done1 verbdone2 adjectivedone3 interjection
donedone1 /dʌn/ verb 
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
The summer’s as good as over. Much of the groundwork has already been done. I bet he’s never done an honest day’s work in his life! I know I haven’t done enough revision for tomorrow’s exam. Most of the spadework had been done by 1981.
informal (=something that has been completely agreed)· The takeover has been described as a done deal.
The summer’s as good as over. Much of the groundwork has already been done. (also get your hair cut etc) (=by a hairdresser)· I need to get my hair cut.
spoken (=used to tell someone not to worry about something they have done)· ‘I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to push you.’ ‘Don’t worry, no harm done.’
I bet he’s never done an honest day’s work in his life! (=used about something unpleasant) I’m so glad the mid-term exams are over and done with. You’d better give them the bad news. Do it now – get it over with.
I’m so glad the mid-term exams are over and done with. You’d better give them the bad news. Do it now – get it over with. I know I haven’t done enough revision for tomorrow’s exam. Most of the spadework had been done by 1981.PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► when all’s said and done► been there, seen that, done that► consider it done► easier said than done► have something ready/done/finished etc► job done► no sooner said than done► well done!/well played!
the past participle of do- Ed apologized a week later, but the damage was already done.
- Crew scurries to cover the lanes and approaches, but the damage is done.
- For the most part, the damage is done by soluble aluminium released from soil by acid water.
- It is when guilt lingers into adulthood that the damage is done.
- The concert is still reverberating in our ears and the damage is done.
- The symptoms are often obvious, identifiable, and even treatable before the damage is done.
- Well, the damage is done now.
- Kay's gone and lost the car keys!
- Having played in the previous winning Eisenhower Trophy team with distinction I think he can feel hard done by.
- The idea of a passenger going without pudding and then leaving the aircraft feeling hard done by troubles them.
- Thomas felt hard done by, contested the will and lost.
- To any readers who feel hard done by or annoyed please accept my sincere apologies.
- You've every right to feel hard done by, so don't start thinking that you're being selfish.
- Had we known they were going to build a road right there, we would never have bought the house.
- I wonder what Grandmother would have done with such a husband?
- If they had, what would they have done with the bird's skull?
- She felt for Karen, but she had no idea what she would have done with her on the roster next year.
- This was something they could not have done with any other embassy.
- What Leapor would have done with the money can be surmised.
- What would they have done with all the money we drop every night at Convito Italiano?
- Why don't we just call it New Mancunian Express and have done with it?
- Why don't we just give Napoleon the keys to Berlin and have done with it?
- He can continue to appeal, or go to some other level, until he feels justice has been done.
- He has successfully persuaded the crowd that justice has been done.
- Mr Townsend says he feels justice has been done.
- Mrs Alliss' solicitor says justice has been done.
- Now look what you've done! You'll have to clean it up.
- For the great majority, the industrial co-operative is just not the done thing.
- I suppose it was not the done thing for a book of Rambles.
- It being, of course, not the done thing to drop your trousers in public.
- Then the interviewer asked what needed to be done to turn things around.
done1 verbdone2 adjectivedone3 interjection
donedone2 adjective [not before noun, no comparative] EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- I think the hamburgers are done.
- The job's almost done.
- Well, I'm done. I'm going home.
THESAURUS
if something is finished, you have done all of it: · She showed him the finished drawing.· I was very pleased with the finished result.
[not before noun] finished – used especially in everyday English instead of finished: · I can’t come out till my essay’s done.· They promised the work would be done by April.
[not before noun] completely finished – used especially to emphasize that there is no more work to do: · Six months later the job was complete.· The first stage of the project is now complete.
finished – used about an event, activity, or period of time: · Football practice is over at 4:30. Can you pick me up then?· The summer was nearly over.
informal to have finished doing something or using something: · I probably won’t be through till about 6 o'clock.· Are you through with those scissors?
Longman Language Activatorsomething that is finished · All the packing was finished and we were ready to leave.· A young couple moved into the house three weeks after it was finished.· The finished book was more of a personal diary than an autobiography.finished version/product/article etc · Looking at the finished product, you wouldn't know it was made from paper.
to be successfully finished: · Mom won't let me watch television till all my homework's done.· We'll send you a bill when the repairs are done.
finished, especially after a long period of time or a lot of work: · We'll only get paid if the job is satisfactorily completed.· At last all the arrangements were completed and we waited impatiently for the big day to arrive.
if something that involves a number of stages is complete , it is finished: · You'll be paid more when your training is complete.· Building work should be complete within 20 weeks.· When the mixing process is complete, the mixture is ready to be heated.
WORD SETSallspice, nounbake, verbbarbecue, verbbaste, verbblanch, verbboil, verbbottle, verbbouillon cube, nounbraise, verbbreadcrumbs, nounbreaded, adjectivebrine, nounbroil, verbbrown, verbbutter, verbcandied, adjectivecaper, nouncaramel, nouncardamom, nouncarve, verbcasserole, nouncasserole, verbcaster sugar, nouncharbroil, verbchervil, nounchestnut, nounchicory, nounchill, verbchilli powder, nounchip, verbcilantro, nouncinnamon, nounclean, verbclove, nouncochineal, nouncoconut, nouncook, verbcook, nouncookbook, nouncookery, nouncookery book, nouncordon bleu, adjectivecore, verbcoriander, nouncream, verbcrisp, verbcube, verbculinary, adjectivecumin, nouncurry powder, noundeep fry, verbdessertspoon, noundevilled, adjectivedice, verbdone, adjectivedress, verbessence, nounfat, nounflambé, adjectiveflan, nounflavouring, nounflour, nounflour, verbfrost, verbfrosting, nounfry, verbglaze, verbglaze, noungourmet, adjectivegourmet, noungrate, verbgrease, noungrease, verbgreaseproof paper, noungrill, verbgrill, noungrind, verbgut, verbhard-boiled, adjectivehaute cuisine, nounhob, nounhull, verbhusk, verbice, verbicebox, nounicing, nounicing sugar, nouningredient, nounjoint, verbknead, verblard, nounlard, verbleaven, nounliquidize, verbmarinade, nounmarinate, verbmarjoram, nounmicrowave, verbmince, verbmincer, nounmint, nounmix, verbmix, nounnouvelle cuisine, nounnutmeg, nounoil, nounolive oil, nounoverdone, adjectiveparboil, verbpare, verbpickle, verbpipe, verbpit, verbpitted, adjectivepkt, pluck, verbplum tomato, nounpoach, verbprecooked, adjectivepreheat, verbprep, verbprove, verbrecipe, nounreduce, verbrice paper, nounrind, nounrise, verbroast, verbroast, nounroast, adjectiverosemary, nounroux, nounsaffron, nounsage, nounsalt, nounsalt, verbsauce, nounsausage meat, nounsauté, verbsavory, nounscalloped, adjectivesear, verbseason, verbseasoning, nounself-raising flour, nounself-rising flour, nounsesame, nounshell, verbshortening, nounshort-order cook, nounshuck, verbsieve, verbsift, verbsifter, nounsimmer, verbsimmer, nounskewer, verbsmoke, verbsoak, verbsoda, nounsodium bicarbonate, nounspice, nounspice, verbspicy, adjectivestarch, nounsteam, verbsteep, verbstew, verbstock, nounstone, verbstrain, verbstuff, verbstuffing, nounsunny-side up, adjectivesweat, verbsweet-and-sour, adjectiveTabasco, nountandoori, adjectivetarragon, nountbsp, teaspoon, nountenderize, verbtenderloin, nountextured vegetable protein, nounthaw, verbthyme, nountimer, nountoast, nountoast, verbtoss, verbtruss, verbtsp, turmeric, noununderdone, adjectivevinaigrette, nounvinegar, nounwhip, verbwhisk, verbyeast, nounzap, verbzest, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY I’ll be glad when the exams are over and done with (=completely finished).COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES The summer’s as good as over. Much of the groundwork has already been done. I bet he’s never done an honest day’s work in his life! I know I haven’t done enough revision for tomorrow’s exam. Most of the spadework had been done by 1981.
(=someone has finished doing or using something) As soon as I’m done, I’ll give you a call. Are you done with this magazine?
As soon as I’m done, I’ll give you a call. Are you done with this magazine? I’ll be glad when the exams are over and done with (=completely finished). informal (=something that has been completely agreed)· The takeover has been described as a done deal.
The summer’s as good as over. Much of the groundwork has already been done. (also get your hair cut etc) (=by a hairdresser)· I need to get my hair cut.
spoken (=used to tell someone not to worry about something they have done)· ‘I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to push you.’ ‘Don’t worry, no harm done.’
I bet he’s never done an honest day’s work in his life! (=used about something unpleasant) I’m so glad the mid-term exams are over and done with. You’d better give them the bad news. Do it now – get it over with.
I’m so glad the mid-term exams are over and done with. You’d better give them the bad news. Do it now – get it over with. I know I haven’t done enough revision for tomorrow’s exam. Most of the spadework had been done by 1981.PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► done and dusted► done inPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► when all’s said and done► been there, seen that, done that► consider it done► easier said than done► have something ready/done/finished etc► job done► no sooner said than done► well done!/well played!
- Call it a freak accident and, hopefully, be done with it and race on.
- He might as well capsize the dinghy and be done with it.
- If you're running Windows, update your system to the latest version of Internet Explorer and be done with it.
- In fact, the mayor could submit a written report to the Board of Supervisors and be done with it.
- Nigel Lawson showed what could be done with it.
- Once a cancer is detected there is no consensus as to what should be done with it.
- The goal of reading is to be done with it, to be able to close the book and play.
- There was so much anger in her she could not see what might be done with it.
- All is done in not much over an hour; and yet there is no sense of haste or excessive compression.
- Everything could be done by a nod and a wink.
- His career was exceptional, but it shows what could be done.
- How else can I manage the hundred and one things that need to be done each day, and write, too?
- The birds are done when their juices run pink.
- There was no cleaning or tidying to be done.
- This was done from the year of diagnosis until 1 January 1990 or until death.
- A lot of hard work needs to be done.
- Call it a freak accident and, hopefully, be done with it and race on.
- Casting off may be daunting, but it has to be done.
- If there is any uncertainty about that, a pelvic exam or sonogram may be done.
- Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
- To her, some things obviously had to be done, and that was that.
- Unless this could be done, he asserted, its occupation would be pointless.
- Where work will be done should not be an assumption; it is a question that must be asked.
- Not a done deal Despite the agreement, the preservation of the Headwaters Grove still is not a done deal.
- Still, there are many who say prions are not a done deal.
- If we get caught we're done for.
- All his surviving work was done for religious houses in the south-west.
- Also in the intertidal zones, animals find that much of their work is done for them.
- Anything that is done for shock value has no future because it's done for the moment.
- If this is done for all five possibilities, the result is a series of points as shown in Figure 4-I.
- It seemed to her that if she thought about pulling out even for a minute, she would be done for.
- Sometimes this means taking a very definite stand on certain issues, but it has to be done for both your sakes.
- What can be done for it?
- Mom won't let me watch television till all my homework's done.
- Showing affection in public just isn't done in Japan.
- We'll send you a bill when the repairs are done.
- All is done in not much over an hour; and yet there is no sense of haste or excessive compression.
- Everything could be done by a nod and a wink.
- His career was exceptional, but it shows what could be done.
- How else can I manage the hundred and one things that need to be done each day, and write, too?
- The birds are done when their juices run pink.
- There was no cleaning or tidying to be done.
- This was done from the year of diagnosis until 1 January 1990 or until death.
- Ed apologized a week later, but the damage was already done.
- Crew scurries to cover the lanes and approaches, but the damage is done.
- For the most part, the damage is done by soluble aluminium released from soil by acid water.
- It is when guilt lingers into adulthood that the damage is done.
- The concert is still reverberating in our ears and the damage is done.
- The symptoms are often obvious, identifiable, and even treatable before the damage is done.
- Well, the damage is done now.
- Kay's gone and lost the car keys!
- Having played in the previous winning Eisenhower Trophy team with distinction I think he can feel hard done by.
- The idea of a passenger going without pudding and then leaving the aircraft feeling hard done by troubles them.
- Thomas felt hard done by, contested the will and lost.
- To any readers who feel hard done by or annoyed please accept my sincere apologies.
- You've every right to feel hard done by, so don't start thinking that you're being selfish.
- Had we known they were going to build a road right there, we would never have bought the house.
- I wonder what Grandmother would have done with such a husband?
- If they had, what would they have done with the bird's skull?
- She felt for Karen, but she had no idea what she would have done with her on the roster next year.
- This was something they could not have done with any other embassy.
- What Leapor would have done with the money can be surmised.
- What would they have done with all the money we drop every night at Convito Italiano?
- Why don't we just call it New Mancunian Express and have done with it?
- Why don't we just give Napoleon the keys to Berlin and have done with it?
- He can continue to appeal, or go to some other level, until he feels justice has been done.
- He has successfully persuaded the crowd that justice has been done.
- Mr Townsend says he feels justice has been done.
- Mrs Alliss' solicitor says justice has been done.
- Now look what you've done! You'll have to clean it up.
- For the great majority, the industrial co-operative is just not the done thing.
- I suppose it was not the done thing for a book of Rambles.
- It being, of course, not the done thing to drop your trousers in public.
- Then the interviewer asked what needed to be done to turn things around.
WORD FAMILYverbdooutdooverdoredoundonoundeed ≠ misdeeddodoingadjectivedoneoverdoneundone
1finished finished or completed SYN finished: The job’s nearly done.somebody is done (with something) (=someone has finished doing or using something) As soon as I’m done, I’ll give you a call. Are you done with this magazine? I’ll be glad when the exams are over and done with (=completely finished).2cooked cooked enough to eat: Is the pasta done yet?3be done for informal to be in serious trouble or likely to fail: If we get caught, we’re done for.4done in informal extremely tired: You look done in.5be done (also be the done thing British English) to be socially acceptable: Showing affection in public just isn’t done in Japan.6be done with it (also have done with it British English) used to tell someone to stop thinking about or trying to decide something because they have already done this enough: Just buy it and have done with it!7be done British English informal to be deceived or cheated: If you paid £50, you were done, mate!8be/get done British English informal to be caught by the police for doing something illegal, but usually not too seriousdone for I got done for speeding last night.9 a done deal informal an agreement that has been made and cannot be changed: The merger is far from a done deal.10done and dusted British English informal completely finished or completed: It was all done and dusted within forty-five minutes. → be hard done by at hard2(6)done1 verbdone2 adjectivedone3 interjection
donedone3 interjection COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES The summer’s as good as over. Much of the groundwork has already been done. I bet he’s never done an honest day’s work in his life! I know I haven’t done enough revision for tomorrow’s exam. Most of the spadework had been done by 1981.
informal (=something that has been completely agreed)· The takeover has been described as a done deal.
The summer’s as good as over. Much of the groundwork has already been done. (also get your hair cut etc) (=by a hairdresser)· I need to get my hair cut.
spoken (=used to tell someone not to worry about something they have done)· ‘I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to push you.’ ‘Don’t worry, no harm done.’
I bet he’s never done an honest day’s work in his life! (=used about something unpleasant) I’m so glad the mid-term exams are over and done with. You’d better give them the bad news. Do it now – get it over with.
I’m so glad the mid-term exams are over and done with. You’d better give them the bad news. Do it now – get it over with. I know I haven’t done enough revision for tomorrow’s exam. Most of the spadework had been done by 1981.PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► when all’s said and done► been there, seen that, done that► consider it done► easier said than done► have something ready/done/finished etc► job done► no sooner said than done► well done!/well played!
used to agree to and accept the conditions of a deal: - Ed apologized a week later, but the damage was already done.
- Crew scurries to cover the lanes and approaches, but the damage is done.
- For the most part, the damage is done by soluble aluminium released from soil by acid water.
- It is when guilt lingers into adulthood that the damage is done.
- The concert is still reverberating in our ears and the damage is done.
- The symptoms are often obvious, identifiable, and even treatable before the damage is done.
- Well, the damage is done now.
- Kay's gone and lost the car keys!
- Having played in the previous winning Eisenhower Trophy team with distinction I think he can feel hard done by.
- The idea of a passenger going without pudding and then leaving the aircraft feeling hard done by troubles them.
- Thomas felt hard done by, contested the will and lost.
- To any readers who feel hard done by or annoyed please accept my sincere apologies.
- You've every right to feel hard done by, so don't start thinking that you're being selfish.
- Had we known they were going to build a road right there, we would never have bought the house.
- I wonder what Grandmother would have done with such a husband?
- If they had, what would they have done with the bird's skull?
- She felt for Karen, but she had no idea what she would have done with her on the roster next year.
- This was something they could not have done with any other embassy.
- What Leapor would have done with the money can be surmised.
- What would they have done with all the money we drop every night at Convito Italiano?
- Why don't we just call it New Mancunian Express and have done with it?
- Why don't we just give Napoleon the keys to Berlin and have done with it?
- He can continue to appeal, or go to some other level, until he feels justice has been done.
- He has successfully persuaded the crowd that justice has been done.
- Mr Townsend says he feels justice has been done.
- Mrs Alliss' solicitor says justice has been done.
- Now look what you've done! You'll have to clean it up.
- For the great majority, the industrial co-operative is just not the done thing.
- I suppose it was not the done thing for a book of Rambles.
- It being, of course, not the done thing to drop your trousers in public.
- Then the interviewer asked what needed to be done to turn things around.
‘I’ll give you $90 for it.’ ‘Done!’