ado
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[edit] English
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[edit] Etymology
Northern Middle English at do ("to do"), supine of Middle English do, don "to do". Influenced by Old Norse practice of marking supines using the preposition at, att (compare Danish at gå "to go"). More at at, do
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[edit] Noun
ado (uncountable)
- To do; in doing; as, there is nothing ado.
- Doing; trouble; difficulty; troublesome business; fuss; bustle; as, to make a great ado about trifles.
[edit] Usage notes
ado is mostly used in set phrases, such as without further ado or much ado about nothing.
[edit] Synonyms
- See also Wikisaurus:commotion
[edit] Anagrams
[edit] French
[edit] Etymology
Shortened form of adolescent
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[edit] Noun
ado m. and f. (plural ados)
