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doing one's job

doing one's job is the present participle and gerund of do one's job.

Meaning of do one's job

Verb

do one's job (third-person singular simple present does one's job, present participle doing one's job, simple past did one's job, past participle done one's job)

  1. To properly do the work one is supposed to do.

Questions about doing one's job

What is doing one's job the present participle and gerund of?
Doing one's job is the present participle and gerund of do one's job.

Words near doing one's job in the dictionary

  1. doing one's darnedest
  2. doing one's duty
  3. doing one's ease
  4. doing one's easement
  5. doing one's homework
  6. doing one's job
  7. doing one's own thing
  8. doing one's own time
  9. doing one's part
  10. doing one's stuff
  11. doing one's sums

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