to do with
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See also: can do with
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English to done wið.
Pronunciation
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Preposition
[edit]- (idiomatic) Related to or relevant to.
- Used directly after the verb have or have got.
- As I recall, his book had to do with alien abductions.
- Used after the verb have or have got and a pronoun or determiner.
- Does this have anything to do with the party you were planning?
- The two concepts are often confused, but they actually have very little to do with each other.
- Yes, I have a car, but what does that have to do with whether I am qualified for a desk job?
- Used after a pronoun or determiner without the verb have or have got.
- She says she doesn't want anything to do with him anymore.
- Used directly after the verb have or have got.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]relate or relevant to
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See also
[edit]- do (syntactic marker to avoid repetition of an earlier verb)