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do vs make as if

make as if vs do

do is a noun but make as if is not a noun.

do and make as if both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
do Yes No Yes No
make as if No No Yes No
As verbs, make as if is a hyponym of do; that is, make as if is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than do:
  • do: behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
  • make as if: begin or appear to begin an action
Other hyponyms of do include act involuntarily, act reflexively, bend over backwards, fall over backwards, presume, vulgarise, vulgarize, optimise, optimize, quack, menace, make, bluster, swagger, swash, freeze, wanton, romanticize, sentimentalise, sentimentalize, sentimentise, sentimentize, bungle, play, toy, act, act as, play, stooge, jest, joke, piffle, make, break down, lose it, snap, fluster, dally, dawdle, assert, put forward, backslap, deal, hugger mugger, walk around, sauce, pose, posture, footle, frivol, trifle, puff up, swell, follow, loosen up, relax, rage, ramp, storm, wildin', spaz, thug.
do (noun) make as if (noun)
an uproarious party
the syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization
do (verb) make as if (verb)
arrange attractively begin or appear to begin an action
behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
create or design, often in a certain way
carry out or perform an action
give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
travel or traverse (a distance)
engage in
carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions
carry on or function
get (something) done
proceed or get along
be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity
spend time in prison or in a labor camp
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