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Done for

adj, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Doomed; without hope of recovery. not-comparable

    "He's done for when they hear that piece of testimony."

  2. 2
    See done, for: Punished because of. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    destroyed or killed wordnet
  2. 2
    doomed to extinction wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    past participle of do for form-of, participle, past

Etymology

Etymology 1

Perhaps from a transposition of fordone (“destroyed, ruined”).

Etymology 2

Perhaps from a transposition of fordone (“destroyed, ruined”).

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