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DONE FOR
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Destroyed or killed
Example:
we are gone geese
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Similar:
destroyed (spoiled or ruined or demolished)
Domain usage:
colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Doomed to extinction
Synonyms:
done for; ruined; sunk; undone; washed-up
Classified under:
Similar:
unsuccessful (not successful; having failed or having an unfavorable outcome)
Context examples:
Well, then, LET something be done for them; but THAT something need not be three thousand pounds.
(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)
And look at all they’ve done for my brothers!
(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
To complete the favourable impression, she then told him what Mr. Darcy had voluntarily done for Lydia.
(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)
This may be done for patients who have symptoms that cannot be controlled with other treatment.
(Palliative sedation, NCI Dictionary)
Hundreds of DRB alleles have been described and typing for these polymorphisms is done for transplantation.
(HLA Class II Histocompatibility Antigen DRB, NCI Thesaurus)
I have no desire to encourage false hopes, but you may rest assured that all that can be done will be done for the safety of Lady Frances.
(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Surgical creation of a connection between an artery and a vein, often done for the purpose of hemodialysis.
(Arteriovenous Shunt Procedure, NCI Thesaurus)
At present, there was nothing to be done for Harriet; good wishes for the future were all that could yet be possible on Emma's side.
(Emma, by Jane Austen)
It is done for the evaluation of hematopoietic disorders and for the evaluation of infectious diseases and cytogenetic studies.
(Bone marrow aspiration, NCI Thesaurus)
Activities done for the purpose of relaxation or diversion from routine work.
(Leisure Activity, NCI Thesaurus)
