"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 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, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Lithuanian translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 85 15 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Lithuanian translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of 'fuss — see also fuss': 96 4
  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

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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