adjective
done
duhn
adjective
1
Finished or completed.
"I'm almost done with the report."
"By the time we arrived, the meeting was already done."
2
Cooked long enough to be ready to eat.
"Check if the chicken is done before you take it off the grill."
3
Completely worn out, exhausted, or with nothing left to give.
"After the double shift, she was absolutely done."
4
Socially acceptable or fashionable, as in "the done thing."
"Wearing white after Labor Day just isn't done in some circles."
interjection
1
Used to signal that a task, deal, or agreement is settled or finished.
""I'll take it for two hundred." "Done!""
How to Use Done
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe finished state of something — a task, a meal, an agreement, or even a person's energy.
Common mistake
As an interjection sealing a deal, "Done!" is informal but standard; don't confuse it with the past tense of "do," which is "did," not "done" (say "I did it," not "I done it").
Common pairings
well done
done deal
done and dusted
get it done
Word Forms
more done comparative, Dones plural, most done superlative
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Etymology
From Old English gedōn, the past participle of dōn ("to do") — the same ending pattern survives in words like "gone" and "known."