2done adjective
not used before a noun 1 — used to say that an activity, job, etc., has ended ▪ One more question and we're done. ▪ He'll travel many miles before he's done. [=through] ▪ My work is never done. [=finished, completed] ▪ I'm (almost) done reading this book. ▪ Turn out the light when you're done. ▪ Are you done with the scissors? ▪ When will you be done with [=finish, complete] the project? = (Brit) When will you have done with the project? ▪ Just call her and be done with it. [=get it over with] = (Brit) Just call her and have done with it. — compare 1do 2 2 : cooked completely or enough
▪ The cake is done. ▪ Check to see if the meat is done. — see also overdone, underdone, well-done 3 : socially acceptable or fashionable
▪ Getting a divorce just wasn't done at the time.
▪ The cake is done. ▪ Check to see if the meat is done. — see also overdone, underdone, well-done
▪ Getting a divorce just wasn't done at the time.
consider it done — see consider
done for
informal 1 : in a very bad situation : certain to fail, lose, be punished, etc.
▪ If she finds out we cheated, we're done for. [=in trouble] ▪ We'll never catch up now. We're done for. 2 : certain to die or be killed
▪ When we saw the explosion, we thought she was done for. — see also do for 1 at 1do
▪ If she finds out we cheated, we're done for. [=in trouble] ▪ We'll never catch up now. We're done for.
▪ When we saw the explosion, we thought she was done for. — see also do for 1 at 1do
done in
informal : very tired
▪ After working in the garden all day, I was/felt completely done in. [=exhausted] — see also do in 2 at 1do
▪ After working in the garden all day, I was/felt completely done in. [=exhausted] — see also do in 2 at 1do
hard done by — see 2hard
no harm done — see 1harm
over and done with — see 1over
when all is said and done — see 3all
