do the job in English

Forms: does the job [present, singular, third-person], doing the job [participle, present], did the job [past], done the job [participle, past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|do<does,,did,done> the job}} 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)

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    {
      "form": "did the job",
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          "word": "do one's job"
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    {
      "form": "does the job",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "did the job",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "done the job",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
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    }
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"do the job" meaning in English

Verb