Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - done

Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Done is the past participle of do. 2. A task or activity that is done has been completed successfully. When her deal is done, the client emerges with her purchase. ADJ: v-link ADJ 3. When something that you are cooking is done, it has been cooked long enough and is ready. As soon as the cake is done, remove it from the oven. ADJ: v-link ADJ 4. You say ‘Done’ when you are accepting a deal, arrangement, or bet that someone has offered to make with you. (SPOKEN) ‘You lead and we’ll look for it.’—‘Done.’ CONVENTION c darkgreen]formulae 5. If you say that something is over and done with, you mean that it is completely finished and you do not have to think about it any more. (SPOKEN) Once this is all over and done with you can have a rest. PHRASE: v-link PHR, PHR after v