to do with

preposition

Used directly after the verb have or have got.

“As I recall, his book had to do with alien abductions.”

OriginMiddle English to done wið →
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Meanings

preposition
  1. Related to or relevant to; concerned with.
    1. idiomaticUsed directly after the verb have or have got.

      As I recall, his book had to do with alien abductions.

    2. idiomaticUsed after the verb have or have got and a pronoun or determiner.

      Does this have anything to do with the party you were planning?

      2 more examples

      The two concepts are often confused, but they actually have very little to do with each other.

      Yes, I have a car, but what does that have to do with whether I am qualified for a desk job?

    3. idiomaticUsed after a pronoun or determiner without the verb have or have got.

      She says she doesn't want anything to do with him anymore.

      1 more example

      "We found there had been 60 SPADs in the Paddington throat in the previous eight years, and that was all to do with the layout becoming more complex because of the Heathrow Express.

      2026 March 4, Christian Wolmar, “Railtrack: what really happened”, in RAIL, number 1056, page 53

Origin

  1. Middle Englishto done wið
  2. Middle Englishto done wið
  3. Englishto do with

Inherited from Middle English to done wið.

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Translations

Arabic عَلَى صِلَة بِـ, عَلَى عِلَاقَة بِـ
  • عَلَى صِلَة بِـ (ʕalā ṣila bi-)relate or relevant to
  • عَلَى عِلَاقَة بِـ (ʕalā ʕilāqa bi-)relate or relevant to
  • يَمُت لِـ (yamut li-)relate or relevant to
Bulgarian нещо, свързано с, нещо общо с
  • нещо, свързано с (nešto, svărzano s)relate or relevant to
  • нещо общо с (nešto obšto s)relate or relevant to
Catalan tenir a veure amb
  • tenir a veure ambrelate or relevant to
Chinese Mandarin 跟……有關 /跟……有关, 跟……有關係 /跟……有关系
  • 跟……有關 /跟……有关 (gēn ... yǒuguān)relate or relevant to
  • 跟……有關係 /跟……有关系 (gēn ... yǒu guānxì)relate or relevant to
Dutch te maken hebben
  • te maken hebbenrelate or relevant to
Finnish tekemisissä, liittyä johonkin
  • tekemisissärelate or relevant to
  • liittyä johonkinrelate or relevant to
French avoir à voir, être en rapport
  • avoir à voirrelate or relevant to
  • être en rapportrelate or relevant to
German zu tun haben
  • zu tun habenrelate or relevant to
Greek έχω να κάνω με
  • έχω να κάνω με (écho na káno me)relate or relevant to
Hebrew קשור(ה) ל...
  • קשור(ה) ל...relate or relevant to
Hungarian szól, kapcsolatos
  • szólrelate or relevant to
  • kapcsolatosrelate or relevant to
  • köze van hozzárelate or relevant to
Italian entrarci, avere a che fare
  • entrarcirelate or relevant to
  • avere a che farerelate or relevant to
  • avere a che vedererelate or relevant to
Japanese …と関係ある
  • …と関係ある (... to kankei aru)relate or relevant to
Polish do czynienia z
  • do czynienia zrelate or relevant to
Portuguese ter a ver com, ter que ver com
  • ter a ver comrelate or relevant to
  • ter que ver comrelate or relevant to
Romanian de a face cu
  • de a face curelate or relevant to
Russian име́ть отноше́ние к, име́ть о́бщее с
  • име́ть отноше́ние к (imétʹ otnošénije k)relate or relevant to
  • име́ть о́бщее с (imétʹ óbščeje s)relate or relevant to
Spanish tener algo que ver con, tener que ver con
  • tener algo que ver conrelate or relevant to
  • tener que ver conrelate or relevant to
Swedish att göra med
  • att göra medrelate or relevant to
Cite this entry
APA

to do with. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/to%20do%20with

MLA

“to do with.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/to%20do%20with. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “to do with,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/to%20do%20with.

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