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

Piastri, so strong in the first half of the season, has not finished on the podium for six races.

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He finished with 25 points, including nine dunks.

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Formula One world champion Max Verstappen produced a masterful drive to win the Las Vegas Grand Prix on Saturday as McLaren's Lando Norris finished second to edge closer to a maiden drivers' title.

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Nearly as bad, in four years the Trojans have won just three road games against teams that finished the season with records better than .500.

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The Catalan giants struck again early in the second half when Garcia again pressed well high in Athletic territory and then fed Lopez, who finished neatly.

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Related Words

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• realized 
• resolved 
• satisfied 
• settled 
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