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Definition of finite adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

finite

adjective
 
/ˈfaɪnaɪt/
 
/ˈfaɪnaɪt/
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  1. having a definite limit or fixed size
    • a finite number of possibilities
    • The world's resources are finite.
    opposite infinite
  2. (grammar) a finite verb form or clause shows a particular tense, person and number
    • ‘Am’, ‘is’, ‘are’, ‘was’ and ‘were’ are the finite forms of ‘be’; ‘being’ and ‘been’ are the non-finite forms.
    opposite non-finite
  3. Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin finitus ‘finished’, past participle of finire, from finis ‘end’.
See finite in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee finite in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English

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