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tun — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • act verb To do something; to take action.
  • do verb To perform or carry out an action or task.
  • doing noun An action or deed, especially one someone is held responsible for.
  • put verb To move something into a particular place or position.

Senses

tun is used for these senses in English:

  • act (obsolete, transitive) To do (something); to perform.
  • doing A deed or action, especially when somebody is held responsible for it.
  • put To physically place (something or someone somewhere).

act — full definition

  1. verb To do something; to take action.
  2. verb To perform a role in a play, film, or show.
  3. verb To behave in a particular way.
  4. noun Something done; a deed.
  5. noun A law passed by a legislative body.

do — full definition

  1. verb To perform or carry out an action or task.
  2. verb Used as a helping verb to form questions and negatives, or for emphasis.
  3. verb To be sufficient or acceptable.
  4. verb To fare or get on in a particular way.
  5. noun A social event or party (informal, chiefly British).

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