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The roads of life are strewn with the wreckage of run-down and half-finished loves.
Ralph W. Sockman

Meaning of "half-finished" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HALF-FINISHED

half-finished play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HALF-FINISHED

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

WHAT DOES HALF-FINISHED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of half-finished in the English dictionary

The definition of half-finished in the dictionary is only partially completed.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HALF-FINISHED

half-dressed
half-drowned
half-drunk
half-eaten
half-educated
half-empty
half-English
half-fare
half-fill
half-filled
half-forgotten
half-formed
half-forward
half-frame
half-frozen
half-full
half-grown
half-hardy
half-hearted
half-heartedly

WORDS THAT END LIKE HALF-FINISHED

accomplished
astonished
burnished
cherished
diminished
distinguished
established
finished
furnished
impoverished
in the shed
long-established
malnourished
perished
polished
tarnished
unfinished
unfurnished
unpublished
vanished
well-established

Synonyms and antonyms of half-finished in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «half-finished» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HALF-FINISHED

Find out the translation of half-finished to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of half-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 «half-finished» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

半成品
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

a medio terminar
570 millions of speakers

English

half-finished
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आधा समाप्त
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نصف منتهية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

полуфабрикатом
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

semi-acabados
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অর্ধ-সমাপ্ত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

semi-finis
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Separuh selesai
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Halbzeuge
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

半製品の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

절반 완료
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Setengah rampung
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dở dang
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அரை முடிக்கப்பட்ட
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अर्धवट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yarım kalmış
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

semilavorato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pół - wykończone
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

напівфабрикатом
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

semifabricat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μισοτελειωμένο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

halfklaar
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

halvfärdiga
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

halvferdig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of half-finished

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HALF-FINISHED»

The term «half-finished» is regularly used and occupies the 96.033 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HALF-FINISHED» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «half-finished» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «half-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 half-finished

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3 QUOTES WITH «HALF-FINISHED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word half-finished.
1
Ally Carter
Like so many aspiring writers who still have boxes of things they've written in their parents' houses, I filled notebooks with half-finished poems and stories and first paragraphs of novels that never got written.
2
Ralph W. Sockman
The roads of life are strewn with the wreckage of run-down and half-finished loves.
3
Maisie Williams
Nobody wants to see a half-finished Vine.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HALF-FINISHED»

Discover the use of half-finished in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to half-finished and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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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
2
英汉当代企业经营管理词典
half-duplex circuit half-tone respond half-duplex circuit half-duplex operation half- duplex service half-duty ¥$, half-element displacement half elliptic half fare half fare ticket half-finished goods half-finished material half-finished product ...
‎2004
3
Action and Generality
It is a perfectly ordinary thought that “X is far from finished,” or that “X is half- finished,” or that “X is nearly finished doing A.” And, as the second one makes clear, all three of these judgments concern the proportion of the action that is behind the ...
Anton Ford, 2008
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Memoirs relating to European and Asiatic Turkey, and other ...
... the astragal five feet are unwrought. Upon the wall next the Pandroseum, seven feet and a half in length, three feet and a half in width, are half finished. Of smooth work, six feet in length, three feet and a palm in width, five palms in thickness.
Robert Walpole, 1818
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Memoirs Relating to European and Asiatic Turkey , and Other ...
... of the other—of the cymatium three feet and a half are unwrought, and of the astragal five feet are unwrought. Upon the wall next the Pandroseum, seven feet and a half in length, three feet and a half in width, are half finished. Of smooth work ...
earl of Orford Robert Walpole, 1818
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Memoirs Relating to European and Asiatic Turkey
... the astragal five feet are unwrought. Upon the wall next the Pandroseum, seven feet and a half in length, three feet and a half in width, are half finished. Of smooth work, six feet in length, three feet and a palm in width, five palms in thickness.
Robert Walpole, 1817
7
Føroysk-Ensk ordabók: with Faroese folk-lore and proverbs : ...
the sheep drive isn't more than half-finished, -givin almost completely exhausted, -gjerdur half-done or -finished ... than half over, -lidugur half-finished, -lotur slightly embarrassed or sheepish, -lysi half-light, -laea laugh a little, -mani half- moon, ...
‎1985
8
Positive theory of c
... at the beginning of the production period, there should be on hand one year's supply finished, and a second year's supply half finished. In each year the finished year's supply is consumed by the workers, while the half~finished is finished by ...
Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk, 1930
9
Lessons in Life: A Series of Familiar Essays
convicted of being a fool, by any number of wise people who judge him on the evidence of a half-finished structure. When the dwelling is completed, it usually " looks better than they ever supposed it could ; " but they learn nothing from this, ...
Timothy Titcomb, 1862
10
Lessons in Life: A Series of Familiar Essays
as unreasonable to condemn a half-finished world as a half-finished pear. Human society must be brought to perfection by regularly instituted and slowly operating processes. It may take as long to perfect society as it did to create the world ...
Josiah Gilbert Holland, 1867

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HALF-FINISHED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term half-finished is used in the context of the following news items.
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Half-finished Marriott torn down | The Charlotte Observer The …
A partially finished hotel that's been the subject of a legal fight and neighbors' complaints is now just a pile of rubble, following its recent ... «Charlotte Observer, Jul 15»
2
Its time to admit Comic-Con exclusive footage is dead - HitFix
So next year, bring those half-finished sizzle reels and brand-new trailers! Just bring enough to share with the whole class. Follow Us ... «HitFix, Jul 15»
3
PressTV-'Petchem sector eyes more foreign capital'
He added that the value of half-finished projects in Iran's petrochemical sector amounts to USD 70 billion, proving that the sector has a good ... «Press TV, Jul 15»
4
Australian astronomers excited as New Horizons nears Pluto for …
The bigger asteroids are believed to be half-finished planets. "Objects like Pluto may tell us a lot about how planets are formed," Dr Watson said ... «ABC Local, Jul 15»
5
29th Extravaganza brings history to life - Owatonna MN: News
... sure that everything we're doing is accurate,” Rich Lustig said, standing near a workbench arranged with a half-finished bow he's carving. «Southernminn.com, Jul 15»
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Exclusive: Yanis Varoufakis opens up about his five month battle to …
He will also return to a half-finished book on the crisis, mull the new offers publishers have already begun to send him, and may return to the ... «New Statesman, Jul 15»
7
We're All Becoming Distracted Victims of Smartphones
Your phone buzzes at work. You promised yourself you wouldn't check your phone until you turn in your half-finished assignment that's due in ... «The Fiscal Times, Jul 15»
8
Overlooked Woodlands community in Harris County seeks …
But the half-finished community also stands apart from the rest of the township, separated by Spring Creek and located in, ahem, Harris County. «Houston Chronicle, Jul 15»
9
FILM REVIEW: Lots of heart in 'Infinitely Polar Bear'
He has half-finished projects strewn about. The girls are dirty, with hair so badly tangled you just want to brush it. But when one of them needs a ... «Wicked Local Plymouth, Jul 15»
10
Dip in exports of goods wholly or partially manufactured overseas
These exports fall into two categories: processing trade, in which raw materials and half-finished products are sent from South Korea overseas ... «The Hankyoreh, Jul 15»

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