ド — meaning in English
to
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English meaning
- and conj Used to join two words, phrases, or ideas that go together.
- as conj Used to compare two things that are equal, alike, or happening at the same time.
- do verb To perform or carry out an action or task.
- if conj Used to introduce a condition: supposing that something is or were true.
- ing noun A low meadow, especially one near a river; a water meadow (a dialect and historical term).
- that det Used to point out a specific thing, person, or idea, especially one that is more distant (in space, time, or attention) than something called "this."
- with preposition In the company of; alongside.
Senses
ド is used for these senses in English:
- ing Used to form nouns denoting materials or systems of objects which are used or employed in an action, or considered collectively.
- and Used to connect certain numbers: connecting units when they precede tens (now dated); connecting shillings to pence in a monetary quantity (now historical); connecting tens and units to hundreds, thousands etc. (now often omitted in US); to connect fractions to wholes. [from 10th c.]
- and (now, colloquial, or, literary) Used to connect more than two elements together in a chain, sometimes to stress the number of elements.
- as To such an extent or degree; to the same extent or degree.
- as In the (same) way or manner that; to the (same) degree that.
- as At the same time that, during the same time when: while.
- as (numismatics, Ancient Rome) Any of several coins of Rome, coined in bronze or later copper; or the equivalent value.
- as Introducing a basis of comparison, with an object in the objective case.
and — full definition
- conj Used to join two words, phrases, or ideas that go together.
- conj Used to link two clauses or sentences, often showing a sequence, result, or contrast.
as — full definition
- conj Used to compare two things that are equal, alike, or happening at the same time.
- conj Because; since (giving a reason).
- prep In the role or function of.
- adv Used before an adjective or adverb in comparisons of equal degree, typically paired with a second "as".