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latest
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adjective
(= up-to-the-minute)
up to the immediate present; most recent or most up-to-date
the news is up-to-the-minute
the very latest scientific discoveries
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adjective
in the current fashion or style
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noun
the most recent news or development
have you heard the latest?
finish
Verb
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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.
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If something finishes somebody off, it uses all their energy or it kills them.
That last run around the track completely finished me off.
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If you finish something up, you use the last of it.
I finished up the milk this morning. There's none left.
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If you are finished with something, you don't need it anymore.
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If you finish the surface of something, especially wood, you make it smooth and ready to use.
finish
Noun
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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.
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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.
time
Noun
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Time is what we measure with a clock.
"What time do you finish work?" "At four o'clock (4:00)."
I don't have time to talk to you right now. Can we do it later?
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If you do something one time, you do it once.
time
Verb
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If you time something, you measure how long it takes in seconds, minutes, hours, etc.
Take out your watch and time yourself during the test.
of
Preposition
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Made using.
It is a house of cards.
activity
Noun
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When a person or animal has activity, it is active or lively.
The sleeping dog did not show much activity.
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When you have a function to do, you have an activity.
The child has many after-school activities.
She participates in women's rights activities.