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 Word Forms

• half-finished adjective
• well-finished adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of finished¹

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

Example Sentences

In the future, fans will flip over Kershaw’s baseball card — or, more likely, look up his Baseball Reference page — and learn that the greatest starter of his generation finished his career in relief.

From Los Angeles Times

Netanyahu has repeatedly stated he will not stop until the group is finished.

From BBC

The seventh-round pick from Arizona finished with a combined 150 yards in 14 carries and two catches.

From Los Angeles Times

"We finished very strong last season, so a lot of people want to talk about it in that way but it is still very early," she said.

From BBC

A group, mainly clad in black, were led away from the ground at about 18:30 BST - more than 90 minutes after the match had finished.

From BBC

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• closed 
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• resolved 
• satisfied 
• settled 
• stopped