Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913 Ado /(ȧ*do͞o")/ · A·do · IPA /əˈduː/ 01 v. inf. To do; in doing; as, there is nothing ado. 1. To do; in doing; as, there is nothing ado. 2. Doing; trouble; difficulty; troublesome business; fuss; bustle; as, to make a great ado about trifles. “With much ado, he partly kept awake.” — Dryden. “Let's follow to see the end of this ado.” — Shak.