done

done
/dun/, v.
1. pp. of do1.
2. Nonstandard. a pt. of do1.
3. South Midland and Southern U.S. Nonstandard. (used with a principal verb in the past or, sometimes, present tense to indicate completed action): I done told you so. He done eat his lunch.
4. be or have done with, to break off relations or connections with; stop.
adj.
5. completed; finished; through: Our work is done.
6. cooked sufficiently.
7. worn out; exhausted; used up.
8. in conformity with fashion, good taste, or propriety; acceptable: It isn't done.
9. done for, Informal.
a. tired; exhausted.
b. deprived of one's means, position, etc.
c. dead or close to death.
10. done in, Informal. very tired; exhausted: He was really done in after a close race.
Usage. 5. In the adjectival sense "completed, finished, through," DONE dates from the 14th century and is entirely standard: Is your portrait done yet?

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