done

American  

[duhn] / dʌn /

verb

1. past participle of do.

2. Nonstandard. a simple past tense of do.

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auxiliary verb

1. Nonstandard: South Midland and Southern U.S. (used with a principal verb in the past or, sometimes, present tense to indicate completed action).

   I done told you so. He done eat his lunch.

adjective

1. completed; finished; through.

   Our work is done.

2. cooked sufficiently.

3. worn out; exhausted; used up.

4. in conformity with fashion, good taste, or propriety; acceptable.

   It isn't done.

idioms

1. be / have done with, to break off relations or connections with; stop.

2. done for,

   1. tired; exhausted.

   2. deprived of one's means, position, etc.

   3. dead or close to death.

3. done in, very tired; exhausted.

   He was really done in after a close race.

done British  

/ dʌn /

verb

1. the past participle of do 1

2. to end relations with

3. to be completely finished

   have you done?

4. 1. an exclamation of frustration when something is ruined

   2. an exclamation when something is completed

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interjection

1. an expression of agreement, as on the settlement of a bargain between two parties

adjective

1. completed; finished

2. cooked enough

   done to a turn

3. used up

   they had to surrender when the ammunition was done

4. socially proper or acceptable

   that isn't done in higher circles

5. informal cheated; tricked

6. informal

   1. dead or almost dead

   2. in serious difficulty

7. informal physically exhausted

done More Idioms  

More idioms and phrases containing done

• do
• easier said than done
• good as done
• have done (with)
• no sooner said (than done)
• not done
• over and done with
• seen one, seen them all (been there, done that)
• what's done is done
• when all's said and done

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Usage

In the adjectival sense “completed, finished, through,” done dates from the 14th century and is entirely standard: Is your portrait done yet?

Other Word Forms

• half-done adjective

Etymology

Origin of done

First recorded before 900, for the adjective

Example Sentences

Wells Fargo’s recent emergence from its own regulatory orders shows investors that it can be done.

From The Wall Street Journal

Because there’s a part of you that goes, “I’m not done yet. I’ve still got work to do.”

From Los Angeles Times

“People have done so much stuff to me, record labels and a lot of things like that, that it don’t faze me no more,” JOP said.

From Los Angeles Times

One of the great things about “Train Dreams” is I’ve done about 50 Q&As so far — I haven’t counted them up, but around that, and we’ll do a bunch more.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s 2026 and the bullies have taken over the school, but justice is still being done on television.

From Los Angeles Times