DONE - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Adjective
having finished or arrived at completion
Example: certain to make history before he's done; it's a done deed; after the treatment, the patient is through except for follow-up; almost through with his studies
Meaning 2
Part of speech: Adjective
cooked until ready to serve
Synonyms
Answer, Practice, Perform, Serve, Do
Antonyms
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
The word "done" comes from Proto-Germanic *dēnaz. It started in Proto-West Germanic *dān. Then it appeared in Old English dōn. Later, people used it in Middle English don. Many other languages have similar words:.
- Scots: dune
- Saterland Frisian: däin
- West Frisian: dien
- Dutch: gedaan
- German Low German: daan
- German: getan
🔗 Related Words
do – A related word in the same word family.
en – A related word in the same word family.
do – A related word in the same word family.
🧩 Fun Fact
A word passing through this many languages survived because it named something universally important.