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Meaning of "finished" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FINISHED

finished  [ˈfɪnɪʃt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FINISHED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Finished is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES FINISHED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Finished

Finished is a 1917 novel by H. Rider Haggard featuring Allan Quatermain. It is the last in a trilogy about the Zulu kingdom, which also includes Marie and Child of Storm, and involved the dwarf Zikali. It is set against the background of the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879, covering events leading up to the war, and ending with the death of Cetewayo. Quatermain is depicted as being one of the few survivors of the Battle of Isandhlwana. Like others in the series, several real-life characters appear, such as Cetewayo and Anthony Durnford.

Definition of finished in the English dictionary

The first definition of finished in the dictionary is perfected. Other definition of finished is at the end of a task, activity, etc. Finished is also without further hope of success or continuation.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FINISHED


astonished
əˈstɒnɪʃt
burnished
ˈbɜːnɪʃt
comfortably-furnished
ˌkʌmftəblɪˈfɜːnɪʃt
diminished
dɪˈmɪnɪʃt
furnished
ˈfɜːnɪʃt
overfinished
ˌəʊvəˈfɪnɪʃt
ready-furnished
ˌrɛdɪˈfɜːnɪʃt
semifinished
ˌsɛmɪˈfɪnɪʃt
tarnished
ˈtɑːnɪʃt
unadmonished
ˌʌnədˈmɒnɪʃt
unburnished
ʌnˈbɜːnɪʃt
undiminished
ˌʌndɪˈmɪnɪʃt
unfinished
ʌnˈfɪnɪʃt
unfurnished
ʌnˈfɜːnɪʃt
ungarnished
ʌnˈɡɑːnɪʃt
unpunished
ʌnˈpʌnɪʃt
unreplenished
ˌʌnrɪˈplɛnɪʃt
untarnished
ʌnˈtɑːnɪʃt
unvarnished
ʌnˈvɑːnɪʃt
vanished
ˈvænɪʃt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FINISHED

finicalness
finickety
finickiness
finicking
finicky
fining
finings
finis
finish
finish line
finished product
finisher
finishing
finishing line
finishing school
finishing touch
Finisterre
finite
finite state grammar
finitely

WORDS THAT END LIKE FINISHED

accomplished
anguished
cherished
dished
distinguished
established
famished
half-finished
impoverished
in the shed
long-established
malnourished
perished
polished
unblemished
undistinguished
unpolished
unpublished
well-established
well-furnished
well-nourished

Synonyms and antonyms of finished in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «FINISHED»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «finished» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of finished
accomplish · accomplished · achieve · annihilate · annihilation · appearance · bankrupt · bankruptcy · best · blow away · bring down · bump off · butcher · carry through · cease · cessation · classic · close · closed · closing · coat · complete · completion · conclude · conclusion · consume · consummate · culminate · culmination · cultivated · cultivation · culture · curtains · dead in the water · deal with · death · defeat · defeated · denouement · deplete · destroy · devastated · devour · discharge · dispatch · do · do away with · do in · done · done for · doomed · drain · drained · drink · drive to the wall · eat · elaborate · elaboration · elegant · empty · end · ending · eradicate · execute · exhaust · exhausted · expend · expert · exterminate · face · final · finale · finalization · finalize · flawless · fulfil · full · get rid of · get through · gild · glaze · gone · grain · impeccable · kill · knock off · lacquer · leave · liquidation · lost · lustre · make short work of · massacre · masterly · murder · neck · over · overcome · overpower · pack in · patina · perfect · perfection · polish · polish off · polished · professional · proficient · put paid to · quit · refine · refined · refinement · round off · rout · ruin · ruined · run-in · settle · shine · shut · skilled · slaughter · slay · smooth · smoothness · sophistication · spend · spent · stain · stop · surface · take out · terminate · termination · texture · through · undone · urbane · use · use up · varnish · veneer · washed up · wax · wind up · wind-up · worst · wound up · wrap up · wrapped up · wrecked

Translation of «finished» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FINISHED

Find out the translation of finished to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of finished from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «finished» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

完成的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

haber acabado
570 millions of speakers

English

finished
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

समाप्त
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مُنْجَز
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

законченный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

acabado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সমাপ্ত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fini
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Selesai
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

fertig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

終えた
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

끝낸
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Rampung
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hoàn chỉnh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முடிக்கப்பட்ட
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पूर्ण झाले
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bitmiş
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

finito
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

skończony
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

закінчений
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

încheiat cu
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τελειωμένος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

klaar
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

klar
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

avsluttet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of finished

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FINISHED»

The term «finished» is very widely used and occupies the 3.498 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FINISHED» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «finished» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «finished» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about finished

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10 QUOTES WITH «FINISHED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word finished.
1
Eve Arnold
I find going back through things sometimes exhilarating because I find things I didn't know I had, and sometimes it's very off putting because there are things I never quite finished, and there's nothing at all to do about it now.
2
Max Azria
I think I have the best house in the world. I thank God to have it. I thank God that I finished it. And I hope that I will live enough to take profit of it.
3
Eric Bana
I wanted to be a mechanic. When I was 14 I wanted to quit school and go work on my car. But my dad said Son, you shouldn't do that. You should stay in school until your education is finished, and when you're done, don't make your hobby your job.
4
Eric Bana
I race historic muscle cars back in Australia, and that's my hobby. And I try to race home as soon as I've finished a movie but don't tell anyone.
5
Augusten Burroughs
I've just finished my next collection, Possible Side Effects, and I'm now working on a collection of holiday stories as well as a memoir about my relationship with my father.
6
Italo Calvino
A classic is a book that has never finished saying what it has to say.
7
Jamais Cascio
Back in the 1500s, the culture that we had built in the West embraced multigenerational projects quite easily. Notre Dame. Massive cathedrals were not built over the course of a few years, they were built over a few generations. People who started building them knew they wouldn't be finished until their grandson was born.
8
Tommy Chong
The smartest billionaires I know never finished high school. I got my degree and my doctorate on the street and an advanced degree in jail.
9
Amy Chow
It is fine to be all focused on gymnastics if that is what you want to do, but once you are finished with gymnastics, what are you going to do?
10
James C. Collins
If I'm going really, really fast, I can do a page of finished text a day, on average.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FINISHED»

Discover the use of finished in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to finished and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Patterns from Finished Clothes: Re-Creating the Clothes You Love
Doyle suggests ways to vary the pattern, then shows garments she’s collected from used clothing stores to study for unusual details...I’m glad to welcome this book to my library.”—The Creative Machine.
Tracy Doyle, 1997
2
From First Draft To Finished Novel: A Writer's Guide To ...
Detailed examples from published novels, the principles of building a story, worksheets and checklists to assist with character development, and the proper steps for submitting a completed work are provided in this comprehensive guide for ...
Karen Wiesner, 2008
3
You'Re Not Finished Yet
"This book goes beyond helping one to understand addiction and the dysfuctional family.
Rev Karen E Herrick Phd Lcsw Lmsw, 2011
4
Nearly Finished: A Guide to Home Renovation
This book is based on a series of articles published in the Cape Times which elicited some rather interesting responses: 'My husband wants to renovate and I don't.
Robyn Cohen, 2006
5
Finished from the Start and Other Plays
The title play, Radrigan's 1981 masterpiece, speaks directly to the specter of the disappeared."--BOOK JACKET.
Juan Radrigan, 2007
6
The Finished Kingdom: A Study of the Absolute
"In this book is presented the Science of Reality, the Science of the Absolute. it lifts one into the realm of intuition, inspiration, illumination, faith, -the realm of the Fourth Dimension or Cosmic Consciousness." Co.
Lillian De Waters, 1996
7
Allegiant (Divergent, Book 3)
What if your whole world was a lie? The thrillingly dark conclusion to the No. 1 New York Times bestselling DIVERGENT trilogy.
Veronica Roth, 2013
8
Why the History of English Law Has Not Been Finished: An ...
Revisiting Maitland's celebrated inaugural lecture, Professor Baker suggests that English legal history cannot be properly written until the original sources have been found and made accessible.
John Hamilton Baker, 1999
9
The Nice Guy Who Finished First: A Biography of Rahul Dravid
IT tells the tale of a young man who has succeeded in his chosen profession through an ardent faith in the three ‘D’s of dedication, discipline and determination.
Devendra Prabhudesai, 2005
10
The half-finished heaven: the best poems of Tomas Tranströmer
Contents Introduction: "Upward into the Depths" by Robert Bly 1 From 17 Poems(1954) Secrets on the Road(1958) The Half-Finished Heaven(1962) EveningMorning Storm The Man Awakened by a Song above His Roof Track Kyrie After the Attack ...
Tomas Tranströmer, Robert Bly, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FINISHED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term finished is used in the context of the following news items.
1
The US Dollar and Bretton Woods are Finished: The BRICS/SCO …
The architecture of the post-Second World War or post-1945 global order is now in its death bed and finished. With or without Washington, ... «Center for Research on Globalization, Jul 15»
2
Xander Bogaerts finished fourth in All-Star Game run-off
BOSTON -- Xander Bogaerts finished fourth out of the four remaining candidates in the run-off vote for the American League All-Star team. «The Providence Journal, Jul 15»
3
Scott Walker and these 8 famous Americans never finished college
While Wisconsin's Republican Gov. Scott Walker hasn't formally announced his candidacy for president yet, the debate on whether or not he ... «Deseret News, Jul 15»
4
Christopher Nolan Has Finished A Script For His Next Project
Filmmaker Christopher Nolan has reportedly finished a “comprehensive draft” of a screenplay for his next project, though details are still hard to ... «/FILM, Jul 15»
5
Workers 'confident' former Chicopee High renovations will be …
At the end of June, it set aside about $500,000 from free cash to ensure the project can be finished without delays, said William Zaskey, a City ... «MassLive.com, Jul 15»
6
Quilt finished to honor lost member
Members of Xi Mu Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi sorority finished the quilt after Hamilton died in an accident during Ride the Rockies in 2013. «Chaffee County Times, Jul 15»
7
Mary Jane Veloso's kin want case vs. recruiters finished by October
The family of Mary Jane Veloso wants the case against her recruiters finished by October to avoid it being used by politicians running in the ... «GMA News, Jul 15»
8
Warcraft Movie Nearly Finished, Director Has Ideas for Trilogy
After years of development, the Warcraft movie from Godzilla studio Legendary Pictures and Blizzard Entertainment is nearly finished, director ... «GameSpot, Jul 15»
9
Key DNA evidence 'finished' at Brit tourists murder trial
"The DNA on the cigarettes is all finished," the head of police on the nearby island of Koh Pha Ngan told the defence team outside the ... «Yahoo News, Jul 15»
10
This Playable Prototype Already More Fun Than Most Finished Games
I've enjoyed many games in 2015, but few have put a smile on my face the way Butcher has. If Hatred felt like the 90s throwback nobody ... «Kotaku, Jul 15»

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