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done¹

  • /dʌn/ UK, US
  • /dʊn/ Ireland, Northern England
  • /dʊn/ Early Modern
  • /duːn/ Early Modern, dialectal

Sounds like dun, Donn, Donne, Dunn, Dunne · Rhymes with -ʌn

Where it comes from

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.

adjective more done · most done · dyun

  1. Having completed or finished an activity. He pushed his empty plate away, sighed and pronounced "I am done."

    Similar: finished, through

  2. of an activity or task Completed or finished. I'll text you when the movie's done.

    Similar: completed, concluded, finished, in the books, complete, done, ended

  3. of food Ready, fully cooked. As soon as the potatoes are done we can sit down and eat.
  4. Being exhausted, used up, or fully spent. 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. He is done, after three falls there is no chance he will be able to finish.

    Similar: accursed, fey, undone, condemned, cursed, star-crossed, sunk, cussed, damned, dead meat, doomed, done

  6. 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!

    Similar: a la mode, natty, trendy, a la mode/à la mode, all the rage, chic, sassy, cool, dapper, done, elegant, fashionable

  7. Canada, Philadelphia, Scotland, predicative Finished with (something). I'm done my homework.
  8. colloquial Punished. I can say what I like now because I am mental and I can't get done for it.

    Similar: chastised, done, punished

verb dyun

  1. participle, past past participle of do There's nothing to be done.
  2. dialectal, nonstandard, past simple past of do; did. I knew I done the right thing and I'd do it all over again.
  3. Cockney, Southern US, auxiliary Used in forming the perfective aspect; have. I woke up and found out she done left.

interjection dyun

  1. Expresses that a task has been completed.

    Similar: all done, finished, there, voilà, agreed, done and done, you have a deal

  2. 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.

done²

Where it comes from

From Middle English don; equivalent to do + -en (plural simple present ending).

verb

  1. obsolete, plural, present plural simple present of do The while their Foes done eache of hem ſcoꝛne.

done³

  • /dəʊn/

noun 'done

  1. abbreviation, clipping, slang, uncountable Clipping of methadone on the done

done⁴

noun dones

  1. alternative Alternative form of dhoni

Done⁵

  • /dʌn/

proper noun Dones

  1. A surname.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: finished, through, cooked, through with, completed, complete, accomplished, finish, completion, ended, over, come, become, achieved, occupied, attained

Translations

Every language

adj In a state of having completed or finished an activity

Españolterminado, hecho
日本語済んだ sunda, 終わった owatta, -済み zumi
Portuguêspronto, feito, terminado, acabado
Françaisfini
Deutschfertig
Italianofatto
Ελληνικάτελειωμένο teleioméno
Русскийготовый gotovyj, завершённый zaveršónnyj
Tiếng Việtxong, hết

adj (of food) ready, fully cooked

Españollisto, acabado
Portuguêspronto
Françaisfait, prêt, terminé, cuit
Deutschgar, fertig
Русскийгото́вый gotóvyj
Tiếng Việtchín

adj being exhausted or fully spent

Portuguêsacabado
Françaismort
Русскийистощённый istoščónnyj
Tiếng Việthết

adj without hope or prospect of completion or success

Españolacabado
Русскийконченый končenyj
Tiếng Việtthất bại

intj expresses that a task has been completed

Españolhecho
Françaisfini
Русскийготово gotovo
Tiếng Việtxong rồi

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@misc{done_2026,
  title = {done},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/done},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}