# done

Pronunciation: say "DUN" /dʌn/

## Verb

1. Past participle of do. — past participle of do
   - Simple: Past participle of do. Use this form after have, has, or had, and after be.
   - _They have done everything that was asked of them._
   - _The repairs were done by a local contractor._
11. Used before a verb to mark a completed action, expressing the perfective aspect. *(dialectal, Cockney, Southern US)*
   - Simple: Used before a verb to show that an action is already complete.
   - _We done seen that movie last week._
   - _He done left before anybody even noticed._
12. Simple past of do. Nonstandard and dialectal: standard English uses did. *(dialectal)* — simple past of do; did.
   - Simple: Past tense of do. It is nonstandard: standard English uses did.
   - _They done the work in half the time we expected._
   - _We done a good day's work out in the field._

## Adjective

2. Finished or completed, of a task or of a person who has finished what they were doing.
   - Simple: Finished, when a job is complete or when someone has stopped doing something.
   - _The project is done and ready for review._
   - _Call me when the renovations are done._
5. Cooked thoroughly enough to be ready to eat.
   - Simple: Cooked enough to be ready to eat.
   - _Pull the steak off the grill once it's done to your liking._
   - _The bread is done when it sounds hollow as you tap the bottom._
7. Worn out with no energy left, or, of a supply, completely used up.
   - Simple: Very tired with no energy left, or used up so that none remains.
   - _By midnight she was utterly done and fell asleep instantly._
   - _Three shifts in a row left him absolutely done._
8. Having no hope or prospect of success; ruined or finished.
   - Simple: Having no chance left and sure to fail.
   - _Once the funding dried up, the startup was done._
   - _He knew he was done the moment the evidence came out._
4. Having finished dealing with something, or no longer willing to deal with it.
   - Simple: Finished with something, or not willing to deal with something or someone any more.
   - _After years of arguments, he was done with the whole project._
   - _I'm done with making excuses for them._
9. Caught out and punished, especially for a crime or offense. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: Caught and punished for doing something wrong.
   - _He got done for shoplifting and had to pay a fine._
   - _Two drivers were done for running the red light._
10. Regarded as fashionable, tasteful, or socially acceptable.
   - Simple: Seen as proper and socially acceptable.
   - _In those circles, arriving late to dinner simply wasn't done._
   - _Discussing money so openly was not considered done at the time._

## Interjection

3. Said to announce that a task has just been completed.
   - Simple: Said to tell others you have just finished a task.
   - _Done! The last box is packed and ready to go._
   - _Done. Every form has been signed and filed._
6. Said to accept a proposal or offer and finalize the agreement.
   - Simple: Said to accept an offer and close a deal.
   - _"Fifty for the pair." "Done," said the buyer, shaking hands._
   - _Done. I accept your terms and we'll sign tomorrow._

## Noun

Pronunciation: say "DOHN" US /doʊn/, UK /dəʊn/

13. Short for methadone: a synthetic opioid drug taken daily to treat heroin addiction, and also used to relieve pain. *(slang)* — Clipping of methadone.
   - Simple: Short for methadone: a drug used to relieve pain or taken daily to help people stop using heroin.
   - _The clinic switched him from heroin to a daily dose of done._
   - _Missing his done made the withdrawal symptoms much worse._

## Other meanings

- (noun) Another spelling of dhoni: a traditional Maldivian boat driven by sail or motor, much like a dhow.
- (verb) Plural simple present of do.

## Origin

This is the past participle of "do," formed as do + -en. It comes from Middle English don, from Old English dōn, from Proto-West Germanic *dān and Proto-Germanic *dēnaz. It is related to Dutch gedaan and German getan.

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