do for verb4 •(UK) To doom; to bring about the demise of someone; to injure or harm someone.Smoking did for him in the end.She's done for! •(UK) To prosecute someone for a criminal offence.He was done for murder.The police did him for conspiracy to commit burglary. •(slang) To tire; to exhaust.All this running has done for me. •(UK, old-fashioned) To work as a domestic servant for.I've left my key in my office in Manchester, my family are at Bournemouth, and the old woman who does for me goes home at nine o'clock. — 1915 formsdid for · done for · doing for · does for