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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As manager of Manchester United, Mourinho had finished second to City in the 2017-18 season.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
But the area where the drum circle usually takes place is still not finished.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
When we finished the reunion tour, that was it.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
Shares of Palo Alto Networks finished up 1.9% on Monday, closing at an all-time high as they sealed their best eight-day stretch on record.
From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026
And she turned back to the pile of finished socks on the table.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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