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Definition: TO DO WITH |
TO DO WITH1. To dispose of; to make use of; to employ; -- usually preceded by what. ``Men are many times brought to that extremity, that were it not for God they would not know what to do with themselves.'' --Tillotson. |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Action | Be an actor; take a part in, act a part in, play a part in, perform a part in; participate in; have a hand in, have a finger in the pie; have to do with; be a party to, be a participator in; bear a hand, lend a hand; pull an oar, run in a race; mix oneself up with; (meddle). |
Avoidance | Eschew, keep from, let alone, have nothing to do with; keep aloof keep off, stand aloof, stand off, hold aloof, hold off; take no part in, have no hand in. |
Business | Verb: pass one's time in, employ one's time in, spend one's time in; employ oneself in, employ oneself upon; occupy oneself with, concern oneself with; make it one's business; Noun: undertake; enter a profession; betake oneself to, turn one's hand to; have to do with; (do). |
Conduct | Deal with, have to do with; treat, handle a case; take steps, take measures. |
Irrelation | Verb: have no relation to; have no bearing upon, have no concern with; , have no business with; not concern; have no business there, have nothing to do with, |
Refusal | Be deaf to; dismiss, turn a deaf ear to, turn one's back upon; set one's face against, discountenance, not hear of, have nothing to do with, wash one's hands of, stand aloof, forswear, set aside, cast behind one; not yield an inch; (obstinacy). |
Relation | Verb: be related; Adjective: have a relation; Noun: relate to, refer to; bear upon, regard, concern, touch, affect, have to do with; pertain to, belong to, appertain to; answer to; interest. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | Do you believe that my being stronger or faster has anything to do with my muscles in this place (The Matrix; writing credit: Andy Wachowski; Larry Wachowski) I have nothing to do with your silly war. (Seven Years in Tibet; writing credit: Becky Johnston) Here's the thing: If you ever get me, you wouldn't have a clue what to do with me. (Being John Malkovich; writing credit: Charlie Kaufman) I dunno know what to do with this guy, Henry (The Sting; writing credit: David S. Ward) I had nothing to do with it. General Rieekan thinks it's dangerous for anyone to leave the system until they've activated the energy shield (Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back; writing credit: George Lucas; Leigh Brackett) | |
Lyrics | What's love got to do, got to do with it (WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT; performing artist: Tina Turner) After all I knew it had to be something to do with you. (Kryptonite; performing artist: 3 Doors Down) Rumbelin' happy to do with your only believes in me (Rock In A Hard Place (Cheshire Cat); performing artist: Aerosmith) What am I to do with my life (Overprotected; performing artist: Britney Spears) Convoy! OMAHA? Well, they oughta know what to do with them hogs out there fer shure (Convoy; performing artist: C.W. MCCALL) | |
Clever | Knowledge is that which is acquired by learning. Wisdom is knowing what to do with it. (references; author: unknown) | |
Movie/TV Titles | ||
Song Titles | What's Love Got To Do With It (performing artist: Tina Turner) | |
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 | I think she's something or other to do with the Humane Society. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | The bride's cookbook doesn't tell what to do with leftovers. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Having a talent isn't worth much unless you know what to do with it / Palladino. Credit: Library of Congress. | ||
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| Author | Quotation |
Aesop | I will have nought to do with a man who can blow hot and cold with the same breath. |
Benjamin Franklin | He that blows the coals in quarrels he has nothing to do with has no right to complain if the sparks fly in his face. |
Michel Eyquem de Montaigne | Virtue can have naught to do with ease... It craves a steep and thorny path. |
| Dying is a very dull, dreary affair. My advice to you is to have nothing whatever to do with it. | |
Ralph Waldo Emerson | This time, like all times, is a very good one, if we but know what to do with it. |
Richard Sheridan | Conscience has no more to do with gallantry than it has with politics. |
Samuel Johnson | What we hope ever to do with ease, we must learn first to do with diligence. |
William Blake | What has reason to do with the art of painting? |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | |
| Author | Date | Quotation |
John Locke | 1690 | He that had as good left for his improvement, as was already taken up, needed not complain, ought not to meddle with what was already improved by another's labour: if he did, it is plain he desired the benefit of another's pains, which he had no right to, and not the ground which God had given him in common with others to labour on, and whereof there was as good left, as that already possessed, and more than he knew what to do with, or his industry could reach to. (Second Treatise of Government) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Title | Author | Quote |
Emma | Austen, Jane | I will have nothing to do with it. |
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency | Douglas Adams | Perhaps, he thought anxiously to himself, perhaps it was something to do with having heated wing mirrors |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | What the bishop had desired to do with him, that he had executed |
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Joyce, James | Crocodile said all right if she told him what he was going to do with the child, eat it or not eat it. |
King Richard III | Shakespeare, William | Naught to do with Mistress Shore |
Walden | Thoreau, Henry David | All men want, not something to do with, but something to do, or rather something to be. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | One important reason has to do with genetics. (references) | |
However, alcoholism has little to do with willpower. (references) | ||
No one suspected that it could have anything to do with Alzheimer's disease. (references) | ||
Business | This has to do with the technicalities of the Greek system for assessing taxpayers’ taxable income. (references) | |
KEPCO’s sphere of influence reaches beyond just that of electricity into various economic sectors, some of which have strangely little to do with energy. (references) | ||
Greek businesspersons value highly U.S. products and services and specifically admire the American approach towards anything having to do with the tourism industry. (references) | ||
Civil Liberties | Mozambique | Both the Government and the family agreed that he had nothing to do with the crime. (references) |
Bangladesh | Campus violence has little to do with ideological differences, and more to do with extortion rackets run by nonstudent party activists, including those based on physical control of dormitories. (references) | |
Korea | However, in the same month the International Federation of Journalists stated that the tax probe had nothing to do with freedom of the press and that there was no evidence that freedom of the press was being suppressed. (references) | |
Human Rights | Sri Lanka | Trials and hearings in the north and east are in Tamil and English, but many serious cases, including those having to do with terrorism, are tried in Colombo. (references) |
Equatorial Guinea | In all cases, friends and family believe that the reason for the detention and movement restrictions had to do with help given to a friend who was identified with the opposition. (references) | |
Women | Pakistan | These ordinances also have been used by husbands and other male family members to punish their wives and female relatives for reasons having nothing to do with sexual propriety, according to the Commission. (references) |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | MACROBIAN, n. One forgotten of the gods and living to a great age. History is abundantly supplied with examples, from Methuselah to Old Parr, but some notable instances of longevity are less well known. A Calabrian peasant named Coloni, born in 1753, lived so long that he had what he considered a glimpse of the dawn of universal peace. Scanavius relates that he knew an archbishop who was so old that he could remember a time when he did not deserve hanging. In 1566 a linen draper of Bristol, England, declared that he had lived five hundred years, and that in all that time he had never told a lie. There are instances of longevity (macrobiosis) in our own country. Senator Chauncey Depew is old enough to know better. The editor of The American, a newspaper in New York City, has a memory that goes back to the time when he was a rascal, but not to the fact. The President of the United States was born so long ago that many of the friends of his youth have risen to high political and military preferment without the assistance of personal merit. The verses following were written by a macrobian: When I was young the world was fair And amiable and sunny. A brightness was in all the air, In all the waters, honey. The jokes were fine and funny, The statesmen honest in their views, And in their lives, as well, And when you heard a bit of news 'Twas true enough to tell. Men were not ranting, shouting, reeking, Nor women "generally speaking." The Summer then was long indeed: It lasted one whole season! The sparkling Winter gave no heed When ordered by Unreason To bring the early peas on. Now, where the dickens is the sense In calling that a year Which does no more than just commence Before the end is near? When I was young the year extended From month to month until it ended. I know not why the world has changed To something dark and dreary, And everything is now arranged To make a fellow weary. The Weather Man -- I fear he Has much to do with it, for, sure, The air is not the same: It chokes you when it is impure, When pure it makes you lame. With windows closed you are asthmatic; Open, neuralgic or sciatic. Well, I suppose this new regime Of dun degeneration Seems eviler than it would seem To a better observation, And has for compensation Some blessings in a deep disguise Which mortal sight has failed To pierce, although to angels' eyes They're visible unveiled. If Age is such a boon, good land! He's costumed by a master hand! Venable Strigg |
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| Speaker | Phrase(s) |
Dennis Miller | Because the truth is, the secret to building the ideal American family has nothing to do with gender or genetics or color. |
James Van Praagh | That's right. I wouldn't have anything to do with it if that message didn't come through. And I wouldn't be sitting here right now if they didn't do that. |
Karl Lagerfeld | My father, he had all the business in France. He did, he had a factory with condensed milk, nothing to do with it. |
Michael J. Fox | Well, I partied a lot when I was younger. And that was just, again, having to do with this kind of this imposter syndrome any minute someone is going to bang on the door and tell me good-bye. So I thought, well, I'll just be drunk when they get here. |
Naomi Campbell | I believe more for me as a character and I go inside myself. It's really a lot to do with the mind as well, I think. |
Rush Limbaugh | But we all know that Bush's reign had nothing to do with supply-side. |
Tom Brokaw | You know, and it's in Europe, the burning of the synagogues, and the resentment of what Israel is doing. I wish I could say if we hit this switch, it will go away. I think a lot of it has to do with envy and resentment. I really believe that. |
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| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
Abraham Lincoln | 1861-1865 | The people themselves can do this if also they choose, but the Executive as such has nothing to do with it. |
Bill Clinton | 1993-2001 | We should also offer help and hope to those Americans temporarily left behind by the global marketplace or by the march of technology, which may have nothing to do with trade. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Expressions using "TO DO WITH": have nothing to do with ♦ have smth. to do with ♦ have to do with ♦ having to do with ♦ This dictionary has nothing to do with Systems Science Inc. or its ♦ To have to do with. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| Language | Translations for "TO DO WITH"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | që ka të bëjë me (having to do with), nuk ka të bëjë fare (have nothing to do with). (various references) | |
Arabic | لا علاقة له بأي شىء (have nothing to do with). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | нямам нищо общо с (have nothing to do with). (various references) | |
Chinese | 關係 (guanxi, relation, relations, relationship, to affect, to concern, to have to do with), 有關 (concerning, related to, to concern, to have something to do with, to relate to), 涉外 (having to do with foreigners or foreign affairs), 不相干 (be irrelevant, have nothing to do with). (various references) | |
Finnish | sillä ei ole mitään tekemistä . .n kanssa (it has nothing to do with). (various references) | |
French | il n'a rien avoir avec (have nothing to do with). (various references) | |
German | sich abgeben mit (to have to do with). (various references) | |
Hebrew | ל"תרחק מן- (give a wide berth, have nothing to do with, steer clear of). (various references) | |
Hungarian | szüksége van vmire (to stand in need of sg), kibír (bear, bore, borne, stick it out, sustain, to bear, to stomach, to sustain), elégnek talál, beéri vele. (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 拘わる (to affect, to concern oneself in, to have to do with, to influence, to stick to opinions). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | しかりょうほう (endodontic, to do with tooth nerve and pulp), ま"と'つくす (to do with sincerity), かかわる (to affect, to concern oneself in, to have to do with, to influence, to stick to), もてあます (to be beyond one's control, to be too much for one, to find unmanageable, to not know what to do with). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | otay oday ithway.(various references) | |
Portuguese | ter de lidar com (have to do with), ter a ver com (have to do with), nada ter a ver com (have nothing to do with). (various references) | |
Romanian | nu avea nimic de-a face cu (have nothing to do with). (various references) | |
Russian | не иметь ничего общего с (have nothing to do with), иметь отношение к (bear a relation to, bear a relationship to, concern in, concern the, have a relation to, have a relationship to, have something to do with, relate to). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | nemati dodirnih tačaka sa (have nothing to do with), koji se odnosi na (having to do with). (various references) | |
Spanish | no tener nada que ver con (have nothing to do with). (various references) | |
Swedish | inte ha något att göra med (have nothing to do with). (various references) | |
Turkish | ilişkisini kesmek (disengage, drop, have nothing to do with, rupture), ilişkisi olmak (concern, do with, have smth. to do with, interrelate, know, relate, tie in), ilişiğini kesmek (be out of it, have nothing to do with), ilgisini kesmek (break one's connection with, dissociate oneself from, divorce from, have nothing to do with), ilgisi olmamak (have no bearing on, have no concern with, have nothing to do with), ilgisi olmak (apply, be interested in, be involved, be pertinent to, be up to, bear on, bear upon, have a liking for smb., have smth. to do with, osculate), alâkası olmamak (be far out, have no bearing on, have nothing to do with). (various references) | |
Welsh | gwneud a+ (have to do with). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Matthew Chapter 27, Verse 22 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Legei autoiV o pilatoV ti oun poihsw ihsoun ton legomenon criston legousin autw panteV staurwqhtw |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Dicit illis Pilatus quid igitur faciam de Iesu qui dicitur Christus |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | . Ða cwæðen hyo ealle. syohe on rode ahangen. |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Pilat seith to hem, What thanne schal Y do of Jhesu, that is seid Crist? |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | Pilate sayde vnto them: what shall I do then with Iesus which is called Christ? They all sayde to him: let him be crucified. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | Pilate saith unto them, What shall I do then with Jesus which is called Christ? They all say unto him, Let him be crucified. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | Pilate saith to them, What shall I do then with Jesus, who is called Christ? They all say to him, Let him be crucified. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | Pilate says to them, What, then, am I to do with Jesus, who is named Christ? They all say, Let him be put to death on the cross. |
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| Language | Matthew Chapter 27, Verse 22 |
| Cebuano | Si Pilato miingon kanila, "Nan unsaon ko man kini si Jesus, ang ginatawag nga Cristo?" Silang tanan miingon, "Ilansang siya sa krus!" |
| Chinese | 彼 拉 多 說 、 這 樣 、 那 稱 為 基 督 的 耶 穌 、 我 怎 麼 辦 他 呢 ． 他 們 都 說 、 把 他 釘 十 字 架 。 |
| Croatian | Kaže im Pilat: " to dakle da uèinim s Isusom koji se zove Krist?" Oni æe: "Neka se razapne." |
| Danish | Pilatus siger til dem: "Hvad skal jeg da gøre med Jesus, som kaldes Kristus?" De sige alle: "Lad ham blive korsfæstet!" |
| Dutch | Pilatus zeide tot hen: Wat zal ik dan doen met Jezus, Die genaamd wordt Christus? Zij zeiden allen tot hem: Laat Hem gekruisigd worden. |
| Finnish | Pilatus sanoi heille: "Mitä minun sitten on tehtävä Jeesukselle, jota sanotaan Kristukseksi?" He sanoivat kaikki: "Ristiinnaulittakoon!" |
| French | Pilate leur dit: Que ferai-je donc de Jésus, qu`on appelle Christ? Tous répondirent: Qu`il soit crucifié! |
| German | Pilatus sprach zu ihnen: Was soll ich denn machen mit Jesus, von dem gesagt wird er sei Christus? Sie sprachen alle: Laß ihn kreuzigen! |
| Haitian Creole | Pilat mande yo: Bon. Kisa pou m' fè ak Jezi yo rele Kris la? Yo tout reponn: Kloure l' sou yon kwa! |
| Hungarian | Monda nékik Pilátus: Mit cselekedjem hát Jézussal, a kit Krisztusnak hívnak? Mindnyájan mondának: Feszíttessék meg! |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | "Kalau begitu, saya harus buat apa dengan Yesus yang disebut Kristus?" tanya Pilatus kepada mereka. "Salibkan Dia!" jawab mereka semua. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka kata Pilatus kepada mereka itu, "Jikalau demikian, apakah wajib kuperbuat kepada Yesus yang dikatakan Kristus?" Maka jawab mereka itu sekalian, "Wajiblah Ia disalibkan." |
| Manx Gaelic | Dooyrt Pilate roo, Cre nee'm eisht rish Yeesey, ta enmyssit Creest? Dooyrt ad ooilley rish, Lhig da v'er ny chrossey. |
| Maori | Ka mea a Pirato ki a ratou, Me aha oti e ahau a Ihu, e huaina nei ko to Karaiti? Ka mea ratou katoa ki a ia, Ripekatia. |
| Norwegian | Pilatus sier til dem: Hvad skal jeg da gjøre med Jesus, som de kaller Messias? De sier alle: La ham korsfeste! |
| Portuguese | Tornou-lhes Pilatos: Que farei então de Jesus, que se chama Cristo? Disseram todos: Seja crucificado. |
| Rumanian | Pilat le -a zis: ,,Dar ce sq fac cu Isus, care se numewte Hristos?`` ,,Sq fie rqstignit``, i-au rqspuns cu toyii. |
| Shuar | Tutai aniasarmiayi "Jesusnasha. Yusa Anaikiamuri Kristu tuinia nunasha, ¿Itiúrkáttaja?" Tutai Ashí "Krúsnum Máatá" tiarmiayi. |
| Spanish | Pilato les dijo: --¿Qué, pues, haré con Jesús, llamado el Cristo? Todos dijeron: --¡Sea crucificado! |
| Swahili | Pilato akawauliza, "Sasa, nifanye nini na Yesu aitwaye Kristo?" Wote wakasema, "Asulubiwe!" |
| Swedish | Då frågade Pilatus dem: "Vad skall jag då göra med Jesus, som kallas Messias?" De svarade alla: "Låt korsfästa honom." |
| Uma | Napekune' tena Pilatus: "Ane wae, kupopai-imi Yesus to rahanga' Kristus?" Metompoi' -ra omea: "Raparika' -i!" |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "d-h-i-o-o-t-t-w" | |
-2 letters: dhooti. | |
-3 letters: dhoti, ditto, ootid, tooth, width. | |
-4 letters: dhow, doit, doth, hood, hoot, otto, thio, toit, toot, twit, whid, whit, with, wood. | |
-5 letters: dit, dot, dow, hid, hit, hod, hot, how, oho, ooh, oot, tho, tod, too, tot, tow, two, who, wit, woo, wot. | |
| Words containing the letters "d-h-i-o-o-t-t-w" | |
+1 letter: withstood. | |
+4 letters: withoutdoors. | |
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