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Definition of "to-do" []

  • Informal A commotion or stir. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "to-do" in a sentence
  • "She sends her husband Outlook reminders of things he needs to do, keeps short- and long-term to-do lists and color-codes the family calendar—a different-colored pen for each person."
  • "An e-mail inbox has been described as a to-do list that anyone in the world can add to."
  • "Will you never cross those top three items off that urgent to-do list or catch up on messages and bills?"