done
[ duhn ]
/ dʌn /
verb
auxiliary verb
South Midland and Southern U.S. Nonstandard.
(used with a principal verb in the past or, sometimes, present tense to indicate completed action): I done told you so. He done eat his lunch.
adjective
Idioms for done
usage note for done
4. In the adjectival sense “completed, finished, through,”
done dates from the 14th century and is entirely standard:
Is your portrait done yet?
OTHER WORDS FROM done
half-done, adjectiveWords nearby done
donau,
donbass,
doncaster,
donder,
donders' law,
done,
done deal,
done for,
done in,
done to a t,
donec
Definition for done (2 of 2)
Origin of do
1
before 900; Middle English, Old English
dōn; cognate with Dutch
doen, German
tun; akin to Latin
-dere to put,
facere to make, do, Greek
tithénai to set, put, Sanskrit
dadhāti (he) puts
synonym study for do
3.
Do,
accomplish,
achieve mean to bring some action to a conclusion.
Do is the general word:
He did a great deal of hard work.
Accomplish and
achieve both connote successful completion of an undertaking.
Accomplish emphasizes attaining a desired goal through effort, skill, and perseverance:
to accomplish what one has hoped for.
Achieve emphasizes accomplishing something important, excellent, or great:
to achieve a major breakthrough.
Example sentences from the Web for done
British Dictionary definitions for done (1 of 5)
done
/ (dʌn) /
verb
interjection
an expression of agreement, as on the settlement of a bargain between two parties
adjective
British Dictionary definitions for done (2 of 5)
DO
abbreviation for
Doctor of Optometry
Doctor of Osteopathy
British Dictionary definitions for done (3 of 5)
do
1
/ (duː, unstressed dʊ, də) /
verb does, doing, did or done
noun plural dos or do's
Word Origin for do
Old English
dōn; related to Old Frisian
duān, Old High German
tuon, Latin
abdere to put away, Greek
tithenai to place; see
deed,
doom
British Dictionary definitions for done (4 of 5)
British Dictionary definitions for done (5 of 5)
do
3
the internet domain name for
Dominican Republic
Idioms and Phrases with done
done