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do one's part

do one's part verb: to do one's fair share of work, or take one's share of responsibility.

Verb

do one's part (third-person singular simple present does one's part, present participle doing one's part, simple past did one's part, past participle done one's part)

  1. To do one's fair share of work, or take one's share of responsibility.
    • Do your part to reduce crime by reporting any suspicious activity.
    Synonyms:
    do one's bit

Synonyms of do one's part

Forms of do one's part

third-person singular presentdoes one's part
present participledoing one's part
pastdid one's part
past participledone one's part

Questions about do one's part

What does do one's part mean?
Do one's part means to do one's fair share of work, or take one's share of responsibility.
What part of speech is do one's part?
Do one's part is a verb.
What is the past tense of do one's part?
The past tense of do one's part is did one's part.

Words near do one's part in the dictionary

  1. do one's homework
  2. do one's job
  3. do one's nut
  4. do one's own thing
  5. do one's own time
  6. do one's part
  7. do one's stuff
  8. do one's sums
  9. do one's thing
  10. do one's utmost
  11. do one's worst

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