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• past participle of don.
• past tense form 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

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

He wore an all-white suit in the video, while his wife, singer Ashanti, donned a sparkling gown.

From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026

The pair both donned Christian Dior, according to Swift's longtime publicist, and elected to skip bridesmaids and groomsmen.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026

By 1967, when they donned colorful mock-Edwardian uniforms for “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band,” Epstein looked out of touch, black and white.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

I turn to see Autumn, sprinting up the street with a newly donned magenta track jacket and a pair of Adidas sneakers.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

Related Words

• dress
• put on
• wear