Difference between Finished and Polished

What is the difference between Finished and Polished?

Finished as a verb is to complete (something). while Polished as a verb is to shine; to make a surface very smooth or shiny by rubbing, cleaning, or grinding.

Finished

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To complete (something).

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Processed or perfected. Terminated; over; done for.

Example sentence: When one has finished building one's house, one suddenly realizes that in the process one has learned something that one really needed to know in the worst way - before one began.

Polished

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To shine; to make a surface very smooth or shiny by rubbing, cleaning, or grinding.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Made smooth or shiny by polishing.refined, elegant

Example sentence: That's what prison did for me, it isolated me, you know, it polished me up like a stone.

We hope you now know whether to use Finished or Polished in your sentence.

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