finished

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɪnɪʃt/
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Adjective

finished (comparative more finished, superlative most finished)

  1. (comparable) Processed or perfected.
    He gave a very finished, but uninspired performance.
  2. Completed; concluded; done.
    Synonyms: in the books, over; see also Thesaurus:finished
    I won't be finished until just before lunch.
    The program was finally finished after three hours.
    He wasn't finished cleaning up until nearly noon.
    He wasn't quite finished with his assignment.
  3. (informal, idiomatic) Done for; doomed; used up.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:depleted, Thesaurus:doomed

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Verb

finished

  1. simple past and past participle of finish
    He finished the cabinet with two more layers of polyurethane.

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