Do for meaning
Do for is a phrasal verb that means to seriously damage an object or badly injure or kill a person.
- Past simple
- did for
- Past participle
- done for
- -ing form
- doing for
What do for means
B2informalold-fashioned
To seriously damage an object or badly injure or kill a person
Another hard frost could do for the young plants.
Similar phrasal verbs
With do: do in, do down, do out, do someone out of something, do over, do up, do without, do away with.
With for: call for, care for, look for, feel for, file for, go for, live for, make for, root for, think for yourself.
Common questions
What does do for mean?
To seriously damage an object or badly injure or kill a person.
What is the past tense of do for?
Did for. The past participle is done for.
Meanings and examples are written by Retite. The meanings follow Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Levels are based on the CEFR-J Wordlist and set by Retite.
