have done

phrase

: finish, stop
wish you would have done before I go mad

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Now, a team led by Ron Folman, a physicist at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, with collaborators in Germany, the UK, and the US, including Nobel laureate Roger Penrose, has done it. Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026 The Chicago Bears have done it nine times in the past 25 seasons, one of them last year, when Ben Johnson’s first drive as head coach resulted in a touchdown. Kevin Fishbain, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 Anthropic disclosed on Wednesday that another one of its Claude models mistakenly gained access to the open internet during a cybersecurity exercise, marking the fourth time its models have done so. Lauren Fichten, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026 Television crime dramas have done their part, too, often portraying the device as an oracle for uncovering the truth when conventional methods fail. Brian O'Neill, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for have done

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of have done was in the 14th century

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“Have done.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/have%20done. Accessed 13 Sep. 2026.

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