do one's sums
do one's sums verb: to figure out whether one can afford to pay for something.
Verb
do one's sums (third-person singular simple present does one's sums, present participle doing one's sums, simple past did one's sums, past participle done one's sums)
- To figure out whether one can afford to pay for something.
Forms of do one's sums
| third-person singular present | does one's sums |
|---|---|
| present participle | doing one's sums |
| past | did one's sums |
| past participle | done one's sums |
Questions about do one's sums
- What does do one's sums mean?
- Do one's sums means to figure out whether one can afford to pay for something.
- What part of speech is do one's sums?
- Do one's sums is a verb.
- What is the past tense of do one's sums?
- The past tense of do one's sums is did one's sums.
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