The difference between Done and Finished

When used as adjectives, done means ready, fully cooked, whereas finished means processed or perfected.


check bellow for the other definitions of Done and Finished

  1. Done as an adjective (of food):

    Ready, fully cooked.

    Examples:

    "As soon as the potatoes are done we can sit down and eat."

  2. Done as an adjective:

    Having completed or finished an activity.

    Examples:

    "He pushed his empty plate away, sighed and pronounced "I am done."

    "They were done playing and were picking up the toys when he arrived."

  3. Done as an adjective:

    Being exhausted or fully spent.

    Examples:

    "When the water is done we will only be able to go on for a few days."

  4. Done as an adjective:

    Without hope or prospect of completion or success.

    Examples:

    "He is done, after three falls there is no chance he will be able to finish."

  5. Done as an adjective:

    Fashionable, socially acceptable, tasteful.

    Examples:

    "I can't believe he just walked up and spoke to her like that, those kind of things just aren't done!"

    "What is the done thing these days? I can't keep up!"

  1. Done as a verb:

    Examples:

    "I have ''done'' my work."

  2. Done as a verb (African American Vernacular English, Southern American English, auxiliary verb, taking a [[past tense]]):

    Used in forming the perfective aspect; have.

    Examples:

    "I done did my best to raise y'all."

    "I woke up and found out she done left."

  3. Done as a verb (obsolete):

    plural simple present form of

  1. Done as a noun (colloquial, slang):

    Examples:

    "on the done"

  1. Finished as an adjective (comparable):

    Processed or perfected.

    Examples:

    "He gave a very finished, but uninspired performance."

  2. Finished as an adjective:

    Completed; concluded; done.

    Examples:

    "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. Finished as an adjective:

    Done for; doomed; used up.

  1. Finished as a verb:

    Examples:

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

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