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# doings

noun, plural only (doings)

«doings» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Doings are the things a person does or has done, their actions, often ones that get judged as good or bad: the doings of a naughty goblin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doings/#m1)

### In the lessons

in stories, the doings of a character are their deeds, often used to show that they are being judged for them: «all his evil doings» are the bad things he did.

### Examples

- These are the doings of our new puppy, who chews everything. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doings/#x1)
- The king told the court about the doings of his brother. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doings/#x2)
- Her kind doings made the whole village happy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doings/#x3)
- Mum laughed at my doings in the garden. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doings/#x4)

### Note

nothing for maths

## In Jewish tradition

In the Torah it means the customs and practices of other nations, which Israel is told not to copy.

**Interpretation.** Tradition reads this as a call for Israel to be set apart by holy conduct and not follow the habits of Egypt or Canaan.

### Examples

- Thou shalt not bow down to their gods, nor serve them, nor do after their doings; but thou shalt utterly overthrow them, and break in pieces their pillars. (Torah EXO.23.24, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/doings/#x1)
- After the doings of the land of Egypt, wherein ye dwelt, shall ye not do; and after the doings of the land of Canaan, whither I bring you, shall ye not do; neither shall ye walk in their statutes. (Torah LEV.18.3, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/doings/#x2)
- He that fashioneth the hearts of them all, that considereth all their doings. (Writings PSA.33.15, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/doings/#x3)
- I will meditate also upon all Thy work, and muse on Thy doings.' (Writings PSA.77.13, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/doings/#x4)
- Thus were they defiled with their works, and went astray in their doings. (Writings PSA.106.39, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/doings/#x5)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «doings» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doings/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«doings» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/doings.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «doings» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/doings/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«doings» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/doings.html) on Mova free.