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do the mahi

do the mahi verb: to work towards a public good; to do the work.

Verb

do the mahi (third-person singular simple present does the mahi, present participle doing the mahi, simple past did the mahi, past participle done the mahi)

  1. (New Zealand, idiomatic) To work towards a public good; to do the work.

Forms of do the mahi

third-person singular presentdoes the mahi
present participledoing the mahi
pastdid the mahi
past participledone the mahi

Questions about do the mahi

What does do the mahi mean?
Do the mahi means to work towards a public good; to do the work.
What part of speech is do the mahi?
Do the mahi is a verb.
What is the past tense of do the mahi?
The past tense of do the mahi is did the mahi.

Words near do the mahi in the dictionary

  1. do the honourable thing
  2. do the honours
  3. do the impossible
  4. do the job
  5. do the laundry
  6. do the mahi
  7. do the math
  8. do the most
  9. do the nasties
  10. do the nasty
  11. do the needful

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