26984 words

finite

3 definitions • 4 examples
1
having a limit or end:

Examples:

The funds available for the health service are finite and we cannot afford to waste money.
finite amount We only have a finite amount of time to complete this task - we can't continue indefinitely.
2
in a form that shows the tense and subject of a verb, rather than the infinitive form or a participle:

Examples:

In the following sentence "go" is finite: "I often go to the cinema."
3
having a limit or end:

Examples:

We have only a finite amount of time to complete this project.

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