Phrase guide

well done

adj · intj · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Performed well.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

Examples

  • It was a job well done.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Well-cooked.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Well-cooked.

Cooked through to the center.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: specifically

Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle

Examples

  • She liked her steaks well done.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

intj

Meaning 4

An exclamation of praise or endorsement of an achievement.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Well done, John. Here's a biscuit for you.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

133 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 做得好 (zuò de hǎo) — performed well
  • Danish: velgjort — performed well
  • Finnish: hyvin tehty — performed well
  • French: bien fait — performed well
  • French: bien joué — performed well
  • Hungarian: jól végzett/elvégzett — performed well
  • Japanese: よくできた (yoku dekita) — performed well
  • Norwegian Bokmål: velgjort — performed well
  • Polish: dobrze zrobiony — performed well
  • Romanian: bine făcut — performed well
  • Romanian: bine lucrat — performed well
  • Spanish: bien hecho — performed well
  • Bulgarian: добре́ опе́чен (dobré opéčen) — well cooked
  • Bulgarian: добре́ сваре́н (dobré svarén) — well cooked
  • Chinese Mandarin: 全熟 (quánshú) — well cooked
  • Dutch: goed doorbakken — well cooked
  • Finnish: kypsä — well cooked
  • French: bien cuit — well cooked
  • German: gut durch — well cooked
  • German: durchgebraten — well cooked
  • Greek: καλοψημένος (kalopsiménos) — well cooked
  • Hawaiian: moʻa loa — well cooked
  • Hungarian: jól átsült/átsütött — well cooked
  • Italian: ben cotto — well cooked
  • Japanese: ウェルダン (werudan) — well cooked
  • Macedonian: до́бро зго́твен (dóbro zgótven) — well cooked
  • Manx: mie-choagyrit — well cooked
  • Māori: totokore — well cooked
  • Norwegian Bokmål: godt stekt — well cooked
  • Polish: mocno wysmażony — well cooked
  • Portuguese: passado — well cooked
  • Portuguese: bem passado — well cooked
  • Romanian: bine fiert — well cooked
  • Romanian: bine gătit — well cooked
  • Romanian: bine prăjit — well cooked
  • Russian: по́лностью прожа́ренный (pólnostʹju prožárennyj) — well cooked
  • Spanish: bien hecho — well cooked
  • Spanish: bien cocido — well cooked
  • Swedish: välstekt — well cooked
  • Swedish: well done — well cooked
  • Vietnamese: chín — well cooked
  • Yiddish: דערבראָטן (derbrotn) — well cooked
  • Yiddish: גוט אויסגעבראָטן (gut oysgebrotn) — well cooked
  • Abkhaz: аферы́м (aferə́m) — exclamation of praise
  • Arabic: أَحْسَنْتَ (ʔaḥsanta) — exclamation of praise
  • Arabic: أَحْسَنْتِ (ʔaḥsanti) — exclamation of praise
  • Arabic: عَفَارِم (ʕafārim) — exclamation of praise
  • Armenian: ապրե՛ս (aprés) — exclamation of praise
  • Armenian: մալադե՛ց (maladécʻ) — exclamation of praise
  • Azerbaijani: afərin — exclamation of praise
  • Bashkir: афарин (afarin) — exclamation of praise
  • Bashkir: маладис (maladis) — exclamation of praise
  • Belarusian: маладзе́ц! (maladzjéc!) — exclamation of praise
  • Belarusian: бра́ва! (bráva!) — exclamation of praise
  • Bengali: শাবাশ (śabaś) — exclamation of praise
  • Catalan: ben fet — exclamation of praise
  • Chinese Mandarin: 幹得好 /干得好 (gàn de hǎo) — exclamation of praise
  • Czech: výborně — exclamation of praise
  • Czech: velmi dobře — exclamation of praise
  • Dutch: goed zo — exclamation of praise
  • Dutch: goed gedaan — exclamation of praise
  • Esperanto: bone farita — exclamation of praise
  • Finnish: hyvin tehty — exclamation of praise
  • French: bravo — exclamation of praise
  • French: bien joué — exclamation of praise
  • Georgian: ყოჩაღ (q̇očaɣ) — exclamation of praise
  • German: gut gemacht — exclamation of praise
  • German: gut getan — exclamation of praise
  • Greek: εύγε (évge) — exclamation of praise
  • Greek: μπράβο (brávo) — exclamation of praise
  • Greek: συγχαρητήρια (syncharitíria) — exclamation of praise
  • Ancient Greek: εὖγε (eûge) — exclamation of praise
  • Hebrew: יופי \ יֹפִי (yófi) — exclamation of praise
  • Hebrew: כָּל הַכָּבוֹד (kol hakavód) — exclamation of praise
  • Hindi: शाबाश (śābāś) — exclamation of praise
  • Hungarian: szép volt — exclamation of praise
  • Hungarian: ez igen — exclamation of praise
  • Irish: maith thú — exclamation of praise
  • Irish: maith sibh — exclamation of praise
  • Italian: bravo — exclamation of praise
  • Japanese: 良くやった! (yoku yatta!) — exclamation of praise
  • Japanese: 善哉! (zenzai!) — exclamation of praise
  • Japanese: 天晴れ! (appare!) — exclamation of praise
  • Japanese: よくできました (yoku dekimashita) — exclamation of praise
  • Japanese: よくできた (yoku dekita) — exclamation of praise
  • Kazakh: жарайсың (jaraisyñ) — exclamation of praise
  • Korean: 잘 하셨습니다 (jal hasyeotseumnida) — exclamation of praise
  • Korean: 잘 하셨어요 (jal hasyeosseoyo) — exclamation of praise
  • Korean: 잘 했어요 (jal haesseoyo) — exclamation of praise
  • Korean: 잘 했어 (jal haesseo) — exclamation of praise
  • Central Kurdish: دەس خۆش (des xoş) — exclamation of praise
  • Central Kurdish: لەشت ساغ بێت (leşt saẍ bêt) — exclamation of praise
  • Latin: mactē — exclamation of praise
  • Macedonian: бра́во! (brávo!) — exclamation of praise
  • Malay: syabas — exclamation of praise
  • Norwegian Bokmål: godt gjort — exclamation of praise
  • Iranian Persian: آفَرین (âfarin) — exclamation of praise
  • Iranian Persian: شاباش (šâbâš) — exclamation of praise
  • Polish: dobra robota — exclamation of praise
  • Portuguese: parabéns — exclamation of praise
  • Portuguese: muito bem! — exclamation of praise
  • Punjabi: ਸ਼ਾਬਾਸ਼ (śābāś) — exclamation of praise
  • Romanian: foarte bine — exclamation of praise
  • Romanian: bravo — exclamation of praise
  • Romanian: bună treabă — exclamation of praise
  • Romanian: bine jucat — exclamation of praise
  • Romanian: felicitări — exclamation of praise
  • Russian: молоде́ц! (molodéc!) — exclamation of praise
  • Russian: бра́во! (brávo!) — exclamation of praise
  • Russian: так держа́ть (tak deržátʹ) — exclamation of praise
  • Sanskrit: साधु (sādhu) — exclamation of praise
  • Scottish Gaelic: 's math a rinn thu! — exclamation of praise
  • Scottish Gaelic: sin thu fhèin! — exclamation of praise
  • Spanish: bien hecho — exclamation of praise
  • Spanish: muy bien — exclamation of praise
  • Spanish: bravo — exclamation of praise
  • Swedish: bra jobbat — exclamation of praise
  • Swedish: bra — exclamation of praise
  • Swedish: bra gjort — exclamation of praise
  • Tajik: офарин (ofarin) — exclamation of praise
  • Turkish: aferin — exclamation of praise
  • Ukrainian: молоде́ць! (molodécʹ!) — exclamation of praise
  • Ukrainian: бра́во! (brávo!) — exclamation of praise
  • Ukrainian: так трима́ти (tak trymáty) — exclamation of praise
  • Urdu: شاباش (śābāś) — exclamation of praise
  • Urdu: آفْرِین (āfrīn) — exclamation of praise
  • Urdu: اَحْسَنْت (ahsant) — exclamation of praise
  • Uzbek: ofarin — exclamation of praise
  • Uzbek: barakalla — exclamation of praise
  • Vietnamese: làm tốt lắm — exclamation of praise
  • Welsh: da iawn — exclamation of praise
  • Welsh: go dda — exclamation of praise
  • Yiddish: אַ לעבן אויף דײַן קאָפּ (a lebn oyf dayn kop) — exclamation of praise