finish
verb (used with object)
to bring (something) to an end or to completion; complete.
had finished
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past perfectof finish.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Once the lions had finished feeding, they spent considerably more time lying down and resting.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026
The show's producer Edoardo Ferretti announced to fans on social media that the special had finished filming at the end of October.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
By graduation in 2011, she had finished seven internships, researched case studies in Hungary and Poland, and raised $500,000 for a nonprofit she co-founded.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
On that day, Ayala said, his nieces had finished working as cooks at a Thai restaurant around 2 a.m. and decided to go out with two cousins.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
They had finished and hidden it by the time the Cyclops came back.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
