finished

Finished is an English adjective and the past participle of the verb finish. As an adjective it most often denotes something that has been completed or concluded, such as a finished project or a finished painting. It can also mean something that is no longer in progress or ready for use, and in informal speech can mean exhausted or worn out.

The word derives from Middle English finissen, from Old French finir, from Latin finis “end.” Its meaning has broadened over time from the sense of bringing something to an end to describing the state of the result after processing or work.

As the past participle of finish, finished appears in perfect tenses and passive constructions: "The work is finished" and "The work has been finished." It also comes up in phrases such as "we have finished for today" and "to finish something" meaning to complete it, as well as in the comparative adjective form "finished" to indicate a state resulting from completion.

In manufacturing and design, finish refers to the surface appearance or texture of an object, produced by processes such as painting, polishing, staining, or coating. A product may be described as finished after final cleaning, inspection, and packaging. Finished goods are items that have completed production and are ready for sale.

The opposite of finished is unfinished or incomplete. The term is common in idiomatic use, such as "to be finished with something," meaning to have completed it, or "to be finished" in the sense of being defeated or no longer able to continue.