Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

can do with

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 6.03 in modern English

Syllables: can -do with
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To need; to want; to be in a position to benefit from.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"His hair was thinning and slicked back, and he could have done with a good shave."
"A garden can do with a little mystery, which serpentine paths provide."
"In fact, while balking at the cruel burden he had imposed on me, I thought that his mind could do with some improvement"
"Journalism today could do with a little more attention to principle, a little more concern about ethics."

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

could do with (past)

Phrases

could do with could do without can do without could have done with could have done without

Frequently Paired Words

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Questions

What does can do with mean?: To need; to want; to be in a position to benefit from.

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