done

DUN/dʌn/

As a nounDOHN

15 meanings of done

Practice

1
performedverb
Past participle of do. Use this form after have, has, or had, and after be.
I have done all of my homework already.
She has done a great job on the report.
UsageUse have done or was done. Alone, say I did it (not ~~incorrect: I done it~~).
2
adjective
Finished, when a job is complete or when someone has stopped doing something.
The homework is done, so we can play now.
Once the dishes are done, we'll watch a movie.
Similarfinished, complete, completed, over
Oppositeunfinished, incomplete
3
said when finishedinterjection
Said to tell others you have just finished a task.
Done! I finally finished cleaning my room.
There, done! Now we can take a break.
4
fed upadjectivenot before a noun
Finished with something, or not willing to deal with something or someone any more.
I'm done with this puzzle because it's far too hard.
She's done with waiting and is going home.
UsageUsually done with something. Some people say done my homework.
Similarfinished, through

Less common meanings

5
cookedadjective
Cooked enough to be ready to eat.
Like a cake that is baked all the way through.
Check if the chicken is done before serving it.
The cookies are done when they turn golden brown.
UsageWe say meat is well done, or done to your liking.
Similarcooked, ready
Oppositeraw, undercooked
6
dealinterjection
Said to accept an offer and close a deal.
Twenty dollars? Done! It's yours.
Done. We'll meet at noon, then.
Similaragreed
Note
7
exhaustedadjective
Very tired with no energy left, or used up so that none remains.
Like a phone battery that has run all the way down.
After the long hike, I was completely done.
The team looked done by the end of the match.
UsageOften absolutely done when very tired.
Similarexhausted, spent, drained, shattered, beat
Oppositefresh
Note
8
no chanceadjective
Having no chance left and sure to fail.
Like a game where you have no moves left.
If we miss this last train, we're done.
Their team was done after losing three players to injury.
Similarfinished, ruined, doomed
9
punishedadjectivecolloquial
Caught and punished for doing something wrong.
He got done for speeding on the highway.
You'll get done if the teacher catches you cheating.
UsageUsually got done for something. In formal writing, say punished.
Similarnicked, caught, charged
Note
10
properadjective
Seen as proper and socially acceptable.
Wearing white to someone else's wedding just isn't done.
Talking loudly in the library is simply not done.
UsageMostly the done thing, or it isn't done.
Similaracceptable, proper, appropriate, seemly, correct
Oppositeunacceptable, improper, inappropriate
Note
11
verbdialectalCockneySouthern USauxiliary
Used before a verb to show that an action is already complete.
I done finished my dinner already.
She done told you twice not to be late.
Note
12
verbdialectal
Past tense of do. It is nonstandard: standard English uses did.
He done his chores before breakfast.
She done it all by herself.
Note
13
methadonenounslanguncountableabbreviationclipping
Short for methadone: a drug used to relieve pain or taken daily to help people stop using heroin.
He picks up his done at the clinic every morning.
She's been on done for nearly a year now.
UsageOn the done means taking methadone.
Note
14
noun
Another spelling of dhoni. A kind of small boat used in South Asia.
15
verbobsolete
Plural simple present of do. An old form once used with they, we, or you.
The while their Foes done eache of hem ſcoꝛne.
1579, Immeritô [pseudonym; Edmund Spenser], “Maye. Ægloga Quinta.”Here, done means do, an old form used with they or we.

done is a form of do

do, verb: To carry out an action or job, as in 'do your homework' or 'do the dishes'. Full entry

Forms: dodoes he/she/itdoing -ing formdid past tensedone past participle
Spelling: do → done: irregular (no -ed)

Practice

Can you tell the meanings of done apart? Answer 3 quick questions from this page, or write your own sentence and AI will check it.

Origin

This is the past participle of the verb "do." It comes from Old English dōn.

Checked 1 Nov 2026 · 2 facts

Done is the past participle of do. en.wiktionary.org
Done comes from Old English dōn. en.wiktionary.org