done

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/dʌn/

adj 5intj 2noun 2name 1

Collocations

ADJ.

all, best, biomimetic, earlier, impossible, likely, perfect, pronounced

We've done all we can to prepare for the presentation tomorrow.

VERB + DONE

am, couldn't, get, haven't, shouldn't

I couldn't get the project done before the deadline yesterday.

DONE + NOUN

homework, job, people, thing

I need to finish my homework done before dinner tonight.

PREP.

on, until, without

I won't leave until the project is completely done.

ADV.

almost, always, such

The project is almost done, so we should finish it by tomorrow afternoon.

Definitions

adj

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 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.

intj

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.

noun

Clipping of methadone.

on the done

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — having finished or arrived at completion

through

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

well done

Performed well.

It was a job well done.

been there, done that

An assertion that the speaker has personal experience or knowledge of a particular place or topic and is not too keen on revisiting or redoing it again.

No, I don't wanna go paragliding. Been there, done that. I found it awful.

when all is said and done

In the end; ultimately.

When all is said and done, you will find it is a smaller project than it appears.

been there, done that, bought the T-shirt

Expresses the speaker's complete familiarity with a situation, with overtones of cynicism or exhaustion.

been there, done that, got the T-shirt

Alternative form of been there, done that, bought the T-shirt.

Example Bank

He pushed his empty plate away, sighed and pronounced "I am done."

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They were done playing and were picking up the toys when he arrived.

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I'll text you when the movie's done.

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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.

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on the done

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Why are you sorry for something you haven't done?

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, done is marked as slang. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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