done
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past participle of do
—also used in several varieties of English (such as African American English) typically before a past tense verb form to communicate that something (such as an action) has ended
"I done learned my mistake and learned to do what's right by it."—
August Wilson
August Wilson"You ain't just cooked your goose; you done cremated it, my man!"—Mary Monroe
Mary MonroeNote: In linguistics, these uses of done are referred to as perfective done or preverbal done. The uses that are specific to African American English, which are unstressed in pronunciation, are also referred to as dən or unstressed done.
1
: arrived at or brought to an end
One more question and we're done.
2
: doomed to failure, defeat, or death
3
: gone by : over
The day of the circus big top is done.
4
: physically exhausted
5
food
: cooked sufficiently
Check to see if the meat is done.
6
: conformable to social convention
not the done thing
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Examples of done in a Sentence
Adjective
Check to see if the meat is done.
Getting a divorce just wasn't done at the time.
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Owner Jason Boso fixed that, infusing $2 million into the 10-year-old bar on better bathrooms, a covered section of the patio and a re-done kitchen.
—Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 3 Apr. 2023
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“Done.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/done. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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