What does "done" mean?
Clipping of methadone.
Done
/dʌn/ adj, intj, name, noun, verb, slang
adj, intj, name, noun, verb, slang ·Common ·Middle school level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: Clipping of methadone.
- Grammar: done is listed as adj, intj, name, noun, verb, slang.
- Nearest alternatives: accomplish, accumulated, agreed, agreed.
- Useful contrasts: coming, partially cooked chicken, begin.
- Usage evidence: Why are you sorry for something you haven't done?
How to use "done"
- Start with the primary definition, then check the part of speech before placing the word in a sentence.
- Compare nearby synonyms to make sure "done" carries the exact meaning, tone, and strength you need.
- Use the example sentence as a context check. If your sentence uses the word differently, confirm that the grammar still fits.
Meaning check
- Does the word fit the sentence's grammar?
- Does it match the intended tone rather than only the dictionary definition?
- Would a simpler synonym be clearer for the reader?
- Is there enough surrounding context to prevent ambiguity?
Source and review context
This entry combines structured lexical data with WordToolSet review checks. Definitions, examples, synonyms, and usage notes may come from different source tables, so the page is designed to show evidence from more than one angle before you rely on "done" in a final draft.
If a word has several senses, prefer the sense that matches your sentence's grammar and surrounding context. A correct definition can still be the wrong choice when the sentence needs a different register, emphasis, or level of specificity.
Before you rely on this definition
Read the first definition as a starting point, then check the example, synonyms, and part of speech before treating "done" as the right word for your sentence.
If your draft is formal, technical, persuasive, or sensitive, compare "done" with a nearby alternative so the final choice matches both meaning and reader expectation.
Compare nearby meanings
- Use synonyms when you need a softer, stronger, simpler, or more specific word.
- Use antonyms to check the boundary of the meaning and avoid accidental contrast.
- Use the example sentence to confirm the word behaves naturally in context.
- Keep the original wording when a replacement adds complexity without improving precision.
Definition decision workflow
1. Identify the role
Check whether "done" is acting as adj, intj, name, noun, verb, slang in your sentence. A definition is only useful when the grammar matches the way the word is being used.
2. Test the nearest option
Compare it with "accomplish" and other nearby choices to see whether the sentence needs a softer, stronger, or more familiar word.
3. Confirm with context
Use the example sentence below as an evidence check, then read your own sentence out loud to catch tone or rhythm problems.
Review note: Definition pages are checked for source coverage, sentence evidence, synonym support, and editorial insight before they are treated as approval-ready pages. If the evidence is too thin, the page remains available to users but is kept out of the approval-facing indexed inventory.
Final meaning check
Before publishing a sentence with "done", ask whether the word helps the reader understand the idea faster. A precise word should reduce confusion, not simply make the sentence look more polished.
When the definition, synonym evidence, and example context point in the same direction, the word is usually a safer choice. When they conflict, revise the sentence or choose a clearer alternative.
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Clipping of methadone. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, slang, uncountable
"on the done"
- 2 Alternative form of dhoni. alt-of, alternative
Verb
- 1 past participle of do form-of, participle, past
"There's nothing to be done."
- 2 plural simple present of do form-of, obsolete, plural, present
"The while their Foes done eache of hem ſcoꝛne."
- 3 simple past of do; did. dialectal, form-of, nonstandard, past
"I knew I done the right thing and I'd do it all over again."
- 4 Used in forming the perfective aspect; have. Cockney, Southern-US, auxiliary
"I woke up and found out she done left."
Adjective
- 1 Having completed or finished an activity.
"He pushed his empty plate away, sighed and pronounced "I am done.""
- 2 Completed or finished.
"I'll text you when the movie's done."
- 3 Ready, fully cooked.
"As soon as the potatoes are done we can sit down and eat."
- 4 Being exhausted 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."
Show 3 more definitions
- 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!"
- 7 Finished with (something). Canada, Philadelphia, Scotland, predicative
"I'm done my homework."
- 8 Punished. colloquial
"I can say what I like now because I am mental and I can't get done for it."
Adjective
- 1 cooked until ready to serve wordnet
- 2 having finished or arrived at completion wordnet
Intj
- 1 Expresses that a task has been completed.
- 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."
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname.
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
"Why are you sorry for something you haven't done?"
Common questions
What is a synonym for "done"?
Common synonyms include: accomplish, accumulated, agreed, agreed, all bets off, all in.
How do you use "done" in a sentence?
Why are you sorry for something you haven't done?
How do you pronounce "done"?
Pronounced /dʌn/.
Etymology
Etymology 1
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.
Etymology 2
From Middle English don; equivalent to do + -en (plural simple present ending).