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do Verb

— Do is an auxiliary verb. It is used in questions, negative statements, short answers, and for emphasis when there is no other auxiliary. — Questions — Where do you live? — When did you start learning English? — "Does John live here?" — Short answer — "Yes, he does." — "No, I don't." — Negative statements — They don't live here. [don't = do not] — We do not want to fight. — Jared did not tell me he had such a pretty sister. — Emphasis (do not use this too much) — You think I don't have a brother, but I do! — She does enjoy swimming in the pool. — We sometimes use do in place of a different verb, such as when we do not know what an activity is, or we do not want to say it again: What is he doing? Mary eats more than John does.

do Verb

— When you do something, you perform, complete or work on a task. Mary is doing her homework. We all did the cleaning together. I've got a lot to do. "What do you do?" - "I'm a baker." — To succeed or progress "How did John do in the tennis match?" - "He lost." "How is your leg doing?" - "Oh, it feels much better, thank you." — To write or draw something, usually in a short time He did a picture of a tree. He did an essay on Shakespeare.

do Noun

— A do refers to a hairstyle. She came to work with a new do. — Correct actions. (almost always in plural and generally with "don'ts") Willy will tell you all the dos and don'ts.

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you Pronoun

— Used instead of the name of the person being spoken to; it is a second-person pronoun. You are my best friend. Can I go to the shops with you? — Used to talk about anyone. You have to be 18 years old to see that film. She has problems with her eyes, and can't see you properly.

you Determinative

— Used before a word that means the person or people someone is talking to. You guys can leave now.

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have Verb

— Someone has something if the thing is in their hands. The person is holding or gripping it. Do you have a spoon, or do you need me to give you one so you can eat the soup? — If you have uto/u do something, you must do it. I have to go. I had to do it. — Someone has something if the thing is that person's thing: the person owns it; it belongs to the person. The rich family has a big house. — If you have you hold something in the mind. I have a doubt about him. — If you have you join something. We have lunch at 13:00. — You use have to say that you suffer from something or to tell the experience. I have a defective vision. (I don't see well.) He had a wonderful time with his friends.

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a Determinative

— A is used when the following word could be any of a certain type. Compare "A book I saw on the shelf" and "The book I gave you yesterday".

a Noun

— A is the first letter of the alphabet. The letter "a" comes before "b". — In some schools, an A is a very high grade. Ron got an A on his earth science test.

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drinks noun

— (cricket) A short break in play to allow the players to have a drink, and for quick repairs to be made to equipment or the pitch.

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menu Noun

— A menu is a small book for displaying the type of food sold in a restaurant. We collected the menu from the waiter after we sat down in the fast food restaurant. — A menu is also a home page of games, similar to main menu After I turned on the game console, I was brought to the menu.

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