"done for" meaning in English

See done for in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: Perhaps from a transposition of fordone (“destroyed, ruined”). Etymology templates: {{m|en|fordone|t=destroyed, ruined}} fordone (“destroyed, ruined”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} done for (not comparable)
  1. Doomed; without hope of recovery. Tags: not-comparable Related terms: do for, fordo Translations (without hope): haver begut oli (Catalan), 沒救了 (Chinese Mandarin), 没救了 (Chinese Mandarin), geliefert (German), skończony (Polish)
    Sense id: en-done_for-en-adj-b376Thwx

Verb

Etymology: Perhaps from a transposition of fordone (“destroyed, ruined”). Etymology templates: {{m|en|fordone|t=destroyed, ruined}} fordone (“destroyed, ruined”) Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} done for
  1. past participle of do for Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: do for
    Sense id: en-done_for-en-verb-FOZrHNXs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 90

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