(?), v. i. 1.
To act or behave in any manner; to conduct one's self.
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-They fear not the Lord, neither do they after . . . the law and commandment. 2 Kings xvii. 34.
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2.
To fare; to be, as regards health; as, they asked him how he did; how do you do to-day?
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3. [Perh. a different word. OE. dugen, dowen, to avail, be of use, AS. dugan. See Doughty.]
To succeed; to avail; to answer the purpose; to serve; as, if no better plan can be found, he will make this do.
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-You would do well to prefer a bill against all kings and parliaments since the Conquest; and if that won't do; challenge the crown. Collier.
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To do by. See under By. -- To do for. (a) To answer for; to serve as; to suit. (b) To put an end to; to ruin; to baffle completely; as, a goblet is done for when it is broken. [Colloq.]
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-Some folks are happy and easy in mind when their victim is stabbed and done for. Thackeray.
-- To do withal, to help or prevent it. [Obs.] I could not do withal. Shak. -- To do without, to get along without; to dispense with. -- To have done, to have made an end or conclusion; to have finished; to be quit; to desist. -- To have done with, to have completed; to be through with; to have no further concern with. -- Well to do, in easy circumstances.
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