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The definition of finished is something that has been completed, or someone or something that has been ruined, or something that has had a particular coating applied, or someone who is skilled or polished.
(adjective)- When you've eaten all of your lunch, this is an example of a time when your lunch is finished.
- When your career is over and destroyed by a scandal, this is an example of a time when your career is finished.
- When a coat of cherry stain has been applied to a piece of wood, this is an example of a time when the wood is finished.
- When you are a renowned poet beloved by critics the world over, this is an example of a time when you are a finished artist.
Finished is defined as completed or ended.
(verb)When you ate all of your lunch and there is nothing left, this is an example of when you finished your lunch.
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See finished in Webster's New World College Dictionary
adjective
- ended; concluded
- completed
- highly skilled or polished; perfected; accomplished
- given a certain kind of finish or surface, as of paint, wax, etc.
- defeated, ruined, dying, etc.
- ☆ done with a task, activity, or concern: they were finished by noon
See finished in American Heritage Dictionary 4
adjective
- Highly accomplished or skilled; polished: a finished artist.
- Exhibiting a high degree of skill or polish: an essay that was a finished piece of work.
- a. Doomed to death or destruction.b. Having no more use, value, or potential; washed-up.
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