Variant: also fore · do
Pronunciation: fo ̇ r- ' dü
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: -did \ - ' did \ ; -done \ - ' d ə n \ ; -do · ing \ - ' dü-i ŋ \
Etymology: Middle English fordon, from Old English ford ō n, from for- + d ō n to do
Date: before 12th century
1 archaic : to do away with : DESTROY
2 : to overcome with fatigue ― used only as past participle <quite fordone with the heat>