doings

C2+ Topic:People & Society

US /ˈduɪŋz/ UK /ˈduːɪŋz/ See IPA manual

noun

Meanings

1

noun
activities or events, especially of a notable or social kind

The gossip column reported on the doings of the local elite.

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1 noun · activities or events,... activities actions deeds eventsgoings-onproceedings exploits

Word family

Related forms do doer deed

Etymology

Plural of the gerund 'doing', from the verb do (Old English don) + -ing; do is from Proto-Germanic *dōną, from PIE *dhe- ('to set, put').

don Old English *dōną Proto-Germanic *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European

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# doings

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˈduɪŋz
**IPA (UK):** ˈduːɪŋz

## Meanings
1. activities or events, especially of a notable or social kind

## Examples
- The gossip column reported on the doings of the local elite.

## Synonyms
- activities
- actions
- deeds
- events
- goings-on
- proceedings
- exploits

## Related Forms
- do
- doer
- deed

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: don
- Root: *dōną
- Root: *dʰeh₁-

## Etymology
Plural of the gerund 'doing', from the verb do (Old English don) + -ing; do is from Proto-Germanic *dōną, from PIE *dhe- ('to set, put').

## AI Etymology
Doings is plural of the gerund 'doing', from the verb do (Old English don) + -ing; do is from Proto-Germanic *dōną, from PIE *dhe- ('to set, put'). Important recorded forms include don (Old English), *dōną (Proto-Germanic), and *dʰeh₁- (Proto-Indo-European). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers activities or events, especially of a notable or social kind. The wider family includes related words such as do, doer, and deed.

## Topics
- People & Society

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