Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English homepage

Date: 1300-1400
Language: Latin
Origin: finitus, past participle of finire; FINISH1

finite

 adjective
     
Related topics: Grammar
fi‧nite
1 having an end or a limit [≠ infinite]:
2 technicalSLG a finite verb form shows a particular time. 'Am' , 'was', and 'are' are examples of finite verb forms, but 'being' and 'been' are not [≠ non-finite]
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

Dictionary pictures of the day
Do you know what each of these is called?
What is the word for picture 1? What is the word for picture 2? What is the word for picture 3? What is the word for picture 4?
Click on any of the pictures above to find out what it is called.

Explore our topic dictionary

Browse the dictionary