1
: sunk in defeat : beaten
2
: mortally stricken : doomed

Examples of done for in a Sentence

with no means of escape, the stranded climbers knew that they were done for

Word History

First Known Use

1803, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of done for was in 1803

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“Done for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/done%20for. Accessed 27 Dec. 2024.

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