done

CEFRA1

/dʌn/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Finished or completed.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Cooked enough to be ready to eat.

Examples

  • I couldn't have done it without you. Thank you.

  • There is still an immense amount of work to be done.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /duːn/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Completed or finished.

  2. Ready, fully cooked.

  3. Having completed or finished an activity.

More examples

In context

  • Why are you sorry for something you haven't done?

  • I'll text you when the movie's done.

  • They were done playing and were picking up the toys when he arrived.

Synonyms

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Origin

adjective

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.