done

[ duhn ]

/ dʌn /

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verb

past participle of do¹.

Nonstandard. a simple past tense of do¹.

auxiliary verb

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

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.

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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.

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

Donatus, Donau, Donbass, Doncaster, donder, done, donec, done deal, donee, done for, Donegal

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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.
Ayaan Hirsi Ali: Our Duty Is to Keep Charlie Hebdo Alive|Ayaan Hirsi Ali|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Newspapers around Europe have also done so in solidarity with the slain.
Why We Stand With Charlie Hebdo—And You Should Too|John Avlon|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Neither the Republican nor the Democratic party have done anything to consistently target Asian- American voters.
Asian-Americans Are The New Florida|Tim Mak|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
He made clear that he fully appreciated what the cops had done.
Shot Down During the NYPD Slowdown|Michael Daly|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST

Because I was going more on about how things had already been done.
Patton Oswalt on Fighting Conservatives With Satire|William O’Connor|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
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. Ballou
Done, says he, why let fifty of our men advance, and flank them on each wing.
The Life and Most Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner (1801)|Daniel Defoe
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.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various
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) Wells
If 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

done

/ (dʌn) /

verb

the past participle of do 1

be done with or have done with to end relations with

have done to be completely finishedhave you done?

that's done it

an exclamation of frustration when something is ruined
an exclamation when something is completed

interjection

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

adjective

completed; finished

cooked enoughdone to a turn

used upthey had to surrender when the ammunition was done

socially proper or acceptablethat 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

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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.

done

Idioms about done

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British Dictionary definitions for done

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