do time
do time verb: to spend time in prison (as a prisoner) or in the military (as a servicemember).
Verb
do time (third-person singular simple present does time, present participle doing time, simple past did time, past participle done time)
- To spend time in prison (as a prisoner) or in the military (as a servicemember).
- My wife is unavailable for three months, as she's doing time for fraud.
- Yes, Virginia, now Santa's doing time
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- Synonyms:
- be banged up, be inside, do bird, do porridge, live at Her Majesty's pleasure, serve time
do time meaning in Tamil and Vietnamese
do time in Tamil
- colloquial: to spend time in prison
- கம்பியெண்ணு kampiyeṇṇu
do time in Vietnamese
- colloquial: to spend time in prison
- bóc lịch
Synonyms of do time
- be banged up
- be inside
- do bird
- do porridge
- live at Her Majesty's pleasure
- serve time
Forms of do time
| third-person singular present | does time |
|---|---|
| present participle | doing time |
| past | did time |
| past participle | done time |
Words formed from do time
Questions about do time
- What does do time mean?
- Do time means to spend time in prison (as a prisoner) or in the military (as a servicemember).
- What is do time in Tamil?
- Do time in Tamil is கம்பியெண்ணு (kampiyeṇṇu). See Do time meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is do time?
- Do time is a verb.
- What is the past tense of do time?
- The past tense of do time is did time.
Words near do time in the dictionary
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