A task or activity that is done has been completed successfully.
When her deal is done, the client emerges with her purchase.
3. adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE]
When something that you are cooking is done, it has been cooked long enough and is ready.
As soon as the cake is done, remove it from the oven.
Synonyms: cooked, ready, cooked enough, cooked to a turn More Synonyms of done
4. convention
You say 'Done' when you are accepting a deal, arrangement, or bet that someone has offered to make with you.
[spoken, formulae]
'You lead and we'll look for it.'—'Done.'
5.
See over and done with
More Synonyms of done
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done in British English
(dʌn)
verb
1. the past participle of do1
2. be done with
3. have done
4. that's done it
exclamation
5.
an expression of agreement, as on the settlement of a bargain between two parties
adjective
6.
completed; finished
7.
cooked enough
done to a turn
8.
used up
they had to surrender when the ammunition was done
9.
socially proper or acceptable
that isn't done in higher circles
10. informal
cheated; tricked
11. done for
12. done in
done in American English
(dʌn)
verb transitive, verb intransitive
1. pp. of
do1
adjective
2.
completed; ended
3.
sufficiently cooked
4.
socially acceptable because acceptable to arbiters of good taste
usually in a negative construction
it just isn't done
Idioms:
done (for)
More idioms containing
done
hard done by
easier said than done
done and dusted
have done something more than someone has had hot dinners
be done like a dinner
a done deal
Examples of 'done' in a sentence
done
This was done in cold blood by people who claim to be civilized.
Hamilton, Ian Writers in Hollywood, 1915-51 (1990)
Their defending is not remotely done yet.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The homework should have been done.
The Sun (2015)
One who gets the job done.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
In other languages
done
British English: done /dʌn/ ADJECTIVE
A task that is done has been completed.
The damage has already been done.
American English: done
Arabic: مُكَمَّل
Brazilian Portuguese: feito
Chinese: 完成了
Croatian: učinjen
Czech: hotový
Danish: afsluttet
Dutch: gedaan
European Spanish: hecho
Finnish: tehty
French: fait
German: erledigt
Greek: τετελεσμένος
Italian: fatto
Japanese: 終了した
Korean: 끝난
Norwegian: ferdig
Polish: sporządzony
European Portuguese: feito
Romanian: făcut
Russian: сделанный
Latin American Spanish: hecho terminado
Swedish: gjord
Thai: เสร็จสิ้น
Turkish: yapılmış
Ukrainian: зроблений
Vietnamese: đã xong
All related terms of 'done'
do
Do is used to form the negative of main verbs, by putting 'not' after 'do' and before the main verb in its infinitive form, that is the form without 'to'.
foredo
→ fordo
underdo
to do (something) inadequately
ditto
In informal English , you can use ditto to represent a word or phrase that you have just used in order to avoid repeating it. In written lists, ditto can be represented by ditto marks – the symbol " – underneath the word that you want to repeat.
done in
physically exhausted
done for
dead or almost dead
half-done
(of a job, task , project, etc) only partially completed
have done
to be completely finished
well-done
You say ' Well done ' to indicate that you are pleased that someone has done something good .
done (for)
dead, ruined , etc.
a done deal
a plan or project that has been completed or arranged and that cannot now be changed
be done with
to end relations with
hard done by
If you feel hard done by , you feel that you have not been treated fairly .
no harm done
If you say that there is no harm done , you are telling someone not to worry about something that has happened because it has not caused any serious injury or damage .
that's done it
an exclamation of frustration when something is ruined
the done thing
If you say that something is the done thing , you mean it is the most socially acceptable way to behave .
do by
to treat in the manner specified
do for
If you say that you are done for , you mean that you are in a terrible and hopeless situation.
do in
To do someone in means to kill them.
do out
If a room or building is done out in a particular way, it is decorated and furnished in that way.
do up
If you do something up , you fasten it.
done and dusted
finished or decided , with nothing more to be said or done
do down
If someone does you down , they try to you make other people think that you are unpleasant or unsuccessful by criticizing you.
do over
If you do a task over , you perform it again from the beginning .
do with
to make use of; find helpful
over and done with
If you say that something is over and done with , you mean that it is completely finished and you do not have to think about it any more.
the damage is done
If you say ' the damage is done ', you mean that it is too late now to prevent the harmful effects of something that has already happened .
been-there done-that
an exclamation expressing familiarity and boredom with a situation, experience, etc
easier said than done
If you say that something is easier said than done , you are emphasizing that although it sounds like a good idea in theory , you think it would be difficult to actually do it.
do out of
If you do someone out of something, you unfairly cause them not to have or get a particular thing that they were expecting to have.
do without
If you do without something you need, want , or usually have, you are able to survive , continue , or succeed although you do not have it.
be done like a dinner
to be completely defeated , often unfairly, in a contest or competitive situation
do away with
To do away with something means to remove it completely or put an end to it.
be supposed to be sth/have done sth
If you say that something is supposed to be true , you mean that people say it is true but you do not know for certain that it is true.
been there, done that (got the t-shirt)
People say been there, done that to show that they have had a similar experience to the one that has just been mentioned .
have done something more than someone has had hot dinners
to have done something a great number of times
Chinese translation of 'done'
done
(dʌn)
pp
ofdo
Seedid
All related terms of 'done'
do
( be engaged in, achieve ) 做 zuò
well done
( meat ) 煮得老的 zhǔ de lǎo de
well done!
棒极了！ bàng jí le!
to be done for
完蛋 wándàn
to get sth done
( do oneself ) 做某事 zuò mǒushì
to have sth done
指使/安排做某事 zhǐshǐ/ānpái zuò mǒushì
to want sth done
要别(別)人把某事做好 yào biérén bǎ mǒushì zuòhǎo
made/done to order
( Comm ) 定制(製) dìngzhì
to feel hard done by
( Brit ) 觉(覺)得受到不公平待遇 juéde shòudào bùgōngpíng dàiyù