- do with
- phrasal verb
[transitive]
Word forms "do with":
present tense I/you/we/they do with he/she/it does with present participle doing with past tense did with past participle done with1)a) have (something/anything) to do with
be something/anything/nothing to do with
b) to be connected with someone or somethingMost of the articles have to do with America's role in the world since the end of the Cold War.
Was the dispute anything to do with safety regulations?
2) be/have nothing to do with someonea) used for saying that someone or something is not connected with or involved in a particular fact or situationI'm quite sure Nancy's resignation has nothing to do with her health.
Reynolds has always claimed that he had nothing to do with her disappearance.
b) used for saying that something is personal and private and there is no reason for anyone else to know about itWhat I do in my own time has nothing to do with you.
3) could do with somethingspoken used for saying that you want or need somethingI could do with a nice cup of tea right now.
I'm sure James could do with some help.
4) what someone does with somethinga) used for asking what arrangements someone makes for somethingWhat do you usually do with the cat when you're away?
b) used for asking where someone puts something"What have you done with my calculator?" "I put it on your desk."
c) used for asking how someone uses somethingWhat am I going to do with all this food if no one turns up?
5) what someone does with themselves used for asking how someone spends their timeWhat are you going to do with yourself during the school holidays?
He won't know what to do with himself while Julie is gone.
6) what has something (got) to do with...? used for asking, often in an angry way, how two people or things are connected or why someone is interested in somethingWhat have her personal problems got to do with my holiday plans?
As a matter of fact I do have a boyfriend, but what's that got to do with you?
7) what is someone doing with something?spoken used for asking why someone has somethingWhat are you doing with my CD player?
8) what someone is going to do with someonespoken used for asking how you are going to make someone behave betterI don't know what we're going to do with you, Tony. You're always in trouble.
English dictionary. 2014.