finished
pronunciation
How to pronounce finished in British English:
UK [ˈfɪnɪʃt]
How to pronounce finished in American English:
US [ˈfɪnɪʃt]
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- Adjective:
- (of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
- ended or brought to an end
- (of skills or the products of skills) brought to or having the greatest excellence; perfected
- having a surface coating or finish applied
- brought to ruin
Word Origin
- finished (adj.)
- c. 1300, "consummate, perfect in form or quality," past participle adjective from finish (v.). From mid-14c. as "beautiful, attractive;" 1540s as "refined, choice, elegant;" 1560s as "minutely precise or exact." Meaning "thin in consistency" is from c. 1400. From 1580s as "brought to a conclusion." Of made things, "completed," 1833.
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Example
- 1. Good partners will want to see your finished games .
- 2. Tape your finished picture into the back of your mount .
- 3. Sometimes , it describes something that is not yet ripe or finished .
- 4. Those who finished early played an advanced " nut puzzle " game .
- 5. Not in building finished products , but by engaging in a process of discovery .