# finished

Pronunciation: say "FIN-isht" /ˈfɪnɪʃt/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of finish. — simple past and past participle of finish
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of finish. Use this form for something that already happened.
   - _The committee finished its review last Friday._
   - _He had finished the manuscript long before the deadline._

## Adjective

2. Brought to completion and concluded, with nothing left to be done.
   - Simple: Brought to an end, with nothing left to do.
   - _The renovation is finished, and the family moved back in last week._
   - _With the report finished, she finally took a long break._
3. Having gone through all stages of processing or refinement; fully prepared for use.
   - Simple: Made ready for use after all the steps of making it are done.
   - _The finished leather was soft and evenly dyed._
   - _Each finished component passes inspection before assembly._
4. Of a person: having come to the end of a task or activity, or no longer needing, using, or wanting someone or something.
   - Simple: Used about a person: done with what you were doing, or not needing or wanting someone or something any more.
   - _Are you finished with the stapler, or can I take it back to my desk?_
   - _After the way he lied to her, she told her friends she was finished with him for good._
5. Ruined, doomed, or used up, with no chance of success or survival left. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: No longer able to succeed or keep going, and ruined.
   - _Once the scandal broke, the senator's career was finished._
   - _When the last investor pulled out, the little startup was finished, and the founders started looking for new jobs._
6. Showing a high degree of skill and polish, with refinement in technique or style.
   - Simple: Done with great skill and care, so that it seems smooth and perfect.
   - _At only nineteen, the pianist gave a remarkably finished performance of the sonata._
   - _Her prose is finished and elegant, without a wasted word anywhere._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/finished (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).