DO
EstablishedNSM prime · action
perform an action
How each language says it
English
do
French
faire
Hindi
करना
Telugu
చేయు
Tamil
செய்
Meanings built with DO
11 meanings use this atom in their decomposition.
the act of writing
EVENT_OF(HAVE(DO, TEXT))
writing
écriture
लिखाई
రాయడం
எழுதுதல்
one who does magic
AGENT_OF(HAVE(DO, NEG(KNOW)))
magician
magicien
जादूगर
మాంత్రికుడు
மந்திரவாதி
having power
HAVE(HAVE(BIG, DO))
powerful
puissant
बलवान
బలవంతుడు
வலிமையான
having use
HAVE(GOOD, DO)
useful
utile
उपयोगी
ఉపయోగకరం
பயனுள்ள
one who makes art
AGENT_OF(HAVE(DO, HAVE(SEE, GOOD)))
artist
artiste
कलाकार
కళాకారుడు
கலைஞர்
of no use
NEG(HAVE(GOOD, DO))
useless
inutile
बेकार
వ్యర్థం
பயனற்ற
place of medicine
PLACE_OF(HAVE(DO, HAVE(GOOD, BODY)))
clinic
clinique
दवाख़ाना
దవాఖానా
மருத்துவமனை
the quality of doing good to others
STATE_OF(HAVE(DO, GOOD, SOMEONE))
kindness
gentillesse
मेहरबानी
దయ
இரக்கம்
the result of decorating
EVENT_OF(HAVE(DO, HAVE(SEE, GOOD)))
decoration
décoration
सजावट
అలంకరణ
அலங்காரம்
one who trades
AGENT_OF(HAVE(DO, HAVE(SOMETHING)))
merchant
marchand
व्यापारी
వ్యాపారి
வணிகர்
with care
DEGREE(HAVE(THINK, HAVE(BEFORE, DO)))
carefully
soigneusement
सावधानीपूर्वक
జాగ్రత్తగా
கவனமாக
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