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doing the job

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

Meaning of do the job

Verb

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

  1. Synonym of do the trick.
    • And I don't think the union needs to exaggerate - inflation will do the job for it.2022 September 7, Philip Haigh, “Comment: More strikes and poor morale”, in RAIL, number 965, page 3
    Synonyms:
    do the trick

Questions about doing the job

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

Words near doing the job in the dictionary

  1. doing the hard yards
  2. doing the honor
  3. doing the honors
  4. doing the honour
  5. doing the impossible
  6. doing the job
  7. doing the math
  8. doing the nasties
  9. doing the nasty
  10. doing the needful
  11. doing the power of good

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