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doing good

doing good is the present participle and gerund of do good.

Meaning of do good

Verb

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

  1. To act virtuously.
  2. To contribute positively; to aid.
    • (A) fat lot of good that does me.

Questions about doing good

What is doing good the present participle and gerund of?
Doing good is the present participle and gerund of do good.

Words near doing good in the dictionary

  1. doing credit
  2. doing down
  3. doing drugs
  4. doing exactly what it says on the tin
  5. doing for
  6. doing good
  7. doing gooseberry
  8. doing ill
  9. doing in
  10. doing it
  11. doing it brown

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