done

[ duhn ]
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verb
  1. past participle of do1.

  2. Nonstandard. a simple past tense of do1.

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.

  1. worn out; exhausted; used up.

  2. in conformity with fashion, good taste, or propriety; acceptable: It isn't done.

Idioms about done

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

  2. done for, Informal.

    • tired; exhausted.

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

    • dead or close to death.

  1. done in, Informal. very tired; exhausted: He was really done in after a close race.

Origin of done

1
First recorded before 900, for the adjective

usage note For done

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

Other words from done

  • half-done, adjective

Words Nearby done

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How to use done in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for done

done

/ (dʌn) /


verb
  1. the past participle of do 1

  2. be done with or have done with to end relations with

  1. have done to be completely finished: have you done?

  2. that's done it

    • an exclamation of frustration when something is ruined

    • an exclamation when something is completed

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

  1. used up: they had to surrender when the ammunition was done

  2. socially proper or acceptable: that isn't done in higher circles

  3. informal cheated; tricked

  4. done for informal

    • dead or almost dead

    • in serious difficulty

  5. done in or done up informal physically exhausted

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Other Idioms and Phrases with done

done

In addition to the idioms beginning with done

  • done deal
  • done for
  • done in
  • done to a T

also see:

  • 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

Also see underdo.

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