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 (cf Danish at gå "to go"). More at at, do
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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.
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- See also Wikisaurus:commotion
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Shortened form of adolescent
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[edit] Noun
ado m. and f. (plural ados)
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ado
