done — English Dictionary

Adjective

1. Having completed or finished an activity.

   Synonyms

   finishedthrough

   Examples

   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.

2. Completed or finished.

   Usage

   • of an activity or task

   Synonyms

   completedconcludedfinishedin the books

   Examples

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

3. Ready, fully cooked.

   Usage

   • of food

   Examples

   As soon as the potatoes are done we can sit down and eat.

4. Being exhausted, used up, or fully spent.

   Examples

   When the water is done we will only be able to go on for a few days.

5. Without hope or prospect of completion or success.

   Synonyms

   accursedfeyundone

   Examples

   He is done, after three falls there is no chance he will be able to finish.

6. Fashionable, socially acceptable, tasteful.

   Synonyms

   a la modenattytrendy

   Examples

   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!

7. Finished with (something).

   Usage

   • Canada
   • Philadelphia
   • Scotland
   • predicative

   Examples

   I'm done my homework.

8. Punished.

   Usage

   • Colloquial

   Synonyms

   chastised

   Examples

   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.

Verb

1. Used in forming the perfective aspect; have.

   Usage

   • Cockney
   • Southern-US
   • auxiliary

   Examples

   I woke up and found out she done left.

   I done made some real bad choices with my life

   More examples (1)

   On my soul, this for my kids and the cold shit I done did

Interjection

1. Expresses that a task has been completed.

2. Expresses agreement to and conclusion of a proposal, a set of terms, a sale, a request, etc.

   Examples

   More examples (1)

   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.

Adjective

1. having finished or arrived at completion

   Synonyms

   throughthrough with

   Examples

   certain to make history before he's done

   it's a done deed

   More examples (2)

   after the treatment, the patient is through except for follow-up

   almost through with his studies

2. cooked until ready to serve