do [a language]

Frequency: 6.03.8 per million words

To study a language, especially at school.

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Examples (10)

  • I did German at school but I've forgotten most of it.
  • She wants to do French at university next year.
  • My brother is currently doing Spanish as an evening class.
  • Have you ever done a foreign language before?
  • Many students in the UK do Latin as an optional subject.
  • We did Japanese for two years, but found it very challenging.
  • He's planning to do Mandarin lessons online.
  • If you do another language, it opens up many opportunities.
  • They decided to do Russian because of their interest in literature.
  • I regret not doing more languages when I was younger.