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

While 1st Amendment experts said CBS News had done nothing wrong, parent company Paramount settled the case for $16 million to help clear the regulatory hurdles for its merger with Skydance Media.

From Los Angeles Times

Soccer, will do something that has never been done before when she becomes the first female national federation head to preside over a World Cup.

From Los Angeles Times

Death threats and backlash from those in power were regular responses to Oliphant’s work, reactions he welcomed as proof of a job well done.

From Salon

I hoped to see more ambition over the summer to prepare them for Champions League football, especially when you look at the business done by other clubs around them.

From BBC

But he would have done so against a position player lobbing pitches.

From Los Angeles Times