finite

Universal Words adjective 1 having a definite limit or fixed size: a finite number of possibilities * The world's resources are finite. OPPINFINITE 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. OPPNON-FINITE