done
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.
completed; finished; through: Our work is done.
cooked sufficiently.
worn out; exhausted; used up.
in conformity with fashion, good taste, or propriety; acceptable: It isn't done.
Idioms about done
be / have done with, to break off relations or connections with; stop.
done for, Informal.
tired; exhausted.
deprived of one's means, position, etc.
dead or close to death.
done in, Informal. very tired; exhausted: He was really done in after a close race.
Origin of done
1usage note For done
Other words from done
- half-done, adjective
Words Nearby done
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How to use done in a sentence
But the other thing that needs to be done is for us citizens to do.
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Neither the Republican nor the Democratic party have done anything to consistently target Asian- American voters.
He made clear that he fully appreciated what the cops had done.
Because I was going more on about how things had already been done.
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You need but will, and it is done; but if you relax your efforts, you will be ruined; for ruin and recovery are both from within.
Pearls of Thought | Maturin M. Balloudone, says he, why let fifty of our men advance, and flank them on each wing.
By the time I had done my toilette there was a tap at the door, and in another minute I was in the salle--manger.
And is this a mere fantastic talk, or is this a thing that could be done and that ought to be done?
The Salvaging Of Civilisation | H. G. (Herbert George) WellsIf it took years to do it, you shall never stir out of this house till it is done.
Checkmate | Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
British Dictionary definitions for done
/ (dʌn) /
the past participle of do 1
be done with or have done with to end relations with
have done to be completely finished: have you done?
that's done it
an exclamation of frustration when something is ruined
an exclamation when something is completed
an expression of agreement, as on the settlement of a bargain between two parties
completed; finished
cooked enough: done to a turn
used up: they had to surrender when the ammunition was done
socially proper or acceptable: that isn't done in higher circles
informal cheated; tricked
done for informal
dead or almost dead
in serious difficulty
done in or done up informal physically exhausted
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with 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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