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done

[ duhn ]
/ dʌn /
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verb

past participle of do1.
Nonstandard. a simple past tense of do1.

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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RELATED WORDS

beaten, broken, dead, defeated, destroyed, doomed, dying, exhausted, finished, kaput, lost, ruined, shot, through, tired, undone, washed-up, wrecked, conquered, cooked

Nearby words

  1. donau,
  2. donbass,
  3. doncaster,
  4. donder,
  5. donders' law,
  6. done deal,
  7. done for,
  8. done in,
  9. done to a t,
  10. donec

Idioms

Related formshalf-done, adjective

Usage note

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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Word Origin and History for done for

done

past participle of do; from Old English past participle gedon (a vestige of the prefix is in ado). U.S. Southern use of done in phrases like "he done gone to the store" is attested from 1827, according to OED: "a perfective auxiliary or with adverbial force in the sense 'already; completely.' " Meaning "finished" is early 15c. Slang done for "doomed" is from 1842.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper

Idioms and Phrases with done for (1 of 2)

done for

1

Exhausted, worn out, as in This old computer is just about done for. [Colloquial; c. 1800] Also see done in.

2

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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