doings C2+ Topic:People & Society US /ˈduɪŋz/ UK /ˈduːɪŋz/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun activities or events, especially of a notable or social kind The gossip column reported on the doings of the local elite. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · activities or events,... activitiesactionsdeedseventsgoings-onproceedingsexploits Word family Related forms dodoerdeed Etymology AI details 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 View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 markdown