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finished - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'finished' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Finished [ a.]
- Polished to the highest degree of excellence; complete; perfect; as, a finished poem; a finished education.
2 . Finished [ imp. & p. p.]
- of Finish

Meaning of 'finished' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . finished [ a]
Meaning (1):
- (of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
Example in sentence:
  • a finished product
Meaning (2):
- ended or brought to an end
Example in sentence:
  • are you finished?;
  • gave me the finished manuscript
3 . finished [ s]
Meaning (3):
- (of skills or the products of skills) brought to or having the greatest excellence; perfected
Example in sentence:
  • a dazzling and finished piece of writing;
  • a finished violinist
Meaning (4):
- brought to ruin
Example in sentence:
  • after the revolution the aristocracy was finished;
  • the unsuccessful run for office left him ruined politically and economically
Meaning (5):
- having a surface coating or finish applied
Example in sentence:
  • the finished bookcase costs much more than the unfinished ones