finished

[fin-isht] /ˈfɪn ɪʃt/
adjective
1.
ended or completed.
2.
completed or perfected in all details, as a product:
to pack and ship finished items.
3.
polished to the highest degree of excellence:
a dazzling and finished piece of writing.
4.
highly skilled or accomplished:
a finished violinist.
5.
condemned, doomed, or in the process of extinction:
The aristocracy was finished after the revolution.
6.
(of livestock) fattened and ready for market.
Origin
1575-85; finish + -ed2
Related forms
half-finished, adjective
well-finished, adjective

finish

[fin-ish] /ˈfɪn ɪʃ/
verb (used with object)
1.
to bring (something) to an end or to completion; complete:
to finish a novel; to finish breakfast.
2.
to come to the end of (a course, period of time, etc.):
to finish school.
3.
to use completely (often followed by up or off):
to finish up a can of paint; to finish off the rest of the milk.
4.
to overcome completely; destroy or kill (often followed by off):
This spray will finish off the cockroaches.
5.
to complete and perfect in detail; put the final touches on (sometimes followed by up):
He decided to finish his plan more carefully. She finished up a painting.
6.
to put a finish on (wood, metal, etc.):
We finished the desk in antique red lacquer.
7.
to perfect (a person) in education, accomplishments, social graces, etc.
8.
to ready (livestock) for market by feeding a diet calculated to produce the desired weight.
verb (used without object)
9.
to come to an end:
The course finishes in January.
10.
to complete a course, project, etc. (sometimes followed by up):
I finished before he did. It was nine o'clock when we finished up.
11.
(of livestock) to become fattened for market.
noun
12.
the end or conclusion; the final part or last stage.
13.
the end of a hunt, race, etc.:
a close finish.
14.
a decisive ending:
a fight to the finish.
15.
the quality of being finished or completed with smoothness, elegance, etc.:
to admire the finish of one's writing.
16.
educational or social polish.
17.
the manner in which an object is perfected or finished in its preparation, or an effect imparted in finishing.
18.
the surface coating or texture of wood, metal, etc.
19.
something used or serving to finish, complete, or perfect a thing.
20.
woodwork or the like, especially in the interior of a building, not essential to the structure but used for purposes of ornament, neatness, etc.:
a finish of black walnut.
21.
Also called finish coat, finishing coat. a final coat of plaster or paint.
22.
a material for application in finishing.
23.
Animal Husbandry. the fat tissue of livestock.
24.
the flavor remaining in the mouth after a wine has been swallowed.
Verb phrases
25.
finish with,
  1. to bring to completion:
    She's finished with her latest novel.
  2. to put aside, break all relations with, or reject finally:
    He's finished with football and will play only baseball now. After the way they treated us, we're finished with them.
Origin
1300-50; Middle English finisshen < Anglo-French, Middle French finiss-, long stem of finir < Latin fīnīre to end. See fine1
Related forms
finisher, noun
nonfinishing, adjective, noun
prefinish, verb (used with object), noun
Can be confused
Finnish, finish.
Synonyms
1. terminate, conclude, close. 13. See end1 .
Examples from the web for finished
  • The first complete individual human genome was finished less than three years ago and cost hundreds of millions of dollars.
  • On the walls were pictures he had made, crude things, half finished.
  • It has been a bumpy ride over the last couple of years for the team that finished fifth in the championship last year.
  • Note that if a single part is out of stock, whole finished product cannot be produced.
  • If you have a finished building it's relatively easy to reconstruct a blueprint from that.
  • One of the more memorable moments actually never made it into the finished story.
  • The finished roast could be compared to a pale chocolate malt.
  • Scientists say the final draft of the human genome sequence is finished.
  • It was less a finished product than an evolving piece of the hill.
  • Before computers, this experimental section helped engineers model the effects of compression on the finished bridge's cables.
British Dictionary definitions for finished

finished

/ˈfɪnɪʃt/
adjective
1.
perfected
2.
(predicative) at the end of a task, activity, etc: they were finished by four
3.
(predicative) without further hope of success or continuation: she was finished as a prima ballerina

finish

/ˈfɪnɪʃ/
verb (mainly transitive)
1.
to bring to an end; complete, conclude, or stop
2.
(intransitive) sometimes foll by up. to be at or come to the end; use up
3.
to bring to a desired or complete condition
4.
to put a particular surface texture on (wood, cloth, etc)
5.
(often foll by off) to destroy or defeat completely
6.
to train (a person) in social graces and talents
7.
(intransitive) foll by with
  1. to end a relationship or association
  2. to stop punishing a person: I haven't finished with you yet!
noun
8.
the final or last stage or part; end
9.
  1. the death, destruction, or absolute defeat of a person or one side in a conflict: a fight to the finish
  2. the person, event, or thing that brings this about
10.
  1. the surface texture or appearance of wood, cloth, etc: a rough finish
  2. a preparation, such as varnish, used to produce such a texture
11.
a thing, event, etc, that completes
12.
completeness and high quality of workmanship
13.
refinement in social graces
14.
(sport) ability to sprint at the end of a race: he has a good finish
Word Origin
C14: from Old French finir, from Latin fīnīre see fine1
Word Origin and History for finished

finish

v.

late 14c., "to bring to an end;" mid-15c., "to come to an end," from Old French finiss-, present participle stem of fenir (13c.) "stop, finish, come to an end, die," from Latin finire "to limit, set bounds, put an end to, come to an end," from finis "boundary, limit, border, end," of unknown origin, perhaps related to figere "to fasten, fix" (see fix). Meaning "to kill" is from 1755. Related: Finished; finishing. Finishing school is from 1836.

n.

1779, "that which finishes or gives completion," from finish (v.). Meaning "the end" is from 1790. Finish line attested from 1873.

Slang definitions & phrases for finished

finished

adjective

Ruined; no longer able to function or compete; dead, kaput: After two tries he was finished/ She couldn't act any longer and was finished at thirty


finish

verb

To put a disastrous end to something or to someone's prospects; COOK someone's GOOSE: She finished him off with a passing shot (1755+)


Idioms and Phrases with finished

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