do
Synonyms:
act, befit, beseem [archaic], fit [archaic], go, serve, suit.
Related Words:
accomplish, achieve, close, complete, conclude, create, determine, end, execute, finish, make, move, operate, perform, prepare, produce, succeed, work, undertake.
Synonym Study (Dictionary.com):
Do, accomplish, achieve mean to bring some action to a conclusion.
Do is the general word:
He did a great deal of hard work.
Accomplish and achieve both connote successful completion of an undertaking.
Accomplish emphasizes attaining a desired goal through effort, skill, and perseverance:
to accomplish what one has hoped for.
Achieve emphasizes accomplishing something important, excellent, or great:
to achieve a major breakthrough.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English, Old English dōn; cognate with Dutch doen, German tun; akin to Latin -dere to put, facere to make, do, Greek tithénai to set, put, Sanskrit dadhāti (he) puts. Dictionary 2: Old English dōn; related to Old Frisian duān, Old High German tuon, Latin abdere to put away, Greek tithenai to place; see deed, doom. —Dictionary.com. //
History and Etymology: Verb and Noun: Middle English don, from Old English dōn; akin to Old High German tuon to do, Latin -dere to put, facere to make, do, Greek tithenai to place, set. —Merriam-Webster.
Sources: 1, 2.
act, befit, beseem [archaic], fit [archaic], go, serve, suit.
Related Words:
accomplish, achieve, close, complete, conclude, create, determine, end, execute, finish, make, move, operate, perform, prepare, produce, succeed, work, undertake.
Synonym Study (Dictionary.com):
Do, accomplish, achieve mean to bring some action to a conclusion.
Do is the general word:
He did a great deal of hard work.
Accomplish and achieve both connote successful completion of an undertaking.
Accomplish emphasizes attaining a desired goal through effort, skill, and perseverance:
to accomplish what one has hoped for.
Achieve emphasizes accomplishing something important, excellent, or great:
to achieve a major breakthrough.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English, Old English dōn; cognate with Dutch doen, German tun; akin to Latin -dere to put, facere to make, do, Greek tithénai to set, put, Sanskrit dadhāti (he) puts. Dictionary 2: Old English dōn; related to Old Frisian duān, Old High German tuon, Latin abdere to put away, Greek tithenai to place; see deed, doom. —Dictionary.com. //
History and Etymology: Verb and Noun: Middle English don, from Old English dōn; akin to Old High German tuon to do, Latin -dere to put, facere to make, do, Greek tithenai to place, set. —Merriam-Webster.
Sources: 1, 2.