No. 262 in Catalan
acabat
"Acabat" means "finished" or "completed" in English.
In a sentence
He acabat de llegir aquest llibre.
I have finished reading this book.
In this sentence, 'acabat' is the participle form of the verb 'acabar' (to finish/end) used in the construction of the present perfect tense to indicate the completion of an action.
Aquest treball està acabat.
This work is finished.
Here, 'acabat' functions as an adjective derived from the past participle, describing the state of the work as being finished.
Es veu molt acabat últimament.
He looks very worn out lately.
In this context, 'acabat' is used metaphorically as an adjective, meaning someone appears fatigued or used up, showing a more subjective or figurative use of the word.
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