done
/dʌn/
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: 5.58 in modern English
5
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Without hope or prospect of completion or success.
adj
Example Sentences
- "He pushed his empty plate away, sighed and pronounced "I am done.""
- "They were done playing and were picking up the toys when he arrived."
- "I'll text you when the movie's done."
- "As soon as the potatoes are done we can sit down and eat."
- "When the water is done we will only be able to go on for a few days."
- "He is done, after three falls there is no chance he will be able to finish."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁t Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰédʰeh₁ti Proto-Germanic *dōną Proto-West Germanic *dōn Old English dōn Middle English don English done 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.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /dʌn/
- British English: /dʌn/
Usage
Inflected Forms
more done (comparative)
most done (superlative)
dyun (alternative, Northumbria)
'done (alternative)
dones (plural)
Derived Forms
Phrases
after all is said and done
and be done with it
and have done with it
a woman's work is never done
be done for
be done with
be done with it
consider it done