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Meaning of "done" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DONE

done  [dʌn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DONE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Done is a verb and can also act as an adjective and an exclamation.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb done in English.



Exclamation is an expression or voice that reflects an emotion or exaltation.

WHAT DOES DONE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of done in the English dictionary

The first definition of done in the dictionary is an expression of agreement, as on the settlement of a bargain between two parties. Other definition of done is completed; finished. Done is also cooked enough.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DONE

PRESENT

Present
I do
you do
he/she/it does
we do
you do
they do
Present continuous
I am doing
you are doing
he/she/it is doing
we are doing
you are doing
they are doing
Present perfect
I have done
you have done
he/she/it has done
we have done
you have done
they have done
Present perfect continuous
I have been doing
you have been doing
he/she/it has been doing
we have been doing
you have been doing
they have been doing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I did
you did
he/she/it did
we did
you did
they did
Past continuous
I was doing
you were doing
he/she/it was doing
we were doing
you were doing
they were doing
Past perfect
I had done
you had done
he/she/it had done
we had done
you had done
they had done
Past perfect continuous
I had been doing
you had been doing
he/she/it had been doing
we had been doing
you had been doing
they had been doing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will do
you will do
he/she/it will do
we will do
you will do
they will do
Future continuous
I will be doing
you will be doing
he/she/it will be doing
we will be doing
you will be doing
they will be doing
Future perfect
I will have done
you will have done
he/she/it will have done
we will have done
you will have done
they will have done
Future perfect continuous
I will have been doing
you will have been doing
he/she/it will have been doing
we will have been doing
you will have been doing
they will have been doing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would done
you would done
he/she/it would done
we would done
you would done
they would done
Conditional continuous
I would be doing
you would be doing
he/she/it would be doing
we would be doing
you would be doing
they would be doing
Conditional perfect
I would have done
you would have done
he/she/it would have done
we would have done
you would have done
they would have done
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been doing
you would have been doing
he/she/it would have been doing
we would have been doing
you would have been doing
they would have been doing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you do
we let´s do
you do
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to do
Past participle
done
Present Participle
doing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DONE

donatistic
donatistical
donative
donator
donatory
Donatus
Donau
Donbas
Donbass
Doncaster
donder
done for
done in
donee
Donegal
doneness
doner
doner kebab

WORDS THAT END LIKE DONE

a good one
alone
anyone
everyone
gone
in one
iPhone
leone
let alone
no one
no-one
none
one
phone
smartphone
someone
stone
telephone
the old one
the one

Synonyms and antonyms of done in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DONE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «done» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of done

Translation of «done» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DONE

Find out the translation of done to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of done from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «done» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

完成了
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hecho
570 millions of speakers

English

done
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

किया
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مُكَمَّل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сделанный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

feito
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সম্পন্ন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fait
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Selesai
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

erledigt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

終了した
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

끝난
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Rampung
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đã xong
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முடிந்ததாகக்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

केले
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tamam
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fatto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sporządzony
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зроблений
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

făcut
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τετελεσμένος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gedoen
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gjord
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ferdig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of done

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DONE»

The term «done» is very widely used and occupies the 1.123 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of done
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DONE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «done» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «done» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about done

EXAMPLES

10 QUOTES WITH «DONE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word done.
1
Afrojack
The coolest things in life are things that you have not done before. That's the key to life: new things always.
2
Khandi Alexander
I had always done theater during the entire six years I was with 'CSI: Miami.'
3
Jim Allchin
The gaming experience on Windows Vista is going to go beyond any of the gaming consoles and anything that's been done before.
4
Richard Armitage
As far as this citizen is concerned, the decision to commit men and women, who are also sons and daughters, to combat is an extraordinarily important one, and not to be done to just feel good; to be done to absolutely accomplish a mission.
5
Curtis Armstrong
The movies that I did in the '80s were either good or bad, but I never was oppressed with any feeling - I mean, I thought it was ridiculous to play high school or college students when I was 30. But at the same time, that was really done then.
6
Eion Bailey
I've done two USO Tours, one in the Middle East and one in Asia, and spent time with the troops.
7
John Barrowman
You know, every year 'Torchwood' has become something a little different than it was before. It's still sci-fi, but it doesn't just deal with spaceships and aliens all the time, because we've done that. Our science fiction is more psychological.
8
Kerry Bishe
To me, one of the things I love about being an actor is that it's never done; it's never perfect, and so it's the process. It's like practicing being okay with things not being perfect and things being outside of your control.
9
Jon Brion
As far as I'm concerned, any work you get is because people have heard other work you've done.
10
Ruth Brown
There was a time we decided that it was songs that were done especially from my background because of the things we were dealing with, but nowadays, anybody who has a need, and can find the need, they can sing the blues.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DONE»

Discover the use of done in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to done and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Getting Things Done: How to achieve stress-free productivity
In Getting Things Done David Allen teaches you how to keep a clear head, relax and organise your thoughts while implementing the methods that he has introduced at organisations like Microsoft, Lockheed and the US Department of Justice: ...
David Allen, 2011
2
All These Things I've Done
Sixteen year-old Anya's parents have been murdered because her father was the head of a notorious underworld gang.
Gabrielle Zevin, 2012
3
Whale Done!: The Power of Positive Relationships
He began to see the difference between "GOTcha" (catching people doing things wrong) and "Whale Done!" (catching people doing things right). In Whale Done!
Kenneth Blanchard, Thad Lacinak, Chuck Tompkins, 2003
4
Done!
The author's secrets behind his time-management philosophy are revealed in a manual that explains how to jumpstart the day, maintain momentum, identify and eliminate time wasters, plan work realistically, increase productivity, and more.
Don Aslett, 2005
5
The Damage Done: Twelve Years Of Hell In A Bangkok Prison
This is not his plea for forgiveness, nor his denial of guilt; it is the story of an ordeal that no one would wish on their worst enemy. It is an essential read: heartbreaking, fascinating and impossible to put down.
W Fellows, 2011
6
No More "I'm Done!": Fostering Independent Writing in the ...
No More "I'm Done!" demonstrates how to create a more productive, engaging, and rewarding writer's workshop.
Jennifer Jacobson, 2010
7
What Is to Be Done?
On the one hand, the novel's condemnation of moderate reform helped to bring about the irrevocable break between radical intellectuals and liberal reformers; on the other, Chernyshevsky's socialist vision polarized conservatives' opposition ...
Nikolay Gavrilovich Chernyshevsky, 1989
8
The Wind Done Gone: A Novel
In this daring and provocative literary parody which has captured the interest and imagination of a nation, Alice Randall explodes the world created in GONE WITH THE WIND, a work that more than any other has defined our image of the ...
Alice Randall, 2002
9
Getting the Right Things Done: A Leader's Guide to Planning ...
Organization leaders at all levels and the management teams who are responsible for strategy deployment will find this book especially insightful.
Pascal Dennis, 2006
10
When the Killing's Done
When the Killing's Done is T.C. Boyle's blistering new novel, a sweeping epic of family, ecology and the right to life - no matter what the fallout.
T.C. Boyle, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DONE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term done is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Have Bulls done enough to compete for championship?
Have Bulls done enough to compete for championship? Jabari Parker. Abel Uribe, Chicago Tribune. The return of a healthy Jabari Parker to ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
2
Phillies done in by Kershaw's 13 Ks in 5-0 loss to Dodgers
LOS ANGELES — Facing limited options, the Phillies turned to Adam Morgan as a starter. Having overcome injuries and surgery that cost him ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
3
Serena Williams 'done with' grunting issue
The grunting issue isn't done with. It brought out the diva in Serena Williams after her quarter-final win over Victoria Azarenka. She was asked if ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
4
Top female academics say Sir Tim's comments has done scientists a …
Two top female scientists praised by David Cameron for promoting women have said Sir Tim Hunt's controversial comments have done the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
5
Chelsea Transfer News: Agent confirms Witsel move, defender done
Chlesea target Axel Witsel is on his way to join AC Milan, his agent has revealed. The Premier League champions were keen on signing the ... «Daily Star, Jul 15»
6
Transfer News: Man Utd done deal, Chelsea triple exit, Arsenal …
Keane said: "I'm really excited to be here and I'm looking forward to the new season and the challenge ahead." Chelsea are set to loan out ... «Daily Star, Jul 15»
7
Done Deal: Striker completes Man United move
The England youth striker spent time on loan in the season tier at Sheffield Wednesday last season and has also turned out for QPR and Wigan ... «Daily Star, Jul 15»
8
THE LID: The Donald's Not Done
Welcome to The Lid, your afternoon dose of the 2016 ethos… GOP presidential candidate Scott Walker announced that he'll be going on a ... «NBCNews.com, Jul 15»
9
Q&A: What can be done to stop pear rust?
Rust on pear trees has become a big problem locally in recent years. This tree suffers from trellis rust. (Mary Flewelling Morris). Unfortunately ... «The Seattle Times, Jul 15»
10
Krauthammer Responds To Trump: "He's Repeating Himself," "I'm …
I'm done. The man's specialty to suck oxygen, I'm going to be breathing fresh air," Krauthammer responded. "And I do want to make an appeal ... «RealClearPolitics, Jul 15»

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