1
: entirely done
Are you finished yet?
: brought to a completed state
reviewing a finished manuscript
a finished job
To keep a finished drawing from being smeared or soiled, spray it with a fixative.—
Reader's Digest Crafts & Hobbies
Reader's Digest Crafts & HobbiesConverting inputs into finished goods and services is the essential function of every economic organization.—Michael Rothschild
Michael Rothschilda house with a finished basement/attic [=a basement/attic that has floors, ceilings, and walls like the rooms in the main part of the house]
2
: provided with a finish : having a final treatment or coating on the surface
a shop that sells finished oak furniture
finished wood flooring
3
: marked by the highest quality : consummate
finished workmanship
Examples of finished in a Sentence
He started his homework two hours ago and he still isn't finished.
I'll wait here until you're finished.
The job is finally finished.
We were pleased with the finished product.
We're finished! I never want to see you again!
She says she's finished with that guy.
This scandal means that his career is finished.
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This isn’t to compare Stockton to Bennett, the finished product, the one who won two national championships and was a Heisman finalist.
—Seth Emerson, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Share or export the finished document by sending a Drive link, attaching it to an email, or downloading it to another app.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
But save for the Duffers, Levy, the writers and a few executives, that warm Sunday in Atlanta was indeed the first time anyone in that room had seen the finished script.
—Kate Aurthur, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
The finished dish is buttery, super-savory, nicely glazed, and irresistible.
—Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2025
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Seth Emerson, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Share or export the finished document by sending a Drive link, attaching it to an email, or downloading it to another app.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
But save for the Duffers, Levy, the writers and a few executives, that warm Sunday in Atlanta was indeed the first time anyone in that room had seen the finished script.
—Kate Aurthur, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
The finished dish is buttery, super-savory, nicely glazed, and irresistible.
—Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2025
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“Finished.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/finished. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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