UNFINISHED | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of unfinished in English

(Definition of unfinished from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
(Definition of unfinished from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of unfinished

unfinished
Crossing a piazza, headed toward an unfinished cathedral, his phone rings.
From ESPN
Legislative leaders have praised efforts on a variety of important issues, while admitting that a few big items were left unfinished.
Someone like him was happy to be alive, he was working, he had a small child, he had unfinished business.
We need to take responsibility for what is unfinished in us, rather than burdening our children.
With many of the buildings unfinished and roadways that need paving, the park is several months from being ready for its grand opening.
From NOLA.com
This level sadly remains unfinished, but the quality of work is incredible.
We'll leave much unfinished for the next generation.
From NPR
In the end, the documentary was nearly left unfinished because a mysterious animal-borne illness felled the director during six months of post-production.
From ABC News
As people age, there is also an enormous amount of unfinished business.
Oftentimes unfinished antibiotics are kept around and then "self-prescribed" for later coughs and colds.
From ABC News
We are the only animals who are naturally unfinished.
When we finished the second one, it definitely felt unfinished.
Before we move ahead with any new nuclear power plants, let's attend to unfinished business and fix security at the ones we have.
From CNN
You know that unfinished project that's been nagging at you?
An imperfectly done task is better than an unfinished task.
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Translations of unfinished

in Chinese (Traditional)
未完成的…
in Chinese (Simplified)
未完成的…
in Spanish
inacabado/ada [masculine-feminine, singular], pendiente [masculine-feminine…
in Portuguese
inacabado/-da, incompleto/-ta…
in more languages
in Turkish
in French
in Japanese
in Dutch
in Czech
in Danish
in Indonesian
in Thai
in Vietnamese
in Polish
in Swedish
in Malay
in German
in Norwegian
in Ukrainian
in Russian
bitmemiş, tamamlanmamış, eksik…
inachevé/-ée, inachevé…
未完成(みかんせい)の…
onvoltooid…
nedokončený…
ufærdigt…
tidak selesai…
ยังไม่เสร็จ…
chưa hoàn thành…
niedokończony…
ofärdigt…
belum siap…
unvollendet…
uferdig, uoppgjort…
незавершений…
незаконченный…
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