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done

  [duhn]
Use done in in a Sentence
–verb
1. pp. of do 1 .
2. Nonstandard. a pt. of do 1 .
–auxiliary verb
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.
–adjective
4. completed; finished; through: Our work is done.
5. cooked sufficiently.
6. worn out; exhausted; used up.
7. in conformity with fashion, good taste, or propriety; acceptable: It isn't done.
—Idioms
8. be or have done with, to break off relations or connections with; stop.
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 note:
4. 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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done   (dŭn)   
v.  Past participle of do1.
adj.  

  1. Having been carried out or accomplished; finished: a done deed.

  2. Cooked adequately.

  3. Socially acceptable: Spitting on the street is just not done in polite society.

  4. Informal Totally worn out; exhausted.

done'ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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done in

Exhausted, very tired, as in After that hike I felt absolutely done in. [Colloquial; early 1900s] Also see done for, def. 1.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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