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Done

/dʌn/

(auxiliary) A syntactic marker.

📖 Definitions of "Done"

verb
  1. 1

    (auxiliary) A syntactic marker.

  2. 2

    To perform; to execute.

    "All you ever do is surf the Internet. What will you do this afternoon?"

  3. 3

    To cause, make (someone) (do something).

  4. 4

    To suffice.

    "it’s not the best broom, but it will have to do;  this will do me, thanks."

adjective
  1. 1

    (of food) Ready, fully cooked.

    "As soon as the potatoes are done we can sit down and eat."

  2. 2

    Having completed or finished an activity.

    "He pushed his empty plate away, sighed and pronounced "I am done.""

  3. 3

    Being exhausted or fully spent.

    "When the water is done we will only be able to go on for a few days."

  4. 4

    Without hope or prospect of completion or success.

    "He is done, after three falls there is no chance he will be able to finish."

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