Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

done for

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.56 in modern English

Syllables
done -for
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Doomed; without hope of recovery.

adj

See done, for: Punished because of.

verb

past participle of do for

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Phrases

do for

Frequently Paired Words

do for fordo

Synonyms

kaput gone ruined sunk undone washed-up

Questions

What does done for mean?
Doomed; without hope of recovery.
Where does done for come from?
Perhaps from a transposition of fordone (“destroyed, ruined”).

How to pronounce done for

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