don

Middle English

/doːn/

verb
Definitions
  • To do, perform (an activity)
  • To complete, finish
  • To make, create
  • To put, place, position, raise
  • To remove, take away
  • To go or move (in a specified direction)
  • To behave (in a specified manner
  • (auxiliary) To cause (an action or state)
  • (auxiliary) Emphasises the verb that follows it
  • (auxiliary) Stands in for a verb in a dependent clause

Etymology

Inherited from Old English dōn (do) inherited from Proto-Germanic *dōną (do, put, make, place).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*dōną

Gloss

do, put, make, place

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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