Gone vs. Finished — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Gone and Finished
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Definitions
Gone➦
Past participle of go1.
Finished➦
Brought to a state of completion
A finished novel.
Gone➦
Being away from a place; absent or having departed.
Finished➦
In a state of having completed something
The cook is finished preparing the meal.
Gone➦
Missing or lost
My watch is gone.
Finished➦
Exhibiting a high degree of skill or refinement
An essay that was a finished piece of work.
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Gone➦
No longer in existence; not part of the present
"The biggest catastrophe was the lack of wildlife. The great herds were gone" (Tom Clynes).
Finished➦
Highly accomplished or skilled; polished
A finished artist.
Gone➦
No longer available; used up
All the rice is gone.
Finished➦
Doomed to death or destruction
If the explorers don't get more supplies, they are finished.
Gone➦
No longer alive; dead.
Finished➦
Having no more use, value, or potential; washed-up
With that injury, he's finished as a pitcher.
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Gone➦
Past; bygone
An era long gone.
Finished➦
(comparable) Processed or perfected.
He gave a very finished, but uninspired performance.
Gone➦
Advanced, as in illness or deterioration
"My poor father was far gone in a decline that took him off" (Robert Louis Stevenson).
Finished➦
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.
Gone➦
Ruined; lost
A gone cause.
Finished➦
Done for; doomed; used up.
Gone➦
Carried away; absorbed
Far gone in speculation.
Finished➦
Simple past tense and past participle of finish
He finished the cabinet with two more layers of polyurethane.
Gone➦
(Slang) Infatuated
Gone on his sweetheart.
Finished➦
Polished to the highest degree of excellence; complete; perfect; as, a finished poem; a finished education.
Gone➦
(Slang) Pregnant
Is five months gone.
Finished➦
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state;
A finished product
Gone➦
Inflection of go
Finished➦
Ended or brought to an end;
Are you finished?
Gave me the finished manuscript
The manuscript is finished
Almost finished with his studies
Gone➦
Alternative spelling of gonor gon': short for gonna, going to.
Finished➦
(of skills or the products of skills) brought to or having the greatest excellence; perfected;
A dazzling and finished piece of writing
A finished violinist
Gone➦
Away, having left.
Are they gone already?
Finished➦
Having a surface coating or finish applied;
The finished bookcase costs much more than the unfinished ones
Gone➦
No longer existing, having passed.
The days of my youth are gone.
All the little shops that used to be here are now gone.
Finished➦
Brought to ruin;
After the revolution the aristocracy was finished
The unsuccessful run for office left him ruined politically and economically
Gone➦
Used up.
I'm afraid all the coffee's gone at the moment.
The bulb's gone, can you put a new one in?.
Gone➦
Dead.
Gone➦
Doomed, done for.
Have you seen the company's revenue? It's through the floor. They're gone.
Gone➦
(colloquial) Not fully aware of one's surroundings, often through intoxication or mental decline.
Don't bother trying to understand what Grandma says; she's gone.
Gone➦
(slang) Entirely given up to; infatuated with; used with on.
He's totally gone on her.
Gone➦
Excellent, wonderful; crazy.
It was a group of real gone cats.
Gone➦
(archaic) Ago (used post-positionally).
Gone➦
(US) Weak; faint; feeling a sense of goneness.
Gone➦
Of an arrow: wide of the mark.
Gone➦
Used with a genitively constructed duration to indicate for how long a process has been developing, an action has been performed or a state has persisted; pregnant.
She’s three months' gone
Gone➦
Past, after, later than (a time).
You'd better hurry up, it's gone four o'clock.
Gone➦
Not present; having left;
He's away right now
You must not allow a stranger into the house when your mother is away
Everyone is gone now
The departed guests
Gone➦
Destroyed or killed;
We are gone geese
Gone➦
Dead;
He is deceased
Our dear departed friend
Gone➦
Having all been spent;
The money is all gone
Gone➦
Well in the past; former;
Bygone days
Dreams of foregone times
Sweet memories of gone summers
Relics of a departed era
Gone➦
No longer retained;
Gone with the wind
