done
[ duhn ]
/ dʌn /
verb
auxiliary verb
South Midland and Southern U.S. Nonstandard. (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
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Words nearby done
donau, donbass, doncaster, donder, donders' law, done, done deal, done for, done in, done to a t, donec
Idioms for done
OTHER WORDS FROM done
half-done, adjectiveusage 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?
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British Dictionary definitions for done for
done
/ (dʌn) /
verb
interjection
an expression of agreement, as on the settlement of a bargain between two parties
adjective
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Idioms and Phrases with done for (1 of 2)
done for
Exhausted, worn out, as in This old computer is just about done for. [Colloquial; c. 1800] Also see done in.
Doomed to death or destruction, as in Before he went to the hospital it seemed as if he was done for. [Colloquial; mid-1800s]
Idioms and Phrases with done for (2 of 2)
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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