do the impossible
do the impossible verb: to accomplish something in spite of overwhelming odds against it.
Verb
do the impossible (third-person singular simple present does the impossible, present participle doing the impossible, simple past did the impossible, past participle done the impossible)
- To accomplish something in spite of overwhelming odds against it.
- Reade's androgyne does the impossible by being not only the product of desire, but also the producer of desire.1998, Jennifer DeVere Brody, Impossible Purities, page 118
- What I ask is, will you use your influence within your Party? I do not ask the impossible, though I might from you, for you have done the impossible.2022, Inez Haynes Gillmore, The Story of the Woman's Party
Forms of do the impossible
| third-person singular present | does the impossible |
|---|---|
| present participle | doing the impossible |
| past | did the impossible |
| past participle | done the impossible |
Questions about do the impossible
- What does do the impossible mean?
- Do the impossible means to accomplish something in spite of overwhelming odds against it.
- What part of speech is do the impossible?
- Do the impossible is a verb.
- What is the past tense of do the impossible?
- The past tense of do the impossible is did the impossible.
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