DONE | Definition and Meaning

Definition of Done

Done

done

Definition/Meaning

(adjective)

finished or completed, arrived at an end, for example not existing or happening anymore, or fully cooked (describing food);

e.g. When the work is done, you can relax and take a break. His days of adventure sports are done because of his injury. Once the cake is done, we can start the party.

(adjective)

(informal British) proper or acceptable according to social conventions;

e.g. It seemed to be the done thing to own a car, so they finally bought one.

(verb)

performed a particular action or task, performed some sort of work on something, often in order to bring it to a required state as preparation;

e.g. He has never done this before, but he is ready to learn. I have done some gardening and planted some new flowers. She had done her hair up in a simple style.

(verb)

completed some task or achieved some goal;

e.g. They have done many half-marathons, and now they are going to try a marathon. I have done all of the assignments I planned to do.

(verb)

behaved, acted, or performed in a particular way, had a particular effect or outcome;

e.g. She feared she had done badly on the exam. The good weather has done everyone some good by lifting their spirits.