/ dʌn; NAmE / adjective , exclamation
—see also do verb
■ adjective [ not before noun ]
1.
~ (with) finished; completed :
When you're done, perhaps I can say something.
I'll be glad when this job is over and done with .
2.
( of food ) cooked enough :
The meat isn't quite done yet.
3.
( BrE ) socially acceptable, especially among people who have a strict set of social rules :
At school, it simply wasn't done to show that you cared for anything except cricket.
•
IDIOMS
- be done for
- be / get done for sth / for doing sth
- be done in
SYN be exhausted
•
IDIOMS
- be the done thing
- be / have done with sth
- a done deal
- done and dusted
- have done with it
—more at easy adverb , hard adverb , soon
■ exclamation
used to show that you accept an offer :
'I'll give you £800 for it.' 'Done!'