do the work in English

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

Head templates: {{en-verb|do<does,,did,done> the work}} do the work (third-person singular simple present does the work, present participle doing the work, simple past did the work, past participle done the work)

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    },
    {
      "form": "did the work",
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        "To take part in social justice activism; to fight against racism, oppression, etc."
      ],
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        "(idiomatic) To take part in social justice activism; to fight against racism, oppression, etc."
      ],
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}

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    {
      "form": "does the work",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "doing the work",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "did the work",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "done the work",
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      ],
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      ]
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  ],
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"do the work" meaning in English

Verb