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finish English

Meaning finish meaning

What does finish mean?
Definitions in simple English

finish Verb

— If something finishes, it stops and doesn't start again; it comes to the end. I finish work at 4:30 and I get home at 5:00. In June of 1992 I had just finished university and I was looking for a job. She finished off her homework and put it away. Finish up your lunch quickly, please. — If something finishes somebody off, it uses all their energy or it kills them. That last run around the track completely finished me off. — If you finish something up, you use the last of it. I finished up the milk this morning. There's none left. — If you are finished with something, you don't need it anymore. — If you finish the surface of something, especially wood, you make it smooth and ready to use.

finish Noun

— The finish is the last part or end of something. As the runners come to the finish, they are side by side. It was a good day from start to finish. — The finish is the way a surface looks after it has been made smooth and ready to use. The oil gives the wood a smooth, deep finish.

finish

— verb (= complete) come or bring to a finish or an end He finished the dishes She completed the requirements for her Master's Degree The fastest runner finished the race in just over 2 hours; others finished in over 4 hours — verb (= end up, wind up) finally be or do something He ended up marrying his high school sweetheart he wound up being unemployed and living at home again — verb (= end, stop, terminate) have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other My property ends by the bushes The symphony ends in a pianissimo — verb provide with a finish The carpenter finished the table beautifully this shirt is not finished properly — noun (= coating, finishing) a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance) the boat had a metallic finish he applied a coat of a clear finish when the finish is too thin it is difficult to apply evenly — verb (= polish off) finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table She polished off the remaining potatoes — noun (wine tasting) the taste of a wine on the back of the tongue (as it is swallowed) the wine has a nutty flavor and a pleasant finish — noun the downfall of someone (as of persons on one side of a conflict) booze will be the finish of him it was a fight to the finish — noun designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race) excitement grew as the finish neared my horse was several lengths behind at the finish the winner is the team with the most points at the finish — noun (= finishing) the act of finishing his best finish in a major tournament was third the speaker's finishing was greeted with applause — verb cause to finish a relationship with somebody That finished me with Mary — noun (= destination) the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey) a crowd assembled at the finish he was nearly exhausted as their destination came into view — noun (= ending) event whose occurrence ends something his death marked the ending of an era when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show — noun (= stopping point, close) the temporal end; the concluding time the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell the market was up at the finish they were playing better at the close of the season — noun (= polish, refinement) a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality they performed with great polish I admired the exquisite refinement of his prose almost an inspiration which gives to all work that finish which is almost art — -Joseph Conrad

Synonyms finish synonyms

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finish English » English

end complete terminate conclude stop accomplish cease conclusion close come to an end termination completion achieve ending quit accomodate settle perfect fulfil bring to an end run out polish fulfill finish up end up wind up finale perform finishing finalize do consummate use up execute discontinue be over be completed kill halt goal expire done close in be finished abate put away prepare polish off over last

Topics finish topics

What do people use finish to talk about?
States Time Relative time Order, sequence

Last
Person Life Die

Kill
Work and occupation Work Method Work well

Complete, finish
Work and occupation Work Method Use

Use up
States Time Aspectual time Start something

Stop something
States Time Aspectual time Start something

End
Grammar Semantic constituents related to verbs Tense and aspect

Aspect--dynamic verbs
Social behavior Social activity Entertainment, recreation

Sports
Social behavior Conflict War

Win
States Quantity

All
States Time Aspectual time Once

All the time

Conjugation finish conjugation

How do you conjugate finish?

finish · verb

Examples finish examples

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Simple sentences

I'll finish the work in a week or less.
I managed to finish the book.
Tom thought the teacher had given him way too much homework to finish in one day.
I can't finish this today.
Finish this.
You can finish your essay now.
You yourself have to finish it.
When did you finish it?
We must finish everything before Tuesday morning.
It is next to impossible for you to finish the work in a day.
We'll finish it if it takes us all day.
I must finish my homework before dinner.
We must finish our homework first.
Bob reached the finish line first.
No matter how long it takes, I will finish the work.
No matter how hard you try, you can't finish it in a day.
However hard you try, you can't finish it in a day.
Let's finish up in a hurry.
We'll finish the work even if it takes us all day.
Give us the tools, and we will finish the job.
The race was a photo finish.
I'll soon finish reading this novel.
Finish your homework by the time they return.
I must finish this work first.

Movie subtitles

Finish your message.
End your work! Finish up! Have you reflected on your actions a little?
Get in there and finish the clingfilm, please.
No food, no drinks, so finish up your beers, boys.
Look, let me finish.
Would you just let me finish?
Quiet, let him finish.
Hey. Never got to finish our conversation.
This is where we start the game and finish.
Let's go over everything from start to finish.
I'm trying to finish my first novel.
Someone tried to finish Jared off, but the machines that go 'beep' started going crazy, and two nurses scared the assailant off.
We could finish morning surgery half an hour early -- we've very few appointments in the book.
We have to finish up.
Kapteyn began enthusiastically and it took him several years to finish the work.
Let's finish this up!
It's likely. There are a few more witnesses, but they've agreed to finish tonight.
I can't think of the finish.
I thought I had the finish. - I wish you did.
Honey Girl, we'll finish your history lesson.
I gotta finish that with Windy.
I started with this outfit, and I'll be with it at the finish.
It's a job I've got to finish.
I'll show you who's gonna finish up in the gutter.
You can stay, all right, until I finish with you.
They wanted a fight to a finish, did they?
Until I finish writing my play.
Finish your orange juice.
IS TO FINISH THIS!
And I understand if this means you don't want to work with me. Look, let me finish.
Never got to finish our conversation.
We'll finish it together later.
You'll finish feeding her with this stuff do you hear?
You'll finish!
And for you a swell finish.
Why don't you chuck all this. come away with me when we finish the harvesting'.
How brave, will he get to finish that job?

News and current affairs

Many will never finish even primary school, or be able to play an effective role in modern society.
But MacArthur did not have enough time to finish the job.
Putin must finish the war soon if he wants to restore his independence.
Similarly, Israel's ground actions were hesitant and inconclusive from start to finish.
Then the Israeli tanks that had been shooting up the trench lines crossed over them to enter the box, and finish off Egyptian resistance.
Few go on to finish high school or attend university.
We will finish a process that began almost ten years ago at another Summit in Copenhagen.
Now they must finish the job.
And, when antibiotics are called for, we need to finish the prescribed course.
Some 57 million children still do not go to school, 500 million girls will never finish the secondary education to which they are entitled, and 750 million adults remain illiterate.
Some insist that Greece finish its payment program, regardless of the humanitarian and economic consequences - not to mention the failure of all previous Greek governments to meet its terms.
Or, like India in 1974, it might wait a long time, then dash to the finish line and conduct an atomic test.
Everyone knew that Kadima would win and form a coalition with the moderate left Labor party, which managed a respectable second-place finish.
A good start has been made; now it is time to finish the job.
NEW HAVEN - As America's election season nears its finish, the debate seems to have come unhinged.
Indeed, he has become the first elected Thai leader to finish a four-year term, be re-elected, and preside over a one-party government.
Ortega would manage only a third-place finish.
This means that broad swaths of the population don't finish high school, don't attend college, and don't become empowered citizens of their own countries and the world.

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