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“Done” or “Dun”

done / dun are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

done d·AH·n

  • verbget (something) done.
  • verbproceed or get along.
  • verbcreate or design, often in a certain way.
  • verbcarry on or function.
  • verbtravel or traverse (a distance).
  • adjectivehaving finished or arrived at completion.
  • adjectivecooked until ready to serve.

dun d·AH·n

  • nounhorse of a dull brownish grey color.
  • nouna color or pigment varying around a light grey-brown color.
  • verbpersistently ask for overdue payment.
  • verbcure by salting.
  • verbmake a dun color.
  • adjectiveof a dull greyish brown to brownish grey color.
Usage

Examples in context

Real sentences for each spelling. Hover an example to copy it.

“done”

  • This is done by the distributor.
  • What have I done?
  • …among the crew as he's done in the past - he…
  • Justification is done by a spring-loaded ram (5)…
  • The first was done by Buell Quain, who spent…
  • That was done in 1763-1764.
  • …is the first movie I've done with a plot."
  • Two real estate assessment were done, one on the value of…
  • …Lebeck's past books and had done work for him at Dell…
  • What is generally done is to coarsen the grind,…

“dun”

  • …from a work of Antoni Tàpies).
  • …fragments d'un discours amoureux through Audiolib.
  • The name Dunach Brae for the strip of…
  • …du Siècle was her starting point.
  • …d'un microphone for Piano, Radio Music
  • …XVI et au XVII s." (1862),
  • …II - Tempo ordinario d'un Menuetto
  • …Castle) describes the fall of Sigmaringen.
  • …scenes sparsed with distics, with Ménissier
  • …Ruocheng Ying, Victor Wong, Dennis Dun, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Maggie Han, Ric…

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