ado

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Definition

Definition of ado - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

commotionunnecessary fuss or commotion

There was much ado about the new policy.

bother

commotion

conflict

trouble or difficulty caused by a specific issue

There was much ado about the broken vase..

commotion

fuss

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Expressions with ado

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with no further ado

adv.

without any unnecessary talk or ceremony

She accepted the award with no further ado.

without further ado

adv.

immediately without delay or unnecessary talk

Without further ado, let's start the meeting.

further ado

additional unnecessary fuss or delay

Let's start the meeting without further ado.

much ado about nothing

lot of fuss about something trivial

The argument was much ado about nothing.

without more ado

adv.

immediately without delay or fuss

Without more ado, she started the presentation.

without any more ado

adv.

right away, without more delay or talk

Without any more ado, let's begin the meeting.

Origin of ado

Middle English, at do (to do)

Terms with ado included in their meaning

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bother

annoyance

fuss or unnecessary ado

great cry and little wool

exp.

appearance reality

appearance without reality, much ado about nothing

Benedick

literature

character in Shakespeare's play Much Ado About Nothing

Examples of ado in a sentence

The play was performed without much ado.
Without further ado, let's start the meeting.
The ado over the new policy was unnecessary.

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French:agitation, histoire, ...
German:Aufregung, Theater, ...
Italian:trambusto, chiasso, ...
Spanish:ruido, jaleo, ...
Portuguese:alvoroço, confusão, ...
Chinese:大惊小怪, 纷扰, ...
Japanese:騒ぎ, 面倒, ...
Arabic:ضَجَّة, ضَجَّة, ...
Hebrew:מְהוּמָה, ...
Russian:суета, ...
Ukrainian:метушня, ...
Hindi:हो-हल्ला, झंझट, ...
Bengali:হৈচৈ, হইচই, ...
Catalan:rebombori, embolic, ...
Czech:povyk, zbytečné starosti, ...
Danish:postyr, ståhej, ...
Dutch:ophef, gedoe, ...
Greek:φασαρία, ταραχή, ...
Hungarian:felhajtás, hercehurca, ...
Khmer:ភាពអ៊ូអរ, រឿងរ៉ាវ, ...
Korean:소란, 문제, ...
Persian:هیاهو, دردسر, ...
Polish:zamieszanie, kłopot, ...
Portuguese (BR):alvoroço, ...
Romanian:agitație, zarvă, ...
Swedish:väsen, besvär, ...
Thai:ความเอิกเกริก, ความยุ่งยาก, ...
Turkish:yaygara, tantana, ...
Vietnamese:sự ầm ĩ, rắc rối, ...

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Definition of ado - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

Expressions with ado

Origin of ado

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Examples of ado in a sentence

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