biis reatum."
Sanctë Joannës.
Ut -tered be thy wondrous story,
Re -prehensive though I be,
Me make mindful of thy glory,
Fa -mous son of Zacharee;
Sol -ace to my spirit bring,
La -bouring thy praise to sing.
E.C.B.
(See WEIZIUS in Heortologio, p. 263.) Le Maire added si (seventeenth century). (See Aretinian Syllables.). Source: Brewer's Dictionary.

Multilingual Slang

Dutch (flikken). (references)

Slang in 1811

DO. To do any one; to rob and cheat him. I have done him; I have robbed him. Also to overcome in a boxing match: witness those laconic lines written on the field of battle, by Humphreys to his patron.--'Sir, I have done the Jew.'. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Specialty Definition: Do

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Do can refer to:

  1. the Chinese character 道 (Pinyin: dào; Wade-Giles: tao⁴), which is pronounced dō in Japanese and do (도) in Korean. It means "road," "way," "Daoism," "province," and "circuit."
    1. In Korea, Do is the designation for "province," as in Gyeonggi-do (경기도; 京畿道). See Provinces of Korea.
    2. In Japan, Dō means "circuit," when used in the name of Hokkaido (北海道) prefecture. See Prefectures of Japan.
    3. In Japan, the character also means "road," as in Tokaido (東海道) and Nakasendo (中山道).
    4. It is used as a suffix for various arts and implies that they are not just techniques but have spiritual elements. For example, Japanese tea ceremony is called "Sado" (茶道) and flower arrangement is called "Kado" (華道). Since the Meiji era, Japanese martial artists have adopted this suffix for names of martial arts such as Aikido, Judo and Kendo. This convention was introduced to Korea, but not to China, with martial arts themselves during the Japanese rule so that the suffix can be found in Taekwondo.
  2. the Chinese character 島 (Pinyin: dǎo; Wade-Giles: tao³), which is pronounced do in Korean and means "island". It used in the names of Korean islands (e.g., Ganghwa-do (강화도; 江華島), and Ulleung-do (울릉도; 鬱陵島). Note that "Jeju-do" transliterates two distinct Korean terms: "Jeju Province" (제주도; 濟州道) and "Jeju Island" (제주도; 濟州島).
  3. In solfege, do is the name of the first note of the scale.
  4. In English, do is a verb whose use as an auxiliary verb is often grammatically required for negation and for interrogative sentences.
  5. do is the ISO country code for the Dominican Republic
  6. Dornier (Do) aircraft

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Do."

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ISO 3166-2:DO

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

ISO 3166-2 codes for Dominican Republic. The purpose of this family of standards is to establish a worldwide series of short abbreviations for places, for use on package labels, containers and such. Anywhere where a short alphanumeric code can serve to clearly indicate a location in a more convenient and less ambiguous form than the full place name. US readers may wish to consider them as the equivalent of worldwide zip or postal codes. Within the Wikipedia, the codes from the country pages link to the pages for the locations they identify.

Newsletters

ISO 3166-2:2000-06-21

See also

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "ISO 3166-2:DO."

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List of people by name: Do

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

List of people by name: A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z Da - Db - Dc - Dd - De - Df - Dg - Dh - Di - Dj - Dk - Dl - Dm - Dn - Do - Dp - Dq - Dr - Ds - Dt - Du - Dv - Dw - Dx - Dy - Dz

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Provinces of Korea

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

(Note: This page is currently under construction. Some information below is incomplete, and some material is duplicated.... This will be fixed shortly.)

This article describes the historical evolution of Korea's provinces (Do; (도 道). For detailed information on current administrative divisions, please see Administrative divisions of Korea.

Provinces (Do) have been the primary administrative division of Korea since the early 11th century, and were preceded by provincial-level divisions (Ju and Mok) dating back to the late 7th century.

Historical summary

During the Unified Silla Period (AD 668-935), Korea was divided into nine Ju (주; 州), an old word for "province" that was used to name both the kingdom's provinces and its provincial capitals. (The editor's Cantonese-English dictionary translates 州 variously as "prefecture" or "department.")

After Goryeo defeated Silla and Later Baekje in 935 and 936 respectively, the new kingdom "was divided into one royal district [(Ginae; 기내; 畿內) and twelve administrative districts [(Mok; 목; 牧)]" (Nahm 1988), which were soon redivided into ten provinces (Do). In 1009 the country was again redivided, this time into one royal district, five provinces (Do) and two frontier districts (Gye; 계; 界?). The name and concept of Do originated from the Chinese Dao.

After the Joseon Dynasty's rise to power and the formation of Joseon in 1392, the country was redivided into eight new provinces (Do) in 1413. The provincial boundaries closely reflected major regional and dialect boundaries, and are still often referred to in Korean today simply as the Eight Provinces (Paldo). In 1896 (a year before the country became the Korean Empire), five of the eight provinces were divided into north and south halves (Bukdo (북도; 北道) and Namdo (남도; 南道) respectively), giving a total of thirteen Do. The provincial boundaries remained unchanged throughout the Japanese Colonial Period.

With the surrender of Japan in 1945, the Korean peninsula was divided into Soviet (northern) and American (southern) zones of occupation, with the dividing line established along the 38th parallel. (See Division of Korea for more details.) As a result, three provinces--Hwanghae, Gyeonggi, and Gangwon (Kangwŏn)--were divided into Soviet- and American-occupied halves.

In 1946, in the southern half of the country, the newly formed Jeju Province was split off from South Jeolla Province. In 1948, the countries of North and South Korea gained independence. There were total of fourteen Do between the two countries, including the three provinces straddling the 38th parallel. During the same period, the southern cities of Seoul and Busan became Special Cities.

At the end of the Korean War (1950-1953), a new boundary between North and South Korea was established along the Demilitarized Zone, which cuts across the 38th parallel at an acute angle from southwest to northeast. Hwanghae Province now fell wholly within North Korea, while Gyeonggi and Gangwon (Kangwŏn) Provinces remained split between North and South.

In the same year (1953), the North Korean provinces were redivided. The North Korean section of Gyeonggi Province was redesignated a special city (Kaesŏng), along with P'yŏngyang and Ch'ŏngjin (which is no longer a special city). The North Korean section of Kangwŏn Province was expanded to include the southern part of South Hamgyŏng. Hwanghae was divided into north and south halves. Two new provinces--Chagang and Yanggang--were created from the inland sections of North P'yŭngan and North Hamg'yŏng Provinces respectively.

Since 1953, provincial boundaries in both the North and South have remained unchanged. New cities and special administrative regions have been created, however, since then: see Special cities of Korea for their history. For a comprehensive description of Korea's provinces and special cities today, please see Administrative divisions of Korea.

Provinces of Unified Silla

In AD 660, the southeastern kingdom of Silla conquered Baekje in the southwest, and in 668, Silla conquered Goguryeo in the north with the help of China's Tang Dynasty (see also Three Kingdoms of Korea). For the first time, most of the Korean peninsula was ruled by a single power. Silla's northern boundary ran through the middle of southern Goguryeo, from the Taedong River (which flows through P'yŏngyang) in the west to Wŏnsan in modern-day Kangwŏn Province in the east. In 721, Silla solidifed its northern boundary with Barhae (Bohai) (which replaced Goguryeo in the north) by building a wall between P'yŏngyang and Wŏnsan.

The country's capital was Geumseong (modern-day Gyeongju), and sub-capitals were located at Geumgwan-gyeong (Gimhae), Namwon-gyeong, Seowon-gyeong (Cheongju), Jungwon-gyeong (Chungju), and Bugwon-gyeong (Wonju).

The country was divided into 9 provinces (Ju): 3 in the pre-660 territory of Silla, and 3 each in the former kingdoms of Baekje and Goguryeo.

The table below lists the three preceding kingdoms, each province's name in the Roman alphabet, Hangeul, and Hanja, as well as the provincial capital, and the equivalent modern-day province.
Former kingdom Province Hangeul Hanja Capital Modern equivalent
Silla Yangju 양주 揚州 Yangju Eastern Gyeongsang
Gangju 강주 Gangju Western South Gyeongsang
Sangju 상주 尙州 Sangju Western North Gyeongsang
Baekje Muju 무주 Muju South Jeolla
Jeonju 전주 全州 Jeonju North Jeolla
Ungju 웅주 Gongju South Chungcheong
Goguryeo Hanju 한주 漢州 Hanju
(Seoul)		 North Chungcheong,
Gyeonggi, Hwanghae
Sakju 삭주 Sakju Western Gangwon
Myeongju 명주 Myeongju Eastern Gangwon

Provinces of Goryeo

In 892, Gyeonhwon founded the kingdom of Later Baekje in southwestern Silla, and in 918, Wanggeon (King Taejo) established the kingdom of Goryeo in the northwest, with its capital at Songak (modern-day Kaesŏng). In 935, Goryeo conquered the remnants of Silla, and in 936, it conquered Later Baekje. Songak was greatly expanded and renamed Gaegyeong. Taejo expanded the country's territory by conquering part of the land formerly belonging to Goguryeo, in the northwest of the Korean peninsula, as far north as the Yalu (Amnok) River. A wall was constructed from the Yalu (Amnok) River in the northwest to East Sea (Sea of Japan) in the southeast, on the boundary between Goryeo and the northeastern Jurched territory.

The country had one capital (Gaegyeong) and three sub-capitals: Donggyeong (modern-day Gyeongju and the former capital of Silla), Namgyeong (modern-day Seoul), and Seogyeong (modern-day P'yŏngyang).

Originally, the country had one royal district (Ginae; 기내; 畿內) around Gaegyeong and twelve administrative districts (Mok; 목; 牧): (Note that Gwangju-mok is modern-day Gwangju in Gyeonggi Province, not the larger Gwangju Metropolitan City.)

The twelve districts were soon redivided into ten provinces (Do; 도; 道). Gwannae-do included the administrative districts of Yangju, Hwangju, Gwangju, and Haeju; Jungwon-do included Chungju and Cheongju; Hanam-do replaced Gongju; Gangnam-do replaced Jeonju; Yeongnam-do replaced Sangju; Sannam-do replaced Jinju; and Haeyang-do replaced Naju and Seungju; the three other new provinces were Yeongdong-do, Panbang-do, and Paeseo-do.

Finally, in 1009, the ten provinces were again redivided, this time into five provinces (Do) and two frontier districts (Gye; 계; 界?).

The table below lists the provinces of Silla, the administrative districts of Goryeo that replaced them, then the pre- and post-1009 provinces, as well as their modern equivalents. (Sources: Nahm 1988; [1] (in Korean); [1] (in Korean).)
Province of Silla Administrative district Pre-1009 province Post-1009 province Modern equivalent
Hanju Gyeonggi(京畿) Gyeonggi Gyeonggi Kaesŏng
Yangju-mok(揚州牧) Gwannae-do Seohae-do Hwanghae (?)
Hwangju-mok(黃州牧) North Hwanghae
Haeju-mok(海州牧) South Hwanghae
Gwangju-mok(廣州牧) Yanggwang-do Gyeonggi
Chungju-mok(忠州牧) Jungwon-do North Chungcheong
Ungju Cheongju-mok
Gongju-mok Hanam-do South Chungcheong
Jeonju Jeonju-mok(全州牧) Gangnam-do Jeolla-do North Jeolla
Muju Naju-mok Haeyang-do South Jeolla
Seungju (?)
Sangju Sangju-mok Yeongnam-do Gyeongsang-do North Gyeongsang
Gangju Jinju-mok Sannam-do Western South Gyeongsang
Yangju Yeongdong-do Eastern South Gyeongsang
Sakju ? Sakbang-do Gyoju-do Gangwon
Myeongju ? Donggye
-- -- Paeseo-do Bukgye Pyeongan

Provinces of Joseon

Provinces of the Korean Empire

Provinces of North Korea

(Main article: Administrative divisions of Korea)

The North Korean portion of Gyeonggi Province eventually became today's Kaesŏng Industrial Region. The North Korean section of Kangwŏn was expanded to include part of South Hamgyŏng. In 1982, Hwanghae was split into North and South Hwanghae Provinces. Also in 1982, the new province of Chagang was formed from the eastern part of North P'yŏngan, while Yanggang Province was formed from parts of North and South Hamgyŏng Provinces. In addition to Kaesŏng, the cities of P'yŏngyang, Namp'o, Rasŏn (Rajin-Sŏnbong), Shinŭiju, and Ch'ŏngjin and the tourist region of Kŭmgang-san have all attained provincial-level status as self-governing cities or special administrative regions, although Ch'ŏngjin has since reverted to being part of North Hamgyŏng Province.

Listed below are the modern provinces of North Korea, with the following information:

Provinces of South Korea

(Main article: Administrative divisions of Korea)

Provinces in South Korea have not been reorganized the way they have been in the North; the main change has been the creation of Special Cities and Metropolitan Cities--cities with the same status as provinces. Today (2003), there are seven such cities: Seoul, Busan, Daegu, Incheon, Gwangju, Daejeon, and Ulsan.

Listed below are the modern provinces of South Korea, with the following information:

References

Nahm, Andrew C. (1988). Korea: Tradition and Transformation - A History of the Korean People. Elizabeth, NJ: Hollym International.

External links

For other integral meanings of Do in East Asian cultures, see Do.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Provinces of Korea."

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Abbreviations & Acronyms: Do

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
EntrySourceExpressionField

DO

DanishDen Dominikanske RepublikGeography

DO

DutchDominicaanse RepubliekGeography

DO

EnglishDrop OutN/A

DO

FinnishDominikaaninen tasavaltaGeography

DO

FrenchDurée d'occupationN/A

DO

GermanDominikanische RepublikGeography, Law

DO

GreekΔομινικανή ΔημοκρατίαGeography

DO

ItalianRepubblica dominicanaGeography, Law

DO

PortugueseDepósito à ordemN/A

DO

SpanishRepública DominicanaGeography

DO

SwedishDominikanska republikenGeography

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Synonyms: Do

Synonyms: bash (n), brawl (n), doh (n), ut (n), act (v), answer (v), arrange (v), behave (v), cause (v), coif (v), coiffe (v), coiffure (v), come (v), dress (v), execute (v), exercise (v), fare (v), get along (v), make (v), make out (v), manage (v), perform (v), practice (v), practise (v), serve (v), set (v), suffice (v). (additional references)
Antonym: unmake (v). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Do

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Agreement

Verb: be accordant; Adjective: agree, accord, harmonize; correspond, tally, respond; meet, suit, fit, befit, do, adapt itself to; fall in with, chime in with, square with, quadrate with, consort with, comport with; dovetail, assimilate; fit like a glove, fit to a T; match; become one; homologate.

Conduct

Verb: transact, execute; despatch, dispatch; proceed with, discharge; carry on, carry through, carry out, carry into effect, put into effect; work out; go through, get through; enact; put into practice; do; officiate.

Content

Be tolerated; go down, go down well, go down with; do; be OK.

Deception

Verb: deceive, take in; defraud, cheat, jockey, do, cozen, diddle, nab, chouse, play one false, bilk, cully, jilt, bite, pluck, swindle, victimize; abuse; mystify; blind one's eyes; blindfold, hoodwink; throw dust into the eyes; dupe, gull, hoax, fool, befool, bamboozle, flimflam, hornswoggle; trick.

Production

Verb: produce, perform, operate, do, make, gar, form, construct, fabricate, frame, contrive, manufacture; weave, forge, coin, carve, chisel; build, raise, edify, rear, erect, put together, set up, run up; establish, compose, organize, institute; achieve, accomplish; (complete).

Request

Adverb: prithee, do, please, pray; be so good as, be good enough; have the goodness, vouchsafe, will you, I pray thee, if you please.

State

Verb: be in a state, possess a state, enjoy a state, labor under a state; Noun: be on a footing, do, fare; come to pass.

Success

Answer, answer the purpose; avail, prevail, take effect, do, turn out well, work well, take, tell, bear fruit; hit it, hit the mark, hit the right nail on the head; nick it; turn up trumps, make a hit; find one's account in.

Sufficiency

Verb: be sufficient; Adjective:; suffice, do, just do, satisfy, pass muster; have enough; Noun: eat. one's fill, drink one's fill, have one's fill; roll in, swim in; wallow in; (superabundance) ; wanton.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Do

English words defined with "do": do good, do justice, do well ♦ make do ♦ To be pleased to do a thing, To do grace, To do one's endeavor, To do reverence, To do stead, To do the honors, To do with, To do withal, To do without ♦ Well to do. (references)
Specialty definitions using "do": All cannot do all ♦ Can't do nothing ♦ do loop, do protocol, DOMINE DO LITTLE, Don't do that then! ♦ How Do You Do? ♦ There's More Than One Way To Do It, TO DO OVER. (references)
Etymologies containing "do": to-do. (references)
Non-English Usage: "Do" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

Albanian (do, necessitate), Croatian (next to, of, until), Czech (by, for, in, into, on, over, to, under, unto), Esperanto (so, then, therefore), French (do), Frisian (dove, pigeon, thou, ye, you), Galician (of the), German (do), Irish (at, for, to, toward, two, your), Italian (I give), Latin (convey, donate, furnish, offer, to give), Lombard (two), Luxembourgish (there), Manx (in order that; long-stemmed ), Pidgin English (to do), Polish (by, from, of, on, since, till, to, toward, towards, until), Portuguese (about, Demand Deposit, Dominican Republic, for the, from, from the, of, of the, than, to), Portuguese Brazilian (about, for the, no translation, of the), Romanian (c, do), Scottish (a verbal particle denoting "to, did, prep. to, thine, thy, to, your), Serbo-Croatian (as far as, beside, by, next to, till, to, until, unto), Spanish (c, do), Swedish (do), Turkish (c, do, middle c), Welsh (yes).

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Modern Usage: Do

DomainUsage

Screenplays

So do you wanna go (American Pie; writing credit: Adam Herz)

Do with me as you will (A Time to Kill; writing credit: Akiva Goldsman)

So, do you like to party (American Beauty; writing credit: Alan Ball)

I do. (Indecent Proposal; writing credit: Amy Holden Jones)

Every mammal on this planet instinctively develops a natural equilibrium with the surrounding environment, but you humans do not. You move to an area, and you multiply, and multiply, until every natural resource is consumed (The Matrix; writing credit: Andy Wachowski and Larry Wachowski.)

Lyrics

The things we do for love, the things we do for love (Things We Do For Love; performing artist: 10 CC)

Wanna get down, baby, I do (I Do (Wanna Get Close To You); performing artist: 3LW)

I do cherish you (I Do (Cherish You); performing artist: 98 Degrees; writing credit: Keith Stegall and Dan Hill)

Oh baby, tell me, do you wanna dance with me baby (Do You Want To Dance; performing artist: Bette Midler)

Do I have to tell the truth (Do I Have To Say The Words?; performing artist: Bryan Adams)

Clever

Never do wrong when people are looking. (references; author: Mark Twain)

I do benefits for all religions -- I'd hate to blow the hereafter on a technicality. (references; author: Bob Hope)

If your fear that people will know, don't do it. (references; author: Chinese Proverb)

What do they use to ship Styrofoam? (references; author: unknown)

Iowa: We Do Amazing Things With Corn (references; author: unknown)

Tongue Twisters

Do drop in at the Dewdrop Inn. (references; author: unknown)

Do thick tinkers think? (references; author: unknown)

Movie/TV Titles

Do or Die (2003)

Vicente do Rego Monteiro (1974)

Hod ho do stroje! Jáchyme (1974)

Do Tasweerain (1974)

Neowa na geuligo do hana (1974)

Song Titles

I Do Adore Her (performing artist: Harry Belafonte)

Do The Clinton (performing artist: The Foremen)

What Did You Do On Election Day (performing artist: The Foremen)

Do The Freddie (performing artist: Freddie and the Dreamers)

Do What You Gotta Do (performing artist: Garth Brooks)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Do

DomainTitle

References

  • Bompreco S.A. Supermercados do Nordeste: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

  • Cia de Eletricidade do Estado da Bahia - COELBA: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

  • Companhia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo (SABESP): International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

  • Copene-Petroquimica do Nordest SA: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

  • Corporacao Industrial do Norte, S.A.: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

    (more reference examples)

  

Books

  • Do We Validate for Aggravation? (reference)

  • Dog Problems: A Professional Trainer's Guide to Preventing and Correcting Aggression, Destructiveness, Housebreaking Problems, Excessive Barking, Do (reference)

  • Get Anyone to Do Anything: Never Feel Powerless Again--With Psychological Secrets to Control and Influence Every Situation (reference)

  • I Need To Do What?! A Wedding Guide for the Groom, Best Man, & Ushers (reference)

  • Ain't Nobody's Business If You Do : The Absurdity of Consensual Crimes in Our Free Country (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Periodicals

  

Theater & Movies

  

Music

  

High Tech

  

Consumer Goods

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: Do

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Photo Album: Do

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A series of six illustrations showing how to do breast self examination (BSE). See artwork BC-01, BC-05, BC-06, BC-08. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist.

Note the bowed legs and enlarged right wrist. Nutritional Rickets is a condition in which children's bones are too soft, and do not develop properly due to a deficiency of vitamin D. Credit: CDC.

Mosquito larvae are not propelled by appendages, as are the aquatic insects shown, nor do they move with rhythmic, undulating motions characteristic of many aquatic insect larvae. Credit: CDC.

Medium-size black holes actually do exist, according to the latest findings from NASA's Hubble ... Credit: NASA.

Surface photographs from the Soviet Venera 9 and 10 spacecraft. The Soviet Venera 9 and 10 spacecraft were launched on 8 and 14 June 1975, respectively,to do the unprecedented: place a lander on the surface of Venus and return images.The two spacecraft successfully landed a descent craft on 16 and 23 October 1975.These images were obtained on 22 and 25 October 1975. Venera 9 landed on a slopeinclined by about 30 degrees to the horizontal whereas Venera 10 was only inclinedabout 8 degrees. The two spacecraft were separated by about 2100 km. Most of the rocks in the images are between about 0.3 and 1 meter. Credit: NASA.

Loading a stripped down Piper Cub on the PIONEER Plane used to tend tide gages and do reconnaissance. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

How do you lasso a bull sea lion? Very carefully! Personnel off the MILLER FREEMAN. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

Small hands helping do a big job. Taking water samples at a water quality station. Credit: America's Coastlines.

Aerial view of freshwater wetlands. Freshwater wetlands support a higher diversity of plants than do salt marshes. Credit: America's Coastlines.

Fishing for Antarctic cod. These fish are studied because they do not freeze even though human flesh would freeze in Antarctic sea temperatures. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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"Theatro Municipal do Rio de Ja" by Felipe Bordalo
Commentary: "It's was in a chill night in Rio, I was playng some pool, and when i was leaving, walking to the bus stop, suddenly I realize that I was in front of one of the finnest old buildings of my city, at night, with good light and my camera in my backpack! There"		"Trilhos do Brasil" by Wilian Campos
Commentary: "Antigos Trilhos das Estação Ferroviaria de Botucatu."

Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers.

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Familiar Quotations: Do

AuthorQuotation

Count Leo Tolstoy

Only those live who do good.

Francois Rabelais

Do what thou wilt.

George E. Allen

How badly do you want it?

Henry David Thoreau

Things do not change, we do.

Pindar

Do not peer too far.

Red Auerbach

Just do what you do best.

Robert Burns

Let us do or die.

St. Augustine

Love, and do what you like.

The Seven Sages

Do not speak ill of the dead.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Historic Usage: Do

AuthorDateQuotation

Magna Carta

1215

Welshmen shall do the same to us and ours. (reference)

John Locke

1690

Unless they do this, they are not perfect. (Second Treatise of Government)

US Declaration of Independence

1776

We, therefore, the Representatives of the United States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare, That these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States; that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved; and that as Free and Independent States, they have full Power to levy War, conclude Peace, contract Alliances, establish Commerce, and to do all other Acts and Things which Independent States may of right do. (reference)

US Constitution

1791

We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America. (reference)

Marbury v. Madison

1803

If he has a right, and that right has been violated, do the laws of his country afford him a remedy? (reference)

Communist Manifesto

1848

You are horrified at our intending to do away with private property. (reference)

The Emancipation Proclamation

1862

And by virtue of the power and for the purpose aforesaid, I do order and declare that all persons held as slaves within said designated States and parts of States are, and henceforward shall be, free; and that the Executive Government of the United States, including the military and naval authorities thereof, will recognize and maintain the freedom of said persons. (Abraham Lincoln)

Abraham Lincoln

1863

It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this. (The Gettysburg Address)

Treaty of Versailles

1919

The transfer of the German submarine cables which do not form the subject of particular provisions of the present Treaty is regulated by Annex VII hereto. (reference)

Winston S. Churchill

1946

I do not believe that Soviet Russia desires war. ("Iron Curtain" Speech)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Use in Literature: Do

TitleAuthorQuote

Emma

Austen, Jane

I do not scruple to say that she plays extremely well

Sylvie and Bruno Concluded

Carroll, Lewis

Dreaming | a | | | XVIII | do.

A Christmas Carol

Dickens, Charles

He had just enough recollection of the face to desire to do that

Scarlet Letter

Hawthorne, Nathaniel

He deemed it essential, it would seem, to know the man, before attempting to do him good

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

We do not comprehend everything, but we insult nothing

Absalom and Achitophel

John Dryden

Great wits are sure to madness near allied, And thin partitions do their bounds divide

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

Joyce, James

I pray to God, and do you pray with me, that we may repent of our sins

King Richard III

Shakespeare, William

So do not I.

Grapes of Wrath

Steinbeck, John

You got stuff to do.

Gulliver's Travels

Swift, Jonathan

But I do not approve of this derivation, which seems to be a little strained

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Do

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

You can do it alone. (references)

Do not feed raccoons. (references)

Do not defecate outdoors. (references)

Business

However, lasers do have limitations. (references)

Some households do not have freezers. (references)

Or, Japanese importers will do so in Japan. (references)

Children

Namibia

Many San children do not attend school. (references)

Yemen

Many children, especially girls, do not attend primary school. (references)

Macau

Laws do not mandate building access for persons with disabilities. (references)

Civil Liberties

India

Licenses do not permit independent news broadcasting. (references)

Oman

They do not air any politically controversial material. (references)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Local Croat authorities do not tolerate opposition viewpoints. (references)

Discrimination

Burkina Faso

Minority ethnic groups, like the majority Mossi, are represented in the inner circles of the Government, and government decisions do not favor one group over another. (references)

Suriname

The Constitution and laws, with the exception of ethnic marriage laws, do not differentiate among citizens on the basis of their ethnic origins, religious affiliations, or other cultural differences. (references)

Belarus

Both the 1994 and 1996 Constitutions state that all citizens are equal before the law and have the right to equal protection of their rights and legitimate interests; however, they do not prohibit specifically discrimination based on factors such as race, sex, or religion. (references)

Economic History

Nicaragua

Requests for bribes do occur. (references)

Chile

There is much to do in this sector. (references)

Malaysia

Large factories generally do better. (references)

Human Rights

Guatemala

The PDH's rulings do not have the force of law. (references)

Azerbaijan

Family members do not enjoy the right of visitation. (references)

Turkey

Defense lawyers do not have equal status with prosecutors. (references)

Indigenous People

Guatemala

Many indigenous people are illiterate or do not speak Spanish. (references)

Guatemala

A disproportional number of indigenous girls do not attend school. (references)

Venezuela

Few indigenous persons hold title to their land, but many do not want to because most indigenous groups reject the concept of individual property. (references)

Minorities

Yemen

Jews may, and do, own property. (references)

India

Those who become Buddhists or Sikhs do not. (references)

Qatar

Noncitizens do not receive the same benefits as citizens. (references)

Political Economy

Turkey

Other terror groups do remain active, however. (references)

REPUBLIC OF KOREA

Some children are allowed to do part-time jobs. (references)

DENMARK

Danish export industries do not use child labor. (references)

Political Rights

Mexico

In some villages, women do not have the right to vote or to hold office. (references)

Bhutan

Each village is permitted to nominate one candidate but must do so by consensus. (references)

Kuwait

Women do hold some relatively senior nonpolitical positions within some ministries. (references)

Trade

Botswana

Exports from Botswana generally do not require permits. (references)

West Bank

Israeli banks do not operate in the West Bank and Gaza. (references)

Kenya

Unfortunately violations do occur, endangering the environment. (references)

Travel

Azerbaijan

Taxis do not have meters. (references)

Mexico

If accosted, DO NOT RESIST. (references)

Cote D'ivoire

Do not resist an armed robber. (references)

Women

Malaysia

Women's groups urged all states to do the same. (references)

Seychelles

Inheritance laws do not discriminate against women. (references)

Burkina Faso

Women still do much of the subsistence farming work. (references)

Worker Rights

Denmark

Export industries do not use child labor. (references)

Korea

Nongovernmental labor unions do not exist. (references)

South Africa

Some unions do not belong to any federation. (references)

Lexicography

Devil's Dictionary

INSURANCE, n. An ingenious modern game of chance in which the player is permitted to enjoy the comfortable conviction that he is beating the man who keeps the table. INSURANCE AGENT: My dear sir, that is a fine house -- pray let me insure it. HOUSE OWNER: With pleasure. Please make the annual premium so low that by the time when, according to the tables of your actuary, it will probably be destroyed by fire I will have paid you considerably less than the face of the policy. INSURANCE AGENT: O dear, no -- we could not afford to do that. We must fix the premium so that you will have paid more. HOUSE OWNER: How, then, can I afford that? INSURANCE AGENT: Why, your house may burn down at any time. There was Smith's house, for example, which -- HOUSE OWNER: Spare me -- there were Brown's house, on the contrary, and Jones's house, and Robinson's house, which -- INSURANCE AGENT: Spare me! HOUSE OWNER: Let us understand each other. You want me to pay you money on the supposition that something will occur previously to the time set by yourself for its occurrence. In other words, you expect me to bet that my house will not last so long as you say that it will probably last. INSURANCE AGENT: But if your house burns without insurance it will be a total loss. HOUSE OWNER: Beg your pardon -- by your own actuary's tables I shall probably have saved, when it burns, all the premiums I would otherwise have paid to you -- amounting to more than the face of the policy they would have bought. But suppose it to burn, uninsured, before the time upon which your figures are based. If I could not afford that, how could you if it were insured? INSURANCE AGENT: O, we should make ourselves whole from our luckier ventures with other clients. Virtually, they pay your loss. HOUSE OWNER: And virtually, then, don't I help to pay their losses? Are not their houses as likely as mine to burn before they have paid you as much as you must pay them? The case stands this way: you expect to take more money from your clients than you pay to them, do you not? INSURANCE AGENT: Certainly; if we did not -- HOUSE OWNER: I would not trust you with my money. Very well then. If it is certain, with reference to the whole body of your clients, that they lose money on you it is probable, with reference to any one of them, that he will. It is these individual probabilities that make the aggregate certainty. INSURANCE AGENT: I will not deny it -- but look at the