done for
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done for
Where it comes from
Perhaps from a transposition of fordone (“destroyed, ruined”).
adjective
- Doomed; without hope of recovery. He's done for when they hear that piece of testimony.
- See done, for: Punished because of.
verb
- past participle of do for
Translations
Talk about this word "done for." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/done%20for. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. done for. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/done%20for "done for." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/done%20for.Cite this
@misc{done_for_2026,
title = {done for},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/done%20for},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
