Definition of "to do with" in English

Preposition

1. Related to or relevant to. Used directly after the verb have or have got.

   • As I recall, his book had to do with alien abductions.
   • Does this have anything to do with the party you were planning?
   • 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?
   • She says she doesn't want anything to do with him anymore.

2. Used directly after the verb have or have got.

   • As I recall, his book had to do with alien abductions.

3. Used after the verb have or have got and a pronoun or determiner.

   • Does this have anything to do with the party you were planning?
   • 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?

4. Used after a pronoun or determiner without the verb have or have got.

   • She says she doesn't want anything to do with him anymore.