done
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle English don, idon, 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. 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.
Pronunciation edit
- (UK) IPA(key): /dʌn/, (regional pronunciations) [dɐn], [dʊn]
- (US) enPR: dŭn, IPA(key): /dʌn/
Audio (CA) (file) - Rhymes: -ʌn
- Homophones: dun, Donn, Donne, Dunn, Dunne
Adjective edit
done (comparative more done, superlative most done)
- 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.
- (of an activity or task) Completed or finished.
- I'll text you when the movie's done.
- (of food) Ready, fully cooked.
- As soon as the potatoes are done we can sit down and eat.
- Being exhausted or fully spent.
- When the water is done we will only be able to go on for a few days.
- Without hope or prospect of completion or success.
- He is done, after three falls there is no chance he will be able to finish.
- Fashionable, socially acceptable, tasteful.
- I can't believe he just walked up and spoke to her like that, those kind of things just aren't done!
- What is the done thing these days? I can't keep up!
Synonyms edit
- (ready, fully cooked):
- (finished an activity): completed, concluded, finished, in the books
- (being exhausted): See also Thesaurus:fatigued
- (without hope of completion): See also Thesaurus:doomed
- (fashionable): See also Thesaurus:fashionable
Derived terms edit
- after all is said and done
- and be done with it
- and have done with it
- a woman's work is never done
- be done for
- be done with it
- consider it done
- done and dusted
- done brown
- done deal
- done dotta
- done for
- done gone
- doneness
- done thing
- done up
- done up like a dog's dinner
- done up like a kipper
- easier said than done
- fordone
- get done for
- get 'er done
- get the job done
- get work done
- hard done by
- have done
- have done with
- have work done
- no harm done
- no sooner said than done
- not done
- one-and-done
- over and done
- over and done with
- overdone
- said and done
- that's done it
- the damage is done
- well begun is half done
- well done
- well-done
- what has someone done
- what's done is done
- when all is said and done
Translations edit
(of food) ready, fully cooked
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In a state of having completed or finished an activity
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being exhausted or fully spent
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without hope or prospect of completion or success
fashionable, socially acceptable, tasteful
Verb edit
done
- past participle of do
- I have done my work.
- (nonstandard, dialectal) simple past of do; did.
- (Can we date this quote?) Be Still... and Know That I Am God: Devotions for Every Day of the Year
- She opened it up to find a quarter and a note scrawled in childish letters that said, "I done it for love."
- (Can we date this quote?) Be Still... and Know That I Am God: Devotions for Every Day of the Year
- (African-American Vernacular, Southern US, Cockney, auxiliary verb, taking a past tense) Used in forming the perfective aspect; have.
- I woke up and found out she done left.
- 2020, Moneybagg Yo (lyrics and music), “Thug Cry”:
- I done made some real bad choices with my life
- 2022, Nas (lyrics and music), “Legit”, in King's Disease III:
- On my soul, this for my kids and the cold shit I done did
- (obsolete) plural simple present of do
- 1579, Edmund Spenser, The Shepheardes Calender:
- The while their Foes done each of hem scorn.
- 1606, Nathaniel Baxter, Sir Philip Sydneys Ourania, that is, Endimions Song and Tragedie, containing all Philosophie:
- O you Caelestiall ever-living fires,
That done inflame our hearts with high desires;
- 1647, Henry More, The Praeexistency of the Soul:
- The soul of Naboth lies to Ahab told,
As done the learned Hebrew Doctours write,
Interjection edit
done
- Expresses that a task has been completed.
- Expresses agreement to and conclusion of a proposal, a set of terms, a sale, a request, etc.
- 1994, René Echevarria, “Firstborn”, in Star Trek: The Next Generation, season 7, episode 21, Jonathan Frakes and Joel Swetow (actors):
- Riker: Would you be interested in selling me the ore you're carrying? / Yog: No. I have a buyer. / Riker: You haven't heard my offer. Half a gram of Anjoran biomimetic gel. / Yog: Done.
Synonyms edit
- (on finishing a task): all done, finished, there, voilà
- (on agreeing to a deal): agreed, done and done, you have a deal
Translations edit
Etymology 2 edit
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
done (uncountable)
Etymology 3 edit
Noun edit
done (plural dones)
- Alternative form of dhoni
Anagrams edit
Basque edit
Etymology edit
From a Romance development of Latin domine.
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file)
Adjective edit
done (not comparable)
Declension edit
Declension of done (adjective, ending in vowel)
indefinite | singular | plural | ||
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absolutive | done | donea | doneak | |
ergative | donek | doneak | doneek | |
dative | doneri | doneari | doneei | |
genitive | doneren | donearen | doneen | |
comitative | donerekin | donearekin | doneekin | |
causative | donerengatik | donearengatik | doneengatik | |
benefactive | donerentzat | donearentzat | doneentzat | |
instrumental | donez | doneaz | doneez | |
inessive | anim. | donerengan | donearengan | doneengan |
inanim. | donetan | donean | doneetan | |
locative | anim. | — | — | — |
inanim. | donetako | doneko | doneetako | |
allative | anim. | donerengana | donearengana | doneengana |
inanim. | donetara | donera | doneetara | |
terminative | anim. | donerenganaino | donearenganaino | doneenganaino |
inanim. | donetaraino | doneraino | doneetaraino | |
directive | anim. | donerenganantz | donearenganantz | doneenganantz |
inanim. | donetarantz | donerantz | doneetarantz | |
destinative | anim. | donerenganako | donearenganako | doneenganako |
inanim. | donetarako | donerako | doneetarako | |
ablative | anim. | donerengandik | donearengandik | doneengandik |
inanim. | donetatik | donetik | doneetatik | |
partitive | donerik | — | — | |
prolative | donetzat | — | — |
Noun edit
done anim
Declension edit
Declension of done (animate, ending in vowel)
indefinite | singular | plural | |
---|---|---|---|
absolutive | done | donea | doneak |
ergative | donek | doneak | doneek |
dative | doneri | doneari | doneei |
genitive | doneren | donearen | doneen |
comitative | donerekin | donearekin | doneekin |
causative | donerengatik | donearengatik | doneengatik |
benefactive | donerentzat | donearentzat | doneentzat |
instrumental | donez | doneaz | doneez |
inessive | donerengan | donearengan | doneengan |
locative | — | — | — |
allative | donerengana | donearengana | doneengana |
terminative | donerenganaino | donearenganaino | doneenganaino |
directive | donerenganantz | donearenganantz | doneenganantz |
destinative | donerenganako | donearenganako | doneenganako |
ablative | donerengandik | donearengandik | doneengandik |
partitive | donerik | — | — |
prolative | donetzat | — | — |
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
Czech edit
Pronunciation edit
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done
Anagrams edit
Dogrib edit
Noun edit
done
Middle English edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old French don.
Noun edit
done
- (rare) gift, present
- 1470–1483 (date produced), Thom̃s Malleorre [i.e., Thomas Malory], “[Launcelot and Guinevere]”, in Le Morte Darthur (British Library Additional Manuscript 59678), [England: s.n.], folio 446, verso, lines 1–6:
- Than cam In ẜ Aſcamour and ẜ Grūmor ⁊ Grūmorſon ẜ Croſſeleme ẜ Seuerauſe le brewſe that was called a paſſynge ſtronge knyght for as the booke ſeyth the chyff lady of the lady off the lake feſted ẜ Launcelot and ẜ Seu[er]auſe le brewſe And whan ſhe had feſted them both at ſundry tymes ſhe þ[ra]yde hem to gyff her a done
- Then came in Sir Astamor, and Sir Gromere, Grummor’s son, Sir Crosselm, Sir Servause le Breuse, that was called a passing strong knight, for as the book saith, the chief Lady of the Lake feasted Sir Launcelot and Servause le Breuse, and when she had feasted them both at sundry times she prayed them to give her a boon.
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
done
- Alternative form of dynne
Spanish edit
Verb edit
done
- inflection of donar:
Venetian edit
Noun edit
done