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   finished

   /ˈfɪnɪʃt/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a task or activity) brought to an end; completed: "a preparatory drawing for the finished painting" Similar completedconcludedconsummatedfinalizedterminatedover and done withoverin the pastat an endaccomplishedexecuteddischargeddone withdonefulfilledsettledachievedattainedrealizedinformal:wound upwrapped upsewn uppolished offknocked offrare:effectuatedOpposite unfinishedincomplete
   • ▪ (of a person) no longer useful or valued; ruined: "he was told he was finished at the club" Similar ruineddoomedlostbankruptwreckedbrokendefeatedbeatenthwartedat an endgonegone to the wallover withinformal:washed upover the hillpast itplayed outthroughtoast
   • 2. (of a person's work) expert or accomplished: "his highly finished craftsmanship" Similar accomplishedpolishedflawlessfaultlessperfectexpertproficientmasterlyimpeccableclassicvirtuosoconsummateskilfulskilleddexterousadroitprofessionaltalentedgiftedelegantgracefulOpposite crude

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   What does finish mean in English?

   • When you finish something that you are making or producing, you reach the end of making or producing it, so that it is complete. The consultants had been working to finish a report this week. [VERB noun] Finish off and, in American English, finish up mean the same as finish. Now she is busy finishing off a biography of Queen Caroline.

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   What does finished mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! FINISHED definition: 1. completed, final or completely used : 2. having completed a particular task, or stopped using…. Learn more.

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   What does it mean to finish a sentence?

   • To finish means to reach the end of saying something. Her eyes flashed, but he held up a hand. 'Let me finish.' [VERB] The finish of something is the end of it or the last part of it. I intend to continue it and see the job through to the finish. From start to finish he believed in me, often more than I did myself.

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   What does finish up mean?

   • Finish up means the same as finish. We waited a few minutes outside his office while he finished up his meeting. [VERB PARTICLE noun] When you finish something that you are making or producing, you reach the end of making or producing it, so that it is complete. The consultants had been working to finish a report this week. [VERB noun]

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   What does finished off mean?

   • Something that is finished or finished off in a particular way has been given a particular appearance or decoration. The dining room is finished in deep red. Each dress is beautifully finished off with piped seams and fitted underskirts. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

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   How do you use end and finish in a sentence?

   • We use the verbs end and finish in similar ways, to mean ‘come to a stop’: … They replayed the finish in slow motion. This mammal roamed the steppes during the end of the last Ice Age. Stock prices were up 6 percent at the close of the trading day.

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   To finish something is to complete it or bring it to a conclusion. If you finished a race, you completed it — even if you didn’t come in first.

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   3 meanings: 1. perfected 2. at the end of a task, activity, etc 3. without further hope of success or continuation.... Click for more definitions.

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   ended or brought to an end. DISCLAIMER: These example sentences appear in various news sources and books to reflect the usage of the word ‘finished'.Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Vocabulary.com or its editors.