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to-do

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From to + do, formed on analogy with ado. Compare affair.

noun to-dos · todo

  1. A fuss made over something. I was embarrassed that they made such a big to-do out of my birthday.

    Similar: ado, bustle, fuss, argy-bargy, bangarang, bobbery, brouhaha, bunfight, bust-up, chaos, ferment, clamour

  2. A task that has been noted as one that must be completed, especially on a list. My to-do list has been growing longer every day.

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Españolpendientes, encargos, quehacer
Françaisà faire

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@misc{to_do_2026,
  title = {to-do},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/to-do},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}