- do to
- phrasal verb
[transitive]
Word forms "do to":
present tense I/you/we/they do to he/she/it does to present participle doing to past tense did to past participle done to1) do something to something to make changes in somethingWhat have you done to your hair?
They did something to the central heating and now it doesn't work.
2) do something to someone to treat someone in a way that harms themI'll never forgive him for what he did to me.
They did terrible things to some of the prisoners.
3) do something to someone to affect someone in a way that makes them happy, sad, or excitedWhen I hear that song, it always does something to me.
English dictionary. 2014.