finished
Americanadjective
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ended or completed.
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completed or perfected in all details, as a product.
to pack and ship finished items.
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polished to the highest degree of excellence.
a dazzling and finished piece of writing.
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highly skilled or accomplished.
a finished violinist.
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condemned, doomed, or in the process of extinction.
The aristocracy was finished after the revolution.
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(of livestock) fattened and ready for market.
adjective
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perfected
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(predicative) at the end of a task, activity, etc
they were finished by four
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(predicative) without further hope of success or continuation
she was finished as a prima ballerina
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Origin of finished
Example Sentences
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He missed all five of his three-pointers, but Thiero finished the game plus-13.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 11, 2026
He finished the third quarter with a last-second shot off the backboard, a basket that gave the Lakers an 86-66 lead over the Oklahoma City Thunder.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 11, 2026
The department and the New York City Mayor's Office did not respond to a question from the BBC about whether it had finished testing all the water coolers this week.
From BBC • Jul. 10, 2026
Even when Les Bleus lifted the trophy for the first time, after beating Brazil in 1998, they had finished the game with 10 men.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 9, 2026
Only when he’d finished did he rub off his hands in the dust and rise to his feet, waiting in silence for them to approach.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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