finished

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈfɪnɪʃt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(fin′isht)

Collocations for "finished"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "finished" in context.

WordReference English Collocations © 2026

finish

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
v
  1. finish [your work, my chores, her exam, his homework]
  2. finish [the job, what you started]
  3. finish a [race, marathon, obstacle course]
  4. finish (off) your [drink, meal, dinner]
  5. finish off [with, by]
  6. finished with [an explosion, a cliffhanger, applause]
  7. finish up a [project, paper, book, movie]
  8. [easy, difficult] to finish
  9. about to finish
  10. [give you, no, didn't have] time to finish
  11. finish on [time, schedule]
  12. [have, had] only just finished
  13. just finished (up)
  14. finished [first, in second place]
  15. finished [at 1:00, a few minutes ago, an hour ago]
  16. finished to perfection
  17. finish and [polish, shine]
  18. finish a [chair, bannister, table]
  19. finish off the [enemy, opponent]
n
  1. had a [strong, weak] finish
  2. was a [dramatic, close, tight, nail-biting] finish (to)
  3. [needed, was] a photo finish
  4. a finish in the race
  5. a finish to the [week, day, presentation]
  6. see it through from start to finish
  7. led from start to finish
  8. was [doomed, ill-thought, riveting] from start to finish
  9. getting [near, close to] the finish
  10. [200 meters, one lap] from the finish
  11. a [gloss, matte, smooth] finish
  12. [an oil, a poly, a paint] finish
  13. put a (new) finish on the [table, chair, wood, house, siding]
  14. put a (new) coat of finish on the [table]
  15. [an extra, a new] coat of finish
  16. [two] coats of finish
n as adj
  1. [reached, crossed] the finish line
'finished' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
AD - ASAP - December - July - June - Morocco - November - October - after - almost - already - annex - anyhow - anywhere - app - apparently - apprenticeship - apricot - artwork - assignment - attic - basement - be - before - black - blink - blue - book - bowl - but - call - chestnut - chore - climb - closely - college - construction - copper - couple - cranberry - decent - definite - degree - distant - doubt - drab - draft - dryer - dye - ease

Forum discussions with the word(s) "finished" in the title:

  • Go to Preferences page and choose from different actions for taps or mouse clicks.

In other languages: Spanish | French | Italian | Portuguese | Romanian | German | Dutch | Swedish | Russian | Polish | Czech | Greek | Turkish | Chinese | Japanese | Korean | Arabic

Advertisements
Advertisements
Report an inappropriate ad.
WordReference.com
WORD OF THE DAY
GET THE DAILY EMAIL!

Become a WordReference Supporter to view the site ad-free.