# did

Pronunciation: say "DID" /dɪd/

## Verb

1. Past tense of do. — simple past of do
   - Simple: Past tense of do. Use this form when talking about something that already happened.
   - _He did a thorough job repairing the old fence._
   - _The volunteers did more than anyone had expected._
2. Nonstandard past participle of do, heard especially in the Southern US. Standard English uses done. *(dialectal, Southern US)* — past participle of do; done
   - Simple: Past participle of do in some Southern US speech. Standard English uses done here.
   - _By the time we arrived, she had did most of the cooking._
   - _We had did everything right and still caught the blame._

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