adjective

done for pleasure instead of as a job

adjective

used about things that someone tries to do but does not succeed in doing, especially things that are wrong or illegal

adjective

done in order to honour and remember an important person or event

adjective

done because you can think of no other way

adjective

done in order to stop people losing respect for you

adjective

done by one company to another that opposes its action

adjective

done without much effort in a way that seems as though you are not trying very hard

adverb

in a way that does not seem sincere or enthusiastic

adjective

done without energy or enthusiasm

adjective

done for the first time

adjective

done by people in authority

adjective

done or happening while you are at work

adjective

done for pay

noun

used about things that people do when they are frightened or worried

adjective

done or said by someone when they are leaving

adjective

done for only part of the time that an activity is usually performed

adjective

done by a person directly, rather than by a representative

adjective

used about activities that involve people touching or hitting each other a lot

adjective

if you do something positive, you do something to try to improve a situation or to help someone rather than doing nothing

adjective

preventive

adjective

done so that something does not become worse or turn into a problem

adjective

relating to a procedure, especially a legal one

adjective

done according to an arrangement by which you do something for someone who does the same thing for you

adjective

done or used for enjoyment

adjective

done in the sea

adjective

done simply in order to show people that you are doing something and not because what you do has any real importance or effectiveness

adjective

involving the use of both hands

adjective

done in two stages

adjective

done or said without anyone telling you to do or say it

used for saying that what you do is more important than what you say you will do

done in order to increase someone’s knowledge or improve their character

used for saying that people do things alone or in small groups

as part of the process of doing something

used for saying that someone or something does one thing and then does something different, especially while they are doing something else

used for saying that something will be done if someone asks for it

if you do something on someone’s account, you do it because you think they want you to

in order to help someone

done or experienced by someone

used for saying that something will be done because someone has asked for it

doing something twice/three times etc