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do one

/ˌdoʊ ˈwʌn/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 6.10 in modern English

Syllables
do one
IPA
/ˌdoʊ ˈwʌn/
6
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To go away, to leave; to get lost.

British usage; Colloquial

num

The cardinal number occurring after do and before do two in a duodecimal system. Written 11, decimal value 13.

Example Sentences

Etymology

A contraction of several related longer expressions like do a runner, do a bunk, do a flit and do a moonlight flit

Usage

Inflected Forms

does one (present, singular) doing one (participle, present) did one (past) done one (participle, past)

Questions

How do you pronounce do one?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌdoʊ ˈwʌn/.
What does do one mean?
To go away, to leave; to get lost.
Where does do one come from?
A contraction of several related longer expressions like do a runner, do a bunk, do a flit and do a moonlight flit

How to pronounce do one

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