"will do" meaning in English

See will do in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

Etymology: Ellipsis of I will do (it or that). Etymology templates: {{ellipsis|en||I will do (it or that)}} Ellipsis of I will do (it or that)
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see will, do. Related terms: can do, that will do, that'll do
    Sense id: en-will_do-en-intj-liDw1iKZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 35 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 80 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 77 23
  2. (by ellipsis) Affirmative yes in response to an especially personal or direct request for the performance of some action. Synonyms: sure thing, no prob Translations (affirmative yes): zal ik doen (Dutch), hoituu (Finnish), mach ich (German), wird gemacht (German), ita faciam (Latin), da się zrobić (Polish), разуме се (Serbo-Croatian), важи се [slang] (Serbo-Croatian), него како (Serbo-Croatian)
    Sense id: en-will_do-en-intj-RqfcNgag Categories (other): English responses Disambiguation of English responses: 42 58 Disambiguation of 'affirmative yes': 1 99
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          "sense": "affirmative yes",
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          "sense": "affirmative yes",
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          "sense": "affirmative yes",
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          "sense": "affirmative yes",
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        }
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "lang_code": "nl",
      "sense": "affirmative yes",
      "word": "zal ik doen"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "affirmative yes",
      "word": "hoituu"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "affirmative yes",
      "word": "mach ich"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "affirmative yes",
      "word": "wird gemacht"
    },
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      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "lang_code": "la",
      "sense": "affirmative yes",
      "word": "ita faciam"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "affirmative yes",
      "word": "da się zrobić"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "lang_code": "sh",
      "sense": "affirmative yes",
      "word": "разуме се"
    },
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      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "lang_code": "sh",
      "sense": "affirmative yes",
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      "word": "важи се"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "lang_code": "sh",
      "sense": "affirmative yes",
      "word": "него како"
    }
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