Phrase guide

done for

adj · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Doomed; without hope of recovery.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • He's done for when they hear that piece of testimony.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

See done, for: Punished because of.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

past participle of do for

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Perhaps from a transposition of fordone (“destroyed, ruined”).

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: işi bitmək — without hope
  • Azerbaijani: kəlmeyi-şəhadəti oxunmaq — without hope
  • Azerbaijani: zurnası çalınmaq — without hope
  • Azerbaijani: kitabı bağlanmaq — without hope
  • Azerbaijani: eşşəyi ölmək — without hope
  • Catalan: haver begut oli — without hope
  • Chinese Mandarin: 沒救了 /没救了 — without hope
  • Chinese Mandarin: 完蛋 (wándàn) — without hope
  • German: geliefert — without hope
  • Italian: spacciato — without hope
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: ute for seg — without hope
  • Polish: skończony — without hope