To pronounce "done", say DON-e — 2 syllables, IPA /dʌn/. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
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"done" has 2 syllables: don-e. It rhymes with run and shun, if that helps it stick.
Sounds exactly like: dun, dunn, donne, dunne — easy to mix up when writing.
verb
“All you ever do is surf the Internet. What will you do this afternoon?”
adjective
“As soon as the potatoes are done we can sit down and eat.”
“He pushed his empty plate away, sighed and pronounced "I am done."”
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"Done" has 2 syllables: don · e.
The IPA transcription of "done" is /dʌn/.
Done: (auxiliary) A syntactic marker.
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