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Said vs Done - What's the difference?

said | done |

As a proper noun said

is : (l).

As a verb done is

.

said

English

Verb

(head)
  • (say)

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • mentioned earlier
    • The said party has denied the charges.

    Determiner

    (en determiner)
  • mentioned earlier
    • Said party has denied the charges.

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    * Said for proper noun sense

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    done

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (of food) Ready, fully cooked.
    • As soon as the potatoes are done we can sit down and eat.
  • In a state of having completed or finished an activity.
    • He pushed his empty plate away, sighed and pronounced "I am done ."
    They were done playing and were picking up the toys when he arrived.
  • Being exhausted or fully spent.
    • When the water is done we will only be able to go on for a few days.
  • Without hope or prospect of completion or success.
    • He is done , after three falls there is no chance he will be able to finish.
  • Fashionable, socially acceptable, tasteful.
    • I can't believe he just walked up and spoke to her like that, those kind of things just aren't done !
    What is the done thing these days? I can't keep up!

    Derived terms

    * be done for * be done with it * done deal * get done for * overdone * well done

    Verb

    (head)
    • I have ''done'' my work.
  • (African American Vernacular English, Southern American English, auxiliary verb, taking a past tense) Used in forming the perfective aspect.
    • I done did my best to raise y'all.

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