Definition of "finished" in English

adjective

1. (comparable) Processed or perfected.

   • He gave a very finished, but uninspired performance.

2. Completed; concluded; done.

   • I won't be finished until just before lunch.
   • The program was finally finished after three hours.
   • He wasn't finished cleaning up until nearly noon.
   • He wasn't quite finished with his assignment.

3. (informal, figurative) Done for; doomed; used up.

verb

1. simple past and past participle of finish

   • He finished the cabinet with two more layers of polyurethane.