How to sign “Finished” in ASL

Food & Drink

The BSL sign for “Finished” isn't in our dictionary yet — it will be fingerspelled in BSL mode, never replaced with this ASL sign.

Step by step

  1. Hold both hands up, palms facing you.
  2. Flip them outward so the palms face away — 'all done!'

Practice tip

Also marks past tense: FINISHED EAT means 'already ate'.

Text-based guide researched from established ASL references (Lifeprint, university and public-health materials) and rewritten in original words. Signer-created photos and videos are a planned future upgrade.

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