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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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any Determinative

— some or even the smallest amount or number Do you want any coffee? There aren't any pencils left, not even one. Don't tell me. I don't want to hear any more about it. Are you sure there's some here? I don't see any. Slow down. I can't go any faster. It doesn't look any different to me. — one, but it is not important which one Please ask me. I can answer any question. There was no problem of any kind. I would say the same thing to any person. Any information that you have would be helpful. In any case, it doesn't really matter. It doesn't matter. I'll take any that's left over.

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child Noun

— A child is a young person, usually older than a baby but younger than a teenager. The children were playing in the park. Most three-year-old children speak very well. Even as a child of six, I knew what hard work was. Taking care of young children is difficult work. This kind of teaching is useful for all children, not just those children with learning disabilities. We need to do a better job of educating our children. We're collecting food for needy children. — A child is the son or daughter of someone. I am my mother's child in every way. My eldest child is now a doctor. I drove a motorcycle until my children were born. — A child of a particular time, situation, or idea is a person who is strongly influenced by it. As a child of the 90s, I grew up with computers. There isn't actually that much anger among children of divorce. — A child is the product or result of something. This book is the child of an earlier generation of grammatical theory. Anthropology is the child of Western colonialism. The very idea of a garden is the child of water. — If a woman is with child, she is pregnant. She told no one about the sex, even when she realized she was with child. — A child in a tree structure is piece of data, process or object with a role or position closer to the root.

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