to do with en · ADP
Pronunciation
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English to done wið.
Meanings
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(idiomatic) Related to or relevant to; concerned with. ▸ Used directly after the verb have or have got.
As I recall, his book had to do with alien abductions.
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(idiomatic) Related to or relevant to; concerned with. ▸ Used after the verb have or have got and a pronoun or determiner.
The two concepts are often confused, but they actually have very little to do with each other.
Yes, I have a car, but what does that have to do with whether I am qualified for a desk job?
Does this have anything to do with the party you were planning?
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(idiomatic) Related to or relevant to; concerned with. ▸ Used after a pronoun or determiner without the verb have or have got.
"We found there had been 60 SPADs in the Paddington throat in the previous eight years, and that was all to do with the layout becoming more complex because of the Heathrow Express.
2026 March 4, Christian Wolmar, “Railtrack: what really happened”, in RAIL, number 1056, page 53:She says she doesn't want anything to do with him anymore.
Deriveds
what does that have to do with the price of corn · what does that have to do with the price of tea in China · what does that have to do with the price of fish
Relateds
Translations (37)
fi liittyä johonkin (relate or relevant to) · ar عَلَى صِلَة بِـ (relate or relevant to) · ca tenir a veure amb (relate or relevant to) · he קשור(ה) ל... (relate or relevant to) · hu köze van hozzá (relate or relevant to) · bg нещо, свързано с (relate or relevant to) · ru име́ть о́бщее с (relate or relevant to) · nl te maken hebben (relate or relevant to) · fr être en rapport (relate or relevant to) · de zu tun haben (relate or relevant to) · ro de a face cu (relate or relevant to) · ar عَلَى عِلَاقَة بِـ (relate or relevant to) · hu kapcsolatos (relate or relevant to) · it avere a che vedere (relate or relevant to) · sv att göra med (relate or relevant to) · bg нещо общо с (relate or relevant to) · ang belimpan (relate or relevant to) · ja …と関係ある (relate or relevant to) · ar يَمُت لِـ (relate or relevant to) · es tener algo que ver con (relate or relevant to) · fr avoir à voir (relate or relevant to) · quc ilik uk' (relate or relevant to) · sh имати нешто са (relate or relevant to) · hu szól (relate or relevant to) · sh imati nešto sa (relate or relevant to) · it avere a che fare (relate or relevant to) · it entrarci (relate or relevant to) · el έχω να κάνω με (relate or relevant to) · pl do czynienia z (relate or relevant to) · cmn 跟……有關 /跟……有关 (relate or relevant to) · pt ter que ver com (relate or relevant to) · pt ter a ver com (relate or relevant to) · cmn 跟……有關係 /跟……有关系 (relate or relevant to) · arz مرتبط بـ (relate or relevant to) · ru име́ть отноше́ние к (relate or relevant to) · fi tekemisissä (relate or relevant to) · es tener que ver con (relate or relevant to)