Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Preterit of do do.

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  • imp. of do.

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  • verb Simple past of do.
  • noun informal A Roman numeral representing nine hundred and ninety-nine (999).

Etymologies

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From Middle English didde, dude, from Old English dyde, *diede, from Proto-Germanic *dedǭ, first and third person singular past indicative of Proto-Germanic *dōnan (“to do”). Cognate with Scots did ("did"), West Frisian die ("did"), Dutch deed ("did"), German tat ("did").

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  • DID - (adjective) - Not alive.

    Usage: "He's did, Jim."

    April 8, 2008