finished

American  

[fin-isht] / ˈfɪn ɪʃt /

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.

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finished British  

/ 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

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Other Word Forms

• half-finished adjective
• well-finished adjective

Etymology

Origin of finished

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

Example Sentences

Cole Hamels, a left-hander who never finished better than fifth in Cy Young voting, is at 31% and seems poised to make progress.

From The Wall Street Journal

It was freezing cold in Philadelphia so Avril's family piled blankets on her and gathered hot water bottles to keep her warm, "but I wouldn't move, not for the world, not until it finished".

From BBC

Writing in the Daily Telegraph, she said: "Ours is still one of the most successful, resilient and influential countries on Earth," adding that telling voters their "country is finished" only "drags them down".

From BBC

Fiorentina, which finished sixth in the Serie A last year, have been having a tumultuous season and are currently languishing in 18th place.

From Barron's

"When I finished the programme, I already knew it was enough," said the 21-year-old.

From Barron's

Related Words

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