done

[duhn]

verb

1. past participle of do.

2. Nonstandard.,  a simple past tense of do.

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.

3. worn out; exhausted; used up.

4. in conformity with fashion, good taste, or propriety; acceptable.

   It isn't done.

done

/ dʌn /

verb

1. the past participle of do 1

2. to end relations with

3. to be completely finished

   have you done?

4. 1. an exclamation of frustration when something is ruined

   2. 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

3. used up

   they had to surrender when the ammunition was done

4. socially proper or acceptable

   that isn't done in higher circles

5. informal,  cheated; tricked

6. informal

   1. dead or almost dead

   2. in serious difficulty

7. informal,  physically exhausted

Usage

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

Other Word Forms

• half-done adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of done¹

First recorded before 900, for the adjective

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

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

2. done for,

   1. tired; exhausted.

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

   3. dead or close to death.

3. done in, very tired; exhausted.

   He was really done in after a close race.

More idioms and phrases containing done

• do
• 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

Example Sentences

"You know what you've done and that is for you to live with," she said.

From BBC

Again and again, he denied having advance knowledge of what his department had done — from making Brown disappear, to threatening Marx with arrest.

From Los Angeles Times

“I’ve never done this to be rich. I just want to make a decent living doing something I feel deeply passionate about — that’s my American dream. It just feels like it’s slipping away.”

From Salon

That comeback against the Ravens last week... once you've done something like that, you feel like you can achieve anything as a team, and they'll aim to carry that standard.

From BBC

Once you're done with the hen and stag do, then you have to factor in the cost of going to the big day itself.

From BBC