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• past tense form of don.
• past participle of don.

donned

American  

[dond] / dɒnd /

adjective

1. put on, applied, or assumed.

   Clad only in a hastily donned jacket and sneakers, I followed the others out into the snow.

   We stood with our binoculars, watching the warblers in their freshly donned breeding plumage.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of don.

Etymology

Origin of donned

First recorded in 1830–40; don ² + -ed ² ( def. ) for the adjective; don ² + -ed ¹ ( def. ) for the verb

Example Sentences

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donned

He was joined by his wife, Parris McBride, and members of his family and team, many of whom donned his signature bowler hat in tribute.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

So 19 members of Syston Community Flood Group donned their wellies in the middle of summer and took to Syston Brook to clear an estimated "two or three tonnes" of silt.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026

Back on land, the crew donned blazers and burned an old wooden scull in Peterhouse’s garden.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026

Consider Gordon Ramsay’s “24 Hours to Hell and Back,” in which the chef donned full prosthetics and makeup to trick restaurant staff into treating him like an ordinary customer.

From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026

Last of all, he donned his crown, a band of cold iron slim as a finger, set with heavy chunks of black diamond and nuggets of gold.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

Related Words

• dress
• put on
• wear