ado

views updated May 11 2018

a·do / əˈdoō/ • n. trouble or difficulty: she had much ado to keep up with him. ∎  fuss, esp. about something that is unimportant: on the face of it, this is much ado about almost nothing.PHRASES: without further ado without any fuss or delay; immediately.

ado

views updated May 23 2018

ado (arch., dial., first in northern and eastern areas) dealings, trouble, fuss. XIV. f. phr. at do, f. adoption of ON. at (see AT) + DO1; corr. to the native formation TO-DO.

ADO

views updated Jun 11 2018

ADO (USA) advanced development objective
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