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done

[ duhn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb

past participle of do ¹.
Nonstandard. a simple past tense of do ¹.

auxiliary verb

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

completed; finished; through:
Our work is done.
cooked sufficiently.
worn out; exhausted; used up.
in conformity with fashion, good taste, or propriety; acceptable:
It isn't done.

done

/ dʌn /

verb

the past participle of do 1
be done with or have done with
to end relations with
have done
to be completely finished
have you done?
that's done it
1. an exclamation of frustration when something is ruined
2. an exclamation when something is completed

interjection

an expression of agreement, as on the settlement of a bargain between two parties

adjective

completed; finished
cooked enough
done to a turn
used up
they had to surrender when the ammunition was done
socially proper or acceptable
that isn't done in higher circles
informal.
cheated; tricked
done for informal.
1. dead or almost dead
2. in serious difficulty
done in or done up informal.
physically exhausted

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Usage Note

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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Other Words From

half-done adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of done¹

First recorded before 900, for the adjective

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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

be / have done with, to break off relations or connections with; stop.
done for, Informal.
1. tired; exhausted.
2. deprived of one's means, position, etc.
3. dead or close to death.
done in, Informal. very tired; exhausted:
He was really done in after a close race.

More idioms and phrases containing done

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
do

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Example Sentences

"He won 25 tournaments in America - I can't think of another Scot who has done that," he said.

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"He goes once, he checks back, goes again, got across Gabriel and got a good contact on his shot, so he had done everything right. It is only a great block that stops the goal."

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Flight crew themselves can't certify a death - this has to be done by medical personnel.

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“He tried to pitch through it and the recovery wasn’t what any of us would have liked. We tried the rest approach and we just felt that we had to get the surgery done.”

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"What they have done is, frankly, destroy trust and good will within the university," Prof Andrews told BBC Radio Wales' Sunday Supplement.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

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