Definition of the word finished

1

: entirely done

: brought to a completed state

reviewing a finished manuscript

To keep a finished drawing from being smeared or soiled, spray it with a fixative.Reader’s Digest Crafts & Hobbies

Converting inputs into finished goods and services is the essential function of every economic organization.Michael Rothschild

a house with a finished basement/attic [=a basement/attic that has floors, ceilings, and walls like the rooms in the main part of the house]

2

: provided with a finish : having a final treatment or coating on the surface

a shop that sells finished oak furniture

Synonyms

Example Sentences



He started his homework two hours ago and he still isn’t finished.



I’ll wait here until you’re finished.



The job is finally finished.



We were pleased with the finished product.



We’re finished! I never want to see you again!



She says she’s finished with that guy.



This scandal means that his career is finished.

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Word History

First Known Use

1582, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler

The first known use of finished was
in 1582

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fin·ished

 (fĭn′ĭsht)

adj.

1.

a. Brought to a state of completion: a finished novel.

b. In a state of having completed something: The cook is finished preparing the meal.

2.

a. Exhibiting a high degree of skill or refinement: an essay that was a finished piece of work.

b. Highly accomplished or skilled; polished: a finished artist.

3.

a. Doomed to death or destruction: If the explorers don’t get more supplies, they are finished.

b. Having no more use, value, or potential; washed-up: With that injury, he’s finished as a pitcher.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

finished

(ˈfɪnɪʃt)

adj

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.

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

fin•ished

(ˈfɪn ɪʃt)

adj.

1. polished to the highest degree of excellence.

2. highly skilled.

3. condemned, doomed.

[1575–85]

Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj. 1. finished — (of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state; «a finished product»

painted — coated with paint; «freshly painted lawn furniture»

processed — prepared or converted from a natural state by subjecting to a special process; «processed ores»

smooth — having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities; «smooth skin»; «a smooth tabletop»; «smooth fabric»; «a smooth road»; «water as smooth as a mirror»

unfinished — not brought to the desired final state

2. finished — ended or brought to an end; «are you finished?»; «gave me the finished manuscript»

unfinished — not brought to an end or conclusion; «unfinished business»; «the building is still unfinished»

3. finished — (of skills or the products of skills) brought to or having the greatest excellence; perfected; «a dazzling and finished piece of writing»; «a finished violinist»

polished — perfected or made shiny and smooth; «his polished prose»; «in a freshly ironed dress and polished shoes»; «freshly polished silver»

4. finished — having a surface coating or finish applied; «the finished bookcase costs much more than the unfinished ones»

painted — coated with paint; «freshly painted lawn furniture»

5. finished — brought to ruin; «after the revolution the aristocracy was finished»; «the unsuccessful run for office left him ruined politically and economically»

ruined

destroyed — spoiled or ruined or demolished; «war left many cities destroyed»; «Alzheimer’s is responsible for her destroyed mind»

Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

finished

adjective

1. over, done, completed, achieved, through, ended, closed, full, final, complete, in the past, concluded, shut, accomplished, executed, tied up, wrapped up (informal), terminated, sewn up (informal), finalized, over and done with Finally, last spring, the film was finished.
over begun, incomplete

2. ruined, done for (informal), doomed, bankrupt, through, lost, gone, defeated, devastated, wrecked, wiped out, undone, washed up (informal, chiefly U.S.), wound up, liquidated, dead in the water (informal) `This business is finished,’ he said sadly.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

finished

adjective

1. No longer effective, capable, or valuable:

2. Having no further relationship:

3. Proficient as a result of practice and study:

The American Heritage® Roget’s Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Translations

تام، كامِل، مَعْمولمُسْتَعْمَل تَماماًمُنْتَهٍمُنْجَز

dokončenýhotovýkonečnýskončenýspotřebovaný

færdigfærdig medforbi

valmis

gotov

búinnbúinn, kláraîurfrágenginn

終えた

끝낸

spotrebovaný

klar

ยุติ

hoàn chỉnh

finished

[ˈfɪnɪʃt] ADJ

3. (= polished) [performance, production] → pulido

Collins Spanish Dictionary — Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

finished

[ˈfɪnɪʃt] adj

[person] to be finished with sth (= no longer involved with) → en avoir fini avec qch

(= over) to be finished [thing] → être terminé(e)

(= completed) [work] → terminé(e)

(= done for) [person, thing] → fini(e)
If that happens, he is finished → Si cela arrive, il est fini.finished product nproduit m finifinishing line finish line nligne f d’arrivéefinishing touch n (= final detail) → touche f finale
to put the finishing touches to sth → mettre la touche finale à qch

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

finished

adj

personfertig; I’m nearly finishedich bin fast fertig or so weit; to be finished doing something (US) → damit fertig sein, etw zu tun; when I was finished eating (US) → als ich mit dem Essen fertig war; to be finished with somebody/somethingmit jdm/etw fertig sein; (= fed up)von jdm/etw nichts mehr wissen wollen; I won’t be finished with him/it for some time yetich werde noch eine Weile mit ihm/damit zu tun haben; I’m finished with politicsmit der Politik ist es für mich vorbei

(= used up) thingsaufgebraucht, alle (N Ger inf); (= over) activity, performance, trialzu Ende; the wine is finishedes ist kein Wein mehr da; when work was finished, we often dined out togethernach der Arbeit gingen wir oft zusammen essen; those days are finisheddie Zeiten sind vorbei

(inf: = having no future) to be finished (jobholder, politician, sportsperson etc)erledigt sein (inf)(as als); we’re finished, it’s finished between uses ist aus zwischen uns; my career is finishedmit meiner Karriere ist es vorbei, meine Karriere ist am Ende; the printed word is finisheddas gedruckte Wort hat keine Zukunft mehr

(= fully made) product, work of art, film, building, dish, sizefertig; finished goods/productsFertigprodukte pl; the finished resultdas Endergebnis; the finished article (= object)das fertige Produkt; (= piece of writing, work of art)die endgültige Version; (= accomplished performer)der perfekte Künstler, die perfekte Künstlerin; they are not yet the finished articlees fehlt ihnen noch einiges zur Perfektion

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

finished

[ˈfɪnɪʃt] adj

a. (product) → finito/a; (performance) → perfetto/a

b. (fam) (tired) → sfinito/a; (done for) → finito/a

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

finish

(ˈfiniʃ) verb

1. to bring or come to an end. She’s finished her work; The music finished.

2. to use, eat, drink etc the last of. Have you finished your tea?

noun

1. the last touch (of paint, polish etc) that makes the work perfect. The wood has a beautiful finish.

2. the last part (of a race etc). It was a close finish.

ˈfinished adjective

1. ended. Her chances of success are finished.

2. (negative unfinished) done; completed. a finished product.

3. having been completely used, eaten etc. The food is finished – there’s none left.

finish off

1. to complete. She finished off the job yesterday.

2. to use, eat etc the last of. We’ve finished off the cake.

3. to kill (a person). His last illness nearly finished him off.

finish up

1. to use, eat etc the last of; to finish. Finish up your meal as quickly as possible.

2. to end. It was no surprise to me when he finished up in jail; The car finished up in the dump.

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

finished

مُنْجَز hotový færdig med fertig τελειωμένος acabado, haber acabado valmis fini gotov finito 終えた 끝낸 klaar avsluttet skończony acabado законченный klar ยุติ bitmiş hoàn chỉnh 完成的

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

finished

a. acabado-a, terminado-a.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

  • When will you have finished?

Collins Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

Definitions of finished

  1. adjective

    ended or brought to an end

    “are you
    finished?”

    “gave me the
    finished manuscript”

    Synonyms:

    all over, complete, concluded, ended, over, terminated

    having come or been brought to a conclusion

    done, through, through with

    having finished or arrived at completion

    done with, through with

    having no further concern with

    fin de siecle

    relating to or characteristic of the end of a century (especially the end of the 19th century)

    up

    used up

  2. adjective

    (of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state

    “a
    finished product”

    Synonyms:

    dressed, polished

    (of lumber or stone) to trim and smooth

    fattened

    (of market animals) made ready for market

    fattening

    subject to or used in the process of finishing or fattening up for slaughter

    painted

    coated with paint

    processed

    prepared or converted from a natural state by subjecting to a special process

    smooth

    having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities

  3. adjective

    (of skills or the products of skills) brought to or having the greatest excellence; perfected

    “a dazzling and
    finished piece of writing”

    “a
    finished violinist”

    Synonyms:

    polished

    perfected or made shiny and smooth

  4. adjective

    having a surface coating or finish applied

    “the
    finished bookcase costs much more than the unfinished ones”

    Synonyms:

    painted

    coated with paint

  5. adjective

    brought to ruin

    “after the revolution the aristocracy was
    finished

    synonyms:

    ruined

    destroyed

    spoiled or ruined or demolished

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After his term finished in January, Schwarzenegger recently announced that he would be returning to the silver screen. ❋ Forbes (2011)

The title finished No. 3 domestically see below, and its weekend global take stands at $23.1 million … ❋ Steve Hulett (2008)

The way to get around it would be for him not to take his seat until his term finished I suppose. ❋ Unknown (2007)

The offer was accepted and the term finished without ❋ Unknown (1900)

They were fighting for the second time after their first bout for the title finished in a draw in May last year in Italy. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Kocharyan has had few appearances before TV cameras or interviews in the press ever since his term finished last spring. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Nat Young (Santa Cruz, CA), whose O’Neill Cold Water win makes him the youngest competitor to ever win the title finished second in the Oakley Pro Junior division of the Macy’s CA Trifecta Surf Series race and collected $2,000. ❋ Unknown (2008)

We are talking about the dosage what we call the finished dosage from inform generics, what we spoke, we’ve talked about a couple of [cad] that we’ve launched publicly when we call the pain reliever we indent to try and goodness to try, we’ve got a few behind that and more importantly we are working on that pipeline assiduously. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Only by blending water from the most contaminated wells with flows from those with just trace levels has the city kept perchlorate concentrations in «finished» drinking water below 1 part per billion (ppb). ❋ Unknown (2004)

And in fact, Michael C, always the first one finished, is going around the room helping the others finish their looks. ❋ Holly Cara Price (2010)

Ovechkin finished a close second to Vancouver Canucks center Henrik Sedin in a deeply divided MVP vote by the power rankings panel. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Ovechkin finished second to Crosby and Tampa Bay Lightning center Steven Stamkos with 50 goals and tied with Crosby for second with 109 points. ❋ Unknown (2010)

These systems are also much more cosmetically appealing, as most of the components will beconcealed in finished spaces. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The designs are offered in finished-enough form that they can be installed as shown. ❋ Joel M. Lerner Special To The Washington Post (2010)

— G Matt Bouldin finished sixth in Gonzaga career scoring, fifth in assists and tied for third in steals. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Lady M. tells Mac which «What’s finished is done,» as she did after a stabbing of Duncan: Mac contingency simply carry out his thoughts as good as feelings! ❋ Admin (2009)

I [thought] he was [so hot] [yesterday]. Today…He’s so finished. ❋ DawnR. (2006)

I was at the [bashment] [yesterday] and [got] finished. ❋ KJ (2005)

After [singing] [the little mermaid] for [3 hours] and annoying everyone, Chris was finished. ❋ Em (2003)

[yo dawg], [that bitch] be [FINISHED]! ❋ XCrispyKFC (2003)

I “[finished]” [in her] ❋ Kierancraft (2019)

[Stacey] was totally my finisher [last] time I [whacked] it! ❋ Gordon A. Ronis (2010)

[Jeff] made sure [to let] her [finish] too. ❋ 🍌12345 (2018)

[Nikki] is [kinda hot], but she’ll never be [the finisher]. I mean, you gotta save the best for last, right? ❋ Altrotaltro (2010)

He Finished her. ❋ Femalesheep (2014)

He Finished her. ❋ Femalesheep (2014)

законченный, завершенный, отделанный, обработанный, оконченный, закончившийся

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Словосочетания

a dazzling and finished piece of writing — блестящее и отшлифованное до совершенства сочинение  
replace the book on the shelf after you have finished reading it. — Поставь книгу обратно на полку после того, как закончишь её читать.  
finished testing — заключительные  
complete [finished] artwork — подготовленный к печати оригинал  
finished cement — товарный цемент  
finished goods — готовые изделия  
semi-finished goods — полуфабрикаты  
finished age — совершеннолетие  
rough-finished bolt — болт с полукруглой головкой; чёрный болт  
finished bore — чистовое отверстие  
bought-out finished item — закупаемое готовое изделие  
finished bran — очищенные отруби; высеянные отруби  

Примеры с переводом

He finished the dishes.

Он закончил мыть посуду. / Он покончил с посудой.

Have you almost finished?

Ты уже почти закончил?

I finished in third place.

Я финишировал на третьем месте.

Have you finished packing yet?

Вы уже закончили упаковывать вещи?

That finished me with Mary.

После этого у меня с Мэри всё было кончено.

He finished in ninth place.

Он пришёл к финишу девятым.

He finished third in the race.

В забеге он пришёл третьим.

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Примеры, ожидающие перевода

I’m almost finished.

‘I’m finished.’ ‘Cool.’

Bill finished second in his heat.

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Возможные однокоренные слова

finish  — отделка, финиш, окончание, конец, завершать, заканчивать, финишировать
finisher  — финишер, сокрушающий удар, аппретурщик, решающий довод
finishing  — отделка, окончание, завершение, аппретура, завершающий, финишный
unfinished  — незавершенный, незаконченный, неоконченный, необработанный, недоконченный

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