finished

[ fin-isht ]

adjective

1. ended or completed.
2. completed or perfected in all details, as a product:

   to pack and ship finished items.

3. polished to the highest degree of excellence:

   a dazzling and finished piece of writing.

4. highly skilled or accomplished:

   a finished violinist.

5. condemned, doomed, or in the process of extinction:

   The aristocracy was finished after the revolution.

6. (of livestock) fattened and ready for market.

finished

/ ˈfɪnɪʃt /

adjective

1. perfected
2. predicative at the end of a task, activity, etc

   they were finished by four

3. predicative without further hope of success or continuation

   she was finished as a prima ballerina

Other Words From

• half-finished adjective
• well-finished adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of finished¹

First recorded in 1575–85; finish + -ed ²

Example Sentences

"That night, I just finished talking with them and stepped away for a moment when the first bomb hit, only for me to see their dead bodies on the ground moments later," Ms Buhari said.

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"The funny story is, I had literally just finished reading Ibsen’s The Master Builder for pleasure – an extraordinary read," McGregor explained.

From BBC

Azerbaijan, who finished bottom of their League B group, were also entered into the play-offs as the next best placed side because group winners Switzerland were already assured of their spot.

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"Look at Liverpool, Jurgen Klopp had to put everything in place - in the first two seasons they finished outside the top four."

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"That, really, I think if that hadn't happened, I'd be a lot worse off now - but my life finished then," he said.

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Related Words

• closed
• concluded
• decided
• ended
• full
• realized
• resolved
• satisfied
• settled
• stopped