done

[done]

Something that's done is finished, through, or over it's no longer happening. If your final research paper is done, you've completed it.

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p. p. from Do, and formerly the infinitive.

Adjective S.
cooked until ready to serve

Adjective S.
having finished or arrived at completion; "certain to make history before he''s done"; "it''s a done deed"; "after the treatment, the patient is through except for follow-up"; "almost through with his studies"


p. p.
of Do


p. p. from Do, and formerly the infinitive.

infinitive.
Performed; executed; finished.

infinitive.
It is done or agreed; let it be a match or bargain; -- used elliptically.

a.
Given; executed; issued; made public; -- used chiefly in the clause giving the date of a proclamation or public act.


Done

Done , p. p. from Do, and formerly the infinitive. 1. Performed; executed; finished. 2. It is done or agreed; let it be a match or bargain; -- used elliptically. Done brown, a phrase in cookery; applied figuratively to one who has been thoroughly deceived, cheated, or fooled. [Colloq.] -- Done for, tired out; used up; collapsed; destroyed; dead; killed. [Colloq.] -- Done up. (a) Wrapped up. (b) Worn out; exhausted. [Colloq.]

Done

Done, a. [Prob. corrupted from OF. don'82, F. donn'82, p. p. of OF. doner, F. donner, to give, issue, fr. L. donare to give. See Donate, and cf. Donee.] Given; executed; issued; made public; -- used chiefly in the clause giving the date of a proclamation or public act.

p. p. from Do, and formerly the infinitive.

Given; executed; issued; made public; -- used chiefly in the clause giving the date of a proclamation or public act.

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Usage Examples

A man is relieved and gay when he has put his heart into his work and done his best but what he has said or done otherwise shall give him no peace.

A lot of the fun lies in trying to penetrate the mystery and this is best done by saying over the lines to yourself again and again, till they pass through the stage of sounding like nonsense, and finally return to a full sense that had at first escaped notice.

A gift consists not in what is done or given, but in the intention of the giver or doer.

A great part of courage is the courage of having done the thing before.

A Nicklaus Design golf course is done by the guys in my company that I work with, that have been trained in my vision, and they do what they think I might do. They might come in the office and ask me questions and I'd certainly answer their questions, but I'm not involved in the site visits or anything else.

A few years ago, kids from poor areas in France were asked to draw items of food. For a chicken, they drew a drumstick. For a fish, they drew a fish stick. Those are extremes, but there is a lot that needs to be done to help children discover good food.

A person cannot love a plant after he has pruned it, then he has either done a poor job or is devoid of emotion.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

A religious man is a person who holds God and man in one thought at one time, at all times, who suffers harm done to others, whose greatest passion is compassion, whose greatest strength is love and defiance of despair.

A great thing can only be done by a great person and they do it without effort.

A good wife is someone who thinks she has done everything right: raising the kids, being there for the husband, being home, trying to do it all.

'Get a Job' is about all the rich kids we knew when we were younger, kids who never had jobs but always had money for partying or getting their hair done.

"We don't do things we aren't good at by nature. I wouldn't play basketball because I'm only 5' 1"". Find what you enjoy - whether it's racing, flying a helicopter, being a doctor, or stitching clothes together. Once you've done that, you have the passion you need."

A leader has the vision and conviction that a dream can be achieved. He inspires the power and energy to get it done.

A good athlete always mentally replays a competition over and over, even in victory, to see what might be done to improve the performance the next time.

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