"to-do" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: to-dos [plural]
Etymology: From to + do, formed on analogy with ado. Compare affair. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|to|do}} to + do, {{m|en|ado}} ado, {{m|en|affair}} affair Head templates: {{en-noun}} to-do (plural to-dos)
  1. A fuss made over something. Synonyms: ado, bustle, fuss, commotion Translations (fuss — see also fuss): врява (vrjava) [feminine] (Bulgarian), häly (Finnish), älämölö (Finnish), sąmyšis (Lithuanian)
    Sense id: en-to-do-en-noun-0kEbVjPO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 84 16 Disambiguation of 'fuss — see also fuss': 94 6
  2. A task that has been noted as one that must be completed, especially on a list. Translations (task): задача (zadača) [feminine] (Bulgarian), tehtävä (Finnish), à faire (French), huskeliste [feminine] (Norwegian Bokmål), gjøremål [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), hugseliste [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), gjeremål [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), pendientes [masculine, plural] (Spanish), encargos [masculine, plural] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-to-do-en-noun-zA48-ETL Disambiguation of 'task': 13 87
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: todo

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