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does it

does it is the third-person singular simple present indicative of do it.

Meaning of do it

Verb

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

  1. (colloquial) To be appealing or suitable.
    • A green shirt with orange slacks really doesn't do it for me, I’m afraid.
    Synonyms:
    fit the bill, cut it
  2. (slang) To do something exceptionally foolish or unacceptable.
    • He did it this time!
  3. (euphemistic, slang) To have sex; to make it.
    • He was upstairs doing it with her.
  4. (euphemistic, rare, slang) To urinate.
    • I'll never do it on a Christmas tree / A Christmas tree is safe from me.1991, “I'll Never Do It on a Christmas Tree”, in David Newman (lyrics), Rover Dangerfield, performed by Rover Dangerfield
  5. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see do, it.
    • You did it! And in record time! Congratulations!

Questions about does it

What is does it the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Does it is the third-person singular simple present indicative of do it.

Words near does it in the dictionary

  1. does for
  2. does good
  3. does gooseberry
  4. does ill
  5. does in
  6. does it
  7. does it brown
  8. does it tough
  9. does it up brown
  10. does justice
  11. does lunch

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Adapted from Wiktionary: does it (page history and authors); do it (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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