Finite — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

bounded or limited in magnitude or spatial or temporal extent

of verbs; relating to forms of the verb that are limited in time by a tense and (usually) show agreement with number and person

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈaɪnaɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈaɪnaɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈaɪnaɪt/

2 syllables Say it as /fˈaɪnaɪt/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Antonyms

infinite

Word Forms

finiteness

noun

the quality of being finite

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

endlich

begrenzt oder begrenzt in der Größe oder räumlichen oder zeitlichen Ausdehnung

🇫🇷French

fini

délimité ou limité en ampleur ou en étendue spatiale ou temporelle

🇪🇸Spanish

finito

acotado o limitado en magnitud o extensión espacial o temporal

🇮🇹Italian

finito

delimitato o limitato in grandezza o estensione spaziale o temporale

🇳🇱Dutch

eindig

begrensd of beperkt in omvang of ruimtelijke of temporele omvang

🇵🇹Portuguese

finito

limitado ou limitado em magnitude ou extensão espacial ou temporal

🇷🇺Russian

конечный

ограниченный или ограниченный по величине, пространственной или временной протяженности

India

🇮🇳Hindi

परिमित

परिमाण या स्थानिक या लौकिक सीमा में घिरा या सीमित

🇧🇩Bengali

সসীম

সীমাবদ্ধ বা মাত্রায় বা স্থানিক বা অস্থায়ী ব্যাপ্তিতে সীমাবদ্ধ

🇮🇳Tamil

வரையறுக்கப்பட்ட

அளவு அல்லது இடஞ்சார்ந்த அல்லது தற்காலிக அளவில் வரம்புக்குட்பட்ட அல்லது வரையறுக்கப்பட்ட

🇮🇳Telugu

పరిమితమైన

పరిమాణం లేదా ప్రాదేశిక లేదా తాత్కాలిక పరిధిలో పరిమితం చేయబడింది లేదా పరిమితం చేయబడింది

🇮🇳Marathi

मर्यादित

परिमाण किंवा अवकाशीय किंवा ऐहिक मर्यादेत मर्यादित किंवा मर्यादित

🇮🇳Gujarati

મર્યાદિત

સીમિત અથવા તીવ્રતા અથવા અવકાશી અથવા ટેમ્પોરલ હદમાં મર્યાદિત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸೀಮಿತ

ಮಿತಿ ಅಥವಾ ಸೀಮಿತ ಪ್ರಮಾಣದಲ್ಲಿ ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರಾದೇಶಿಕ ಅಥವಾ ತಾತ್ಕಾಲಿಕ ಪ್ರಮಾಣದಲ್ಲಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പരിമിതമായ

പരിധി അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പരിമിതമായ അളവിൽ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സ്പേഷ്യൽ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ താൽക്കാലിക പരിധി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੀਮਿਤ

ਸੀਮਿਤ ਜਾਂ ਵਿਸ਼ਾਲਤਾ ਜਾਂ ਸਥਾਨਿਕ ਜਾਂ ਅਸਥਾਈ ਹੱਦ ਵਿੱਚ ਸੀਮਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

محدود

حد یا شدت یا مقامی یا وقتی حد تک محدود

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

有限

在幅度或空间或时间范围上有界或有限

🇯🇵Japanese

有限の

規模または空間的または時間的範囲が制限されている、または制限されている

🇰🇷Korean

한정된

크기나 공간적 또는 시간적 범위가 제한되거나 제한됨

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hữu hạn

bị giới hạn hoặc bị giới hạn về độ lớn hoặc phạm vi không gian hoặc thời gian

🇹🇭Thai

มีจำกัด

มีขอบเขตหรือจำกัดขนาดหรือขอบเขตหรือขอบเขตชั่วคราว

🇮🇩Indonesian

terbatas

dibatasi atau terbatas besarnya atau luas spasial atau temporal

🇵🇭Filipino

may hangganan

may hangganan o limitado sa magnitude o spatial o temporal na lawak

🇲🇾Malay

terhingga

terhad atau terhad dalam magnitud atau takat spatial atau temporal

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

محدود

محدودة أو محدودة الحجم أو المدى المكاني أو الزمني

🇮🇷Persian

متناهی

محدود یا محدود در بزرگی یا وسعت مکانی یا زمانی

🇹🇷Turkish

sonlu

büyüklük veya mekansal veya zamansal kapsam bakımından sınırlı veya sınırlı

🇮🇱Hebrew

סוֹפִי

מוגבל או מוגבל בגודל או בהיקף מרחבי או זמני

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What is the primary definition of the word 'finite'?

The primary meaning of 'finite' is 'bounded or limited in magnitude or spatial or temporal extent'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'finite' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'finite' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'finite' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'finite' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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