finished

[ fin-isht ]

/ ˈfɪn ɪʃt /

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adjective

ended or completed.

completed or perfected in all details, as a product: to pack and ship finished items.

polished to the highest degree of excellence: a dazzling and finished piece of writing.

highly skilled or accomplished: a finished violinist.

condemned, doomed, or in the process of extinction: The aristocracy was finished after the revolution.

(of livestock) fattened and ready for market.

Origin of finished

First recorded in 1575–85; finish + -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM finished

half-fin·ished, adjective well-fin·ished, adjective

Words nearby finished

fining, finis, finis coronat opus, finish, finish line, finished, finisher, finisher card, finishing, finishing nail, finishing school

Definition for finished (2 of 2)

finish

[ fin-ish ]

/ ˈfɪn ɪʃ /

verb (used with object)

to bring (something) to an end or to completion; complete: to finish a novel; to finish breakfast.

to come to the end of (a course, period of time, etc.): to finish school.

to use completely (often followed by up or off): to finish up a can of paint; to finish off the rest of the milk.

to overcome completely; destroy or kill (often followed by off): This spray will finish off the cockroaches.

to complete and perfect in detail; put the final touches on (sometimes followed by up): He decided to finish his plan more carefully. She finished up a painting.

to put a finish on (wood, metal, etc.): We finished the desk in antique red lacquer.

to perfect (a person) in education, accomplishments, social graces, etc.

to ready (livestock) for market by feeding a diet calculated to produce the desired weight.

verb (used without object)

to come to an end: The course finishes in January.

to complete a course, project, etc. (sometimes followed by up): I finished before he did. It was nine o'clock when we finished up.

(of livestock) to become fattened for market.

noun

the end or conclusion; the final part or last stage.

the end of a hunt, race, etc.: a close finish.

a decisive ending: a fight to the finish.

the quality of being finished or completed with smoothness, elegance, etc.: to admire the finish of one's writing.

educational or social polish.

the manner in which an object is perfected or finished in its preparation, or an effect imparted in finishing.

the surface coating or texture of wood, metal, etc.

something used or serving to finish, complete, or perfect a thing.

woodwork or the like, especially in the interior of a building, not essential to the structure but used for purposes of ornament, neatness, etc.: a finish of black walnut.

Also called finish coat, finishing coat. a final coat of plaster or paint.

a material for application in finishing.

Animal Husbandry. the fat tissue of livestock.

the flavor remaining in the mouth after a wine has been swallowed.

Verb Phrases

finish with,

to bring to completion: She's finished with her latest novel.
to put aside, break all relations with, or reject finally: He's finished with football and will play only baseball now. After the way they treated us, we're finished with them.

Origin of finish

1300–50; Middle English finisshen < Anglo-French, Middle French finiss-, long stem of finir < Latin fīnīre to end. See fine¹

SYNONYMS FOR finish

1 terminate, conclude, close.

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13. See end¹.

OTHER WORDS FROM finish

fin·ish·er, noun non·fin·ish·ing, adjective, noun pre·fin·ish, verb (used with object), noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH finish

Finnish finish

Example sentences from the Web for finished

He finished second in 2008 behind John McCain, and maintains a reservoir of good will among Republican social conservatives.

Can Huckabee Convert the GOP’s Moneymen? |Lloyd Green |January 4, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
Pat Robertson finished second in the 1988 Iowa caucus, and it was all downhill from there.

Can Huckabee Convert the GOP’s Moneymen? |Lloyd Green |January 4, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
They finished out the tour without incident, while newspapers across the country picked up the story.

How Martin Luther King Jr. Influenced Sam Cooke’s ‘A Change Is Gonna Come’ |Peter Guralnick |December 28, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
When I finished this talk, a government official approached me.

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“Please,” he laughed, handing me the map after he was finished sketching.

The Life and Hard Times Of The Family A Cuban Defector Left Behind |Brin-Jonathan Butler |December 19, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
I wish our job was finished and we were going the other way.

Wyndham's Pal |Harold Bindloss
How nearly the current economic situation may approach to this finished state is a matter of opinion.

The Place of Science in Modern Civilisation and Other Essays |Thorstein Veblen
But Leslie was out of the house and off the moment she had finished washing the dishes.

The Dragon's Secret |Augusta Huiell Seaman
The deal shall be finished when every player has received five cards.

Round Games with Cards |W. H. Peel
"And I am poor, obscure and—old," he finished, his eyes upon her face.

Southern Hearts |Florence Hull Winterburn

British Dictionary definitions for finished (1 of 2)

finished

/ (ˈfɪnɪʃt) /

adjective

perfected

(predicative) at the end of a task, activity, etc they were finished by four

(predicative) without further hope of success or continuation she was finished as a prima ballerina

British Dictionary definitions for finished (2 of 2)

finish

/ (ˈfɪnɪʃ) /

verb (mainly tr)

to bring to an end; complete, conclude, or stop

(intr sometimes foll by up) to be at or come to the end; use up

to bring to a desired or complete condition

to put a particular surface texture on (wood, cloth, etc)

(often foll by off) to destroy or defeat completely

to train (a person) in social graces and talents

(intr foll by with)

to end a relationship or association
to stop punishing a personI haven't finished with you yet!

noun

the final or last stage or part; end

the death, destruction, or absolute defeat of a person or one side in a conflicta fight to the finish
the person, event, or thing that brings this about

the surface texture or appearance of wood, cloth, etca rough finish
a preparation, such as varnish, used to produce such a texture

a thing, event, etc, that completes

completeness and high quality of workmanship

refinement in social graces

sport ability to sprint at the end of a race he has a good finish

Word Origin for finish

C14: from Old French finir, from Latin fīnīre see fine 1

Idioms and Phrases with finished

finish

see from soup to nuts (start to finish); in at the death (finish).

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adjective

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verb (mainly tr)

noun

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adjective

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verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

noun

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synonym study for finish

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adjective

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verb (mainly tr)

noun

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