done
verb
- be completed; bring to completion
adjective
- be completed; bring to completion
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /dʌn/ / /dʊn/ / /duːn/
adj
Etymology: 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.
- 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.”
- Completed or finished.
“I'll text you when the movie's done.”
- Ready, fully cooked.
“As soon as the potatoes are done we can sit down and eat.”
- Being exhausted, used up, 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!”
- Finished with (something).
“I'm done my homework.”
- Punished.
“I can say what I like now because I am mental and I can't get done for it.”
“Normally, when you pass a law in New Zealand, you can't be done for it if you broke the law in the past.”
intj
Etymology: 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.
- Expresses that a task has been completed.
- Expresses agreement to and conclusion of a proposal, a set of terms, a sale, a request, etc.
“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.”
name
- A surname.
noun
- Alternative form of dhoni.
verb
Etymology: From Middle English don; equivalent to do + -en (plural simple present ending).
- plural simple present of do
“The while their Foes done eache of hem ſcoꝛne.”
“O you Cæleſtiall euer-liuing fires, That done inflame our hearts with high deſires; […]”