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done

The correct spelling is done.

How to pronounce done

/dʌn/
verb

IPA: /dʌn/

Say it like: Don-e

The correct spelling is done. (auxiliary) A syntactic marker. For example: "All you ever do is surf the Internet. What will you do this afternoon?"

Usage Examples

All you ever do is surf the Internet. What will you do this afternoon?

it’s not the best broom, but it will have to do;  this will do me, thanks.

It simply will not do to have dozens of children running around such a quiet event.

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.(auxiliary) A syntactic marker.
  2. 2.To perform; to execute.
  3. 3.To cause, make (someone) (do something).
  4. 4.To suffice.
  5. 5.To be reasonable or acceptable.

adjective

  1. 1.(of food) Ready, fully cooked.
  2. 2.Having completed or finished an activity.
  3. 3.Being exhausted or fully spent.
  4. 4.Without hope or prospect of completion or success.
  5. 5.Fashionable, socially acceptable, tasteful.

noun

  1. 1.A synthetic opioid analgesic, used to wean addicts off heroin or other opiate based narcotics, and in chronic pain management.

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