done

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /dʌn/
• (US) enPR: dŭn, IPA ^(key): /dʌn/

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• Homophone: dun

Verb

Plain form do

Third-person singular does

Past tense did

Past participle done

Present participle doing

1. The past participle of do.

   Who has done their homework?

   What have you done?

Adjective

Positive done

Comparative more done

Superlative most done

1. When something is done, it is completed and finished.
   • Synonyms: completed and finished
   • Antonyms: undone, incomplete and unfinished

   The work is done.

2. (food) When something is done, it is fully cooked.
   • Synonyms: cooked and complete
   • Antonyms: raw and uncooked

   How done do you like your steak to be?

   When the potatoes are done we can eat.

Related words

• done for
• done in
• well done