Finished

Part of speech: adjective, verb

Pronunciation: /ˈfɪnɪʃt/

Definitions

1. Having brought a task or activity to a complete end; being completely used up or drained of energy
2. Describes something or someone that has been fully completed or concluded; refers to a state of extreme fatigue or depletion
3. Indicates the conclusion of an action or process; characterizes a condition where resources, strength, or energy are fully spent

Etymology: "Finished" is the past tense and past participle of "finish," so the history belongs to the verb. The verb came into Middle English from Old French "finiss-", a form of "finir," which in turn came from Latin "finire," meaning to bring to an end. That Latin verb grew from "finis," meaning end, limit or boundary, which is also the source of English "finite" and "confine" through related Latin forms. The Latin "finis" is the root that gives the word its core sense of reaching a boundary, and the English verb kept that sense: to finish is to arrive at the limit of a task. Its ancestry may go back to Proto-Indo-European roots meaning "to stick, set up" or "to split," though scholars are not certain which, so the connection to a physical boundary is the clearest thread.

Synonyms: completed, concluded, done, accomplished, achieved

Antonyms: unfinished, incomplete, ongoing