Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An excited reaction; a commotion or fuss.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Ado; bustle; fuss; commotion.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun colloq. Bustle; stir; commotion; ado.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun archaic
Ado . - noun A
task that has beennoted as one that must becompleted , especially on alist . - noun A
fuss made over something,commotion .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a disorderly outburst or tumult
Etymologies
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Examples
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She sends her husband Outlook reminders of things he needs to do, keeps short- and long-term to-do lists and color-codes the family calendar—a different-colored pen for each person.
Can 'the Planner' and 'Winging It' Live Happily Ever After? Elizabeth Bernstein 2011
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An e-mail inbox has been described as a to-do list that anyone in the world can add to.
The Washington Post: National, World & D.C. Area News and Headlines - The Washington Post Chris Anderson 2011
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Will you never cross those top three items off that urgent to-do list or catch up on messages and bills?
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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Will you never cross those top three items off that urgent to-do list or catch up on messages and bills?
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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In spite of the to-do in the papers about “French fleet out of action”, etc.,
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In spite of the to-do in the papers about “French fleet out of action”, etc.,
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"It's endless," Mr. Ulibarri says of his to-do list.
A One-Horse Town Down to Two People James R. Hagerty 2011
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In spite of the to-do in the papers about “French fleet out of action”, etc.,
It’s a GRECO-ROMAN NIGHT CHALLENGE! « Third Point of Singularity 2010
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For the past few months, this soft-spoken 51-year-old has added another task to his to-do list.
CEOs' Message: Fix Europe, Or Else Francesco Guerrera 2012
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A timeline, in essence, that extends into the past but also the future with appointments, to-do lists, etc.
Rethinking the Digital Future Jr. Holman W. Jenkins 2011
slumry commented on the word to-do
Making a big to-do over the "to do" list.
July 2, 2007
Ed_Jogg commented on the word to-do
Things can have this quality of being 'to-do'. They are 'to-do' things but are commonly referred to as 'things to-do'.
'To-Do' is also (onomatopoeically) the noise one emits in an attempt to avoid colliision with another person.
Oh. No, sorry, That's 'toot-toot'. :)
February 9, 2011