doing
/ˈduːɪŋ/noun
उच्चारण डूइंग
(किसी की) करतूत, किया-धरा
Core word
- 1
[U] be sb's doing
the fact that somebody has caused something to happen, often something bad
(किसी की) करतूत, किया-धरा
- This mess is all your doing.
- The delay was not her doing.
- The broken window was the doing of the neighbour's children.
+ 2 more examples
- Whose doing is this mess?
- The success of the event was largely her doing.
- 2
[usually plural]
the activities or things that a person does
काम-काज, गतिविधियाँ, कारनामे
- The newspapers reported all the doings of the royal family.
- The villagers talked about the doings of the new landlord's family for weeks.
- His doings in the city are known to all his friends back home.
+ 2 more examples
- The newspaper column reports on the doings of local politicians.
- The village gossip knew all the doings of every household.
- 3
[U]
hard work or effort
मेहनत, परिश्रम
- Getting the house ready in one day will take some doing.
- Clearing the exam on the first attempt takes a lot of doing.
- Learning a new language takes some doing.
+ 2 more examples
- Persuading the whole family to agree will take some doing.
- Climbing the steep hill with heavy bags was quite a doing.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
doing (noun, uncountable)
As a noun, doing means the act of doing something or its cause, as in 'it was his doing'.
Noun के रूप में 'doing' का अर्थ कुछ करने की क्रिया या उसका कारण है, जैसे 'it was his doing'।
- The mess in the kitchen was Radhika's doing.
- The success was entirely her own doing.
be sb's doing / sb's own doing
Use a possessive to show who caused something, often a problem.
किसी बात का कारण कौन है यह बताने के लिए possessive आता है, प्रायः किसी समस्या का।
- The failure was his own doing.
- Whose doing is this broken window?
doings (plural, informal)
The plural doings means a person's activities or conduct, often in a gossipy way.
बहुवचन 'doings' का अर्थ किसी की गतिविधियाँ या आचरण है, प्रायः गपशप के लहजे में।
- We heard about his strange doings in Delhi.
- The newspaper reported the doings of the council.
take some doing / nothing doing
Take some doing means be difficult. Nothing doing is an informal refusal.
'Take some doing' का अर्थ कठिन होना है। 'Nothing doing' अनौपचारिक इनकार है।
- Passing this exam will take some doing.
- 'Can I borrow your car?' 'Nothing doing.'
doing as a gerund and noun
The gerund doing is the -ing form of do, as in 'doing homework'. Do not confuse it with the noun doing.
Gerund 'doing' क्रिया 'do' का -ing रूप है, जैसे 'doing homework'। इसे noun 'doing' से भ्रमित न करें।
- Doing homework daily is a good habit.
- What are you doing this evening?
+Collocations 5
possessive + doing
my doinghis own doingher doingtheir doingwhose doing
- The delay was nobody's doing but the weather's.
doing + noun phrases
good doingwrong doinghard doingmuch doing
- It was hard doing, but she finished the course.
idioms with doing
take some doingnothing doingbe sb's own doingbe up to doing
- Climbing the mountain in a day will take some doing.
doings of people
the doings of the neighboursthe doings of the committeestrange doings
- She wrote a column on the doings of local people.
doing + noun
doing businessdoing welldoing timedoing wonders
- The new medicine is doing wonders for him.
“More examples 6
- The broken vase was my little brother's doing.
टूटा हुआ फूलदान मेरे छोटे भाई का किया हुआ था।
- It will take some doing to finish the syllabus in two months.
दो महीनों में पाठ्यक्रम पूरा करने में काफ़ी मेहनत लगेगी।
- He asked for a loan, but the manager said nothing doing.
उसने ऋण माँगा, पर प्रबंधक ने साफ़ मना कर दिया।
- The whole trouble was his own doing.
पूरी मुसीबत उसकी अपनी ही करनी थी।
- Radhika told her aunt about her doings at school.
राधिका ने अपनी मौसी को स्कूल में अपने कामकाज के बारे में बताया।
- Doing the same revision every day is boring, but it works.
हर दिन वही दोहराव करना उबाऊ है, पर कारगर है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ It is my own doing mistake.
✓ It is my own doing.
Doing is a noun here; do not add another noun after it.
यहाँ 'doing' noun है; इसके बाद दूसरा noun न जोड़ें।
✗ The trouble was done by his.
✓ The trouble was his doing.
Use the possessive adjective his with doing, not by his.
'Doing' के साथ possessive adjective 'his' आता है, 'by his' नहीं।
¶Idioms 3
take some doing
to be difficult to do
काफ़ी मुश्किल काम होना
- Finishing the book in a week will take some doing.
- Beating that team will take some doing.
nothing doing
(informal) used to refuse a request
बिल्कुल नहीं, ऐसा नहीं होगा
- 'Can I borrow your bike?' 'Nothing doing!'
- I asked for a day off, but it was nothing doing.
be sb's (own) doing
to be sth that sb has caused
(किसी का) अपना किया-धरा होना
- This mess is all your own doing.
- The delay was not her doing.
§Grammar and usage
Take some doing means to need a lot of effort, as in 'Finishing this book by Monday will take some doing'.
Idiom take some doing का अर्थ है बहुत मेहनत लगना, जैसे 'Finishing this book by Monday will take some doing'।