done en · ADJ · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /dʌn/ (Received-Pronunciation, US)
- /duːn/ (Early, Modern, dialectal, rare)
- /dʊn/ (Ireland, Northern-England)
- dŭn (Received-Pronunciation, US)
- (Canada) audio
- /dʊn/ (Early, Modern)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁t Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰédʰeh₁ti Proto-Germanic *dōną Proto-West Germanic *dōn Old English dōn Middle English don English done From Middle English don, idon, ydon, ȝedon, gedon, from Old English dōn, ġedōn, from Proto-West Germanic *dān, from Proto-Germanic *dēnaz (past participle of *dōną (“to do”)). Equivalent to do + -en (past participle ending). Cognate with Scots dune, deen, dene, dane (“done”), Saterland Frisian däin (“done”), West Frisian dien (“done”), Dutch gedaan (“done”), German Low German daan (“done”), German getan (“done”). More at do.
Meanings
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Having completed or finished an activity.
He pushed his empty plate away, sighed and pronounced "I am done."
They were done playing and were picking up the toys when he arrived.
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(of an activity or task) Completed or finished.
I'll text you when the movie's done.
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(of food) Ready, fully cooked.
As soon as the potatoes are done we can sit down and eat.
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Being exhausted, used up, or fully spent.
When the water is done we will only be able to go on for a few days.
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Without hope or prospect of completion or success.
He is done, after three falls there is no chance he will be able to finish.
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Fashionable, socially acceptable, tasteful.
What is the done thing these days? I can't keep up!
I can't believe he just walked up and spoke to her like that, those kind of things just aren't done!
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(Canada, Philadelphia, Scotland, predicative) Finished with (something).
I'm done my homework.
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(colloquial) Punished.
Normally, when you pass a law in New Zealand, you can't be done for it if you broke the law in the past.
2021, Brooke van Velden, comments in the New Zealand Parliament regarding the COVID-19 Response (Management Measures) Legislation BillI can say what I like now because I am mental and I can't get done for it.
2012 May 1, Liam Houlihan, Return To The Badlands: Twelve Enthralling True Cases Of Crooks, Cults And Crackpots, Melbourne Univ. Publishing, →ISBN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most done | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more done | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| dyun | Northumbria, alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
the damage is done · get 'er done · done up like a kipper · easier said than done · half-done · no harm done · after all is said and done · hard done by · not done · have done · when all is said and done · done up · and be done with it · be done with it · doner · that's done it · what's done is done · be done for · well-done · donesies · undone · underdone · overdone · done like a dinner · consider it done · said and done · bedone · get done for · no sooner said than done · well begun is half done · and have done with it · done and dusted · done brown · a woman's work is never done · one-and-done · over and done · done dotta · done gone · predone · have work done · get the job done · doneness · done up like a dog's dinner · be done with · what has someone done · have done with · done deal · done for · fordone · get work done · done thing · well done · over and done with
Synonyms
hep · finished · through · condemned · undone · on trend · all the rage · tasteful · done · with-it · sentenced · cussed · modish · undone · punished · dapper · fey · up-to-the-minute · pizazzy · natty · completed · fashionable · chastised · stylish · smart · cool · a la mode/à la mode · on fleek · done · sunk · natty · chic · happening · in the books · chastised · fey · snazzy · lost · finished · star-crossed · concluded · a la mode · voguish · finished · in · complete · trendy · tippy · spiffy · ended · damned · accursed · zhoosh · dead meat · completed · doomed · hip · accursed · styleworthy · in fashion · sassy · done · concluded · spiffing · groovy · done · in the books · trendy · cursed · finished · elegant · ill-fated · jaunty
Translations (91)
bg направен (In a state of having completed or finished an activity) · pt feito (In a state of having completed or finished an activity) · ja -済み (In a state of having completed or finished an activity) · nl klaar (In a state of having completed or finished an activity) · vi hết (being exhausted or fully spent) · id matang ((of food) ready, fully cooked) · eo farita (In a state of having completed or finished an activity) · pt pronto (In a state of having completed or finished an activity) · gl acabado (being exhausted or fully spent) · es terminado (In a state of having completed or finished an activity) · gd dèanta (In a state of having completed or finished an activity) · sco duin (In a state of having completed or finished an activity) · sv klar (In a state of having completed or finished an activity) · vi thất bại (without hope or prospect of completion or success) · vi chín ((of food) ready, fully cooked) · wa spoujheye (being exhausted or fully spent) · pt terminado (In a state of having completed or finished an activity) · de fertig (In a state of having completed or finished an activity) · gl acabada (being exhausted or fully spent) · sv ute (without hope or prospect of completion or success) · es acabado (without hope or prospect of completion or success) · wa presse ((of food) ready, fully cooked) · fi tuhoon tuomittu (without hope or prospect of completion or success) · bg сготвен ((of food) ready, fully cooked) · fi valmis ((of food) ready, fully cooked) · wa fini (being exhausted or fully spent) · fr fini (In a state of having completed or finished an activity) · fr terminé ((of food) ready, fully cooked) · el τελειωμένο (In a state of having completed or finished an activity) · bcl iyo na (In a state of having completed or finished an activity) · fi kulutettu (being exhausted or fully spent) · sco dane (being exhausted or fully spent) · fi to be acceptable (fashionable, socially acceptable, tasteful) · wa fotowe (without hope or prospect of completion or success) · sco dane (In a state of having completed or finished an activity) · sv slut (being exhausted or fully spent) · fi muotia (fashionable, socially acceptable, tasteful) · wa comifåt (fashionable, socially acceptable, tasteful) · pt acabado (In a state of having completed or finished an activity) · sv färdig (In a state of having completed or finished an activity) · fr cuit ((of food) ready, fully cooked) · fi kypsä ((of food) ready, fully cooked) · ja 終わった (In a state of having completed or finished an activity) · gl rematado (being exhausted or fully spent) · sv färdig (without hope or prospect of completion or success) · ru истощённый (being exhausted or fully spent) · fi loppu (being exhausted or fully spent) · nl gedaan (without hope or prospect of completion or success) · wa spoujhî (being exhausted or fully spent) · fr prêt ((of food) ready, fully cooked) · ru гото́вый ((of food) ready, fully cooked) · gl rematada (being exhausted or fully spent) · fi käydä (fashionable, socially acceptable, tasteful) · wa cût ((of food) ready, fully cooked) · es acabado ((of food) ready, fully cooked) · nl gaar ((of food) ready, fully cooked) · gl feita (In a state of having completed or finished an activity) · vi xong (In a state of having completed or finished an activity) · ru готовый (In a state of having completed or finished an activity) · wa convnåbe (fashionable, socially acceptable, tasteful) · es listo ((of food) ready, fully cooked) · wa fineye (being exhausted or fully spent) · vi hết (In a state of having completed or finished an activity) · bg изтощен (being exhausted or fully spent) · nl op (being exhausted or fully spent) · it fatto (In a state of having completed or finished an activity) · de gar ((of food) ready, fully cooked) · fr fait ((of food) ready, fully cooked) · pdt goa ((of food) ready, fully cooked) · de fertig ((of food) ready, fully cooked) · pt pronto ((of food) ready, fully cooked) · gl feito (In a state of having completed or finished an activity) · ja 済んだ (In a state of having completed or finished an activity) · sco daen (being exhausted or fully spent) · fi sopiva (fashionable, socially acceptable, tasteful) · gd ullamh ((of food) ready, fully cooked) · wa cûte ((of food) ready, fully cooked) · pdt foadich (In a state of having completed or finished an activity) · es hecho (In a state of having completed or finished an activity) · wa fotou (without hope or prospect of completion or success) · fi valmis (In a state of having completed or finished an activity) · fi sopia (fashionable, socially acceptable, tasteful) · da færdig (In a state of having completed or finished an activity) · pt acabado (being exhausted or fully spent) · eu kitto (In a state of having completed or finished an activity) · ru завершённый (In a state of having completed or finished an activity) · lv gatavs ((of food) ready, fully cooked) · bg извършен (In a state of having completed or finished an activity) · ru конченый (without hope or prospect of completion or success) · fr mort (being exhausted or fully spent) · fi pulassa (without hope or prospect of completion or success)