finished

/ˈfɪnɪʃt/

adjective

  1. completed; no longer happening or being done

    A2

    often attributive or after 'be'

    • "The game is finished."A2
    • "She showed us the finished painting."B1
    • "The new bridge is expected to be finished by June."B2

  2. no longer involved with or needing something, especially because you have stopped using or doing it

    B1

    used in 'be finished with something'often informal

    • "I'm finished with this book; you can borrow it."A2
    • "Once you're finished with the form, leave it at the desk."B1
    • "She decided she was finished with the company."B2

  3. exhausted, defeated, or no longer able to succeed

    B2

    often predicativeinformal

    • "After the long race, he was completely finished."B1
    • "If we lose this contract, the company is finished."B2
    • "The scandal left his political career finished."C1

verb

  1. past tense and past participle of 'finish': completed something or came to an end

    A2

    regular: finish, finished, finished

    • "I finished my homework before dinner."A1
    • "Have you finished reading the report?"B1
    • "By the time we arrived, the ceremony had finished."B2
    • "They finished building the bridge ahead of schedule."B1

  2. consumed all of something, especially food or drink

    A2
    • "He finished his sandwich."A2
    • "We finished the last of the juice."B1

Common mistakes

  • I finished to read the book.→I finished reading the book.

    After 'finish', use the -ing form, not the infinitive.

Collocations

finished productfinished goodsfinished articlefinished workfinished withall finished

Word family

finishfinishingunfinishedfinisher