done
/ˈdʌn/
adjective
Core
1.adj.having finished or arrived at completion
“certain to make history before he's done”
2.adj.cooked until ready to serve
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done and dun are homophones: they are pronounced identically and spelled differently, which is why they are so often swapped. done means “having finished or arrived at completion”. dun means “treat cruelly”. done is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈdʌn/
1.adj.having finished or arrived at completion
“certain to make history before he's done”
2.adj.cooked until ready to serve
/ˈdʌn/
| done | dun | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈdʌn/ | /ˈdʌn/ |
| Said | duhn | duhn |
| Syllables | 1 | 1 |
| Letters | 4 | 3 |
| Parts of speech | adjective | verb, noun, adjective |
| Senses | 2 | 7 |
| How common | Core | Familiar |
| Synonyms | through, through with | torment, rag, bedevil |
1.v.treat cruelly
“The children tormented the stuttering teacher”
2.v.persistently ask for overdue payment
“The grocer dunned his customers every day by telephone”
3.v.cure by salting
“dun codfish”