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done

done

724 1.0
Finished with a task or activity
  • adjective
  • /dʌn/
translation icon : terminado
  • So when I'm done here, I go home, and then it's home time.
  • done, I'm going
  • done, he said

So, all right, I think I'm done now, yes.

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Examples

Synonyms

complete
vsdone
863 1.0

Finished and not needing any more work

is the plain, common way to say that in daily use
all over with
vsdone
  • Informal
5 2.8

Finished and no longer happening

is the plain word used in many settings without idiom
done and dusted
vsdone
  • UK
3 5.6

Completely finished and settled so nothing more needs doing

is the simple common alternative without the idiomatic tone
finished
vsdone
2 1.0

Complete and no longer needing work

is more informal and used in ordinary conversation
ended
vsdone
1 1.0

Finished and no longer happening

is broader and more casual than this formal sounding term
completed
vsdone
1.0

Finished and not needing any more work

is the general everyday word used in casual speech
concluded
vsdone
2.5

Finished and no longer happening

is the simpler everyday word rather than a formal term
through
vsdone
  • Informal
2.3

Having finished with something and not involved anymore

is the basic term for saying an activity has stopped
accomplished
vsdone
3.9

Finished and cannot be changed

is more neutral and does not stress achievement or permanence
fulfilled
vsdone
3.4

Having completed a plan or goal to a high standard

is a more general, everyday way to say a task ended
consummated
vsdone
  • Formal
6.8

Fully finished, often in a formal or legal way

is the everyday, informal expression rather than a legal term

Antonyms

401 3.5

Still happening and not finished

117 3.4

Not finished because some parts or steps are missing

Idioms

done with
  • Informal
404 2.6

No longer involved with something after finishing or losing interest

done for
  • Informal
30 7.7

Very likely to fail or die and cannot be saved

20 3.9

Something that looks easy but is hard to do

3 5.6

Completely finished and settled so nothing more needs doing

A phrase people say to show they have done something before and are not impressed

Say this when someone acts very differently, as if they are a different person

Compounds

84 1.8

Of a high standard or, for meat, cooked until no pink remains

done deal
  • Informal
34 3.2

An agreement that cannot be changed

12 1.6

Cooked all the way through with no pink inside

6 3.4

Only partly finished and not ready to use

How Complete

complete
497 1.0
done
724 1.0
underway
336 4.1
unstarted
1 4.3

Surface Forms

done positive

Etymology

Done comes from the old English past form of do, which means 'to do' or 'to act', so when a task is done it means the action is over — it is 'finished' or completed.