finish
Noun · VerbOpen English WordNet
Verb (6)finishes, finished, finishing
- 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”Synonyms: completeMore general end, terminateMore specific carry through, follow through, get through, round out, carry to term, close, top, see through
- finally be or do something“He ended up marrying his high school sweetheart”“he wound up being unemployed and living at home again”Synonyms: finish upland upfetch upend upwind upMore general act, move
- 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”Synonyms: endstopterminateceaseMore general changeMore specific culminate, turn out, vanish, run out, adjourn, run low, conclude, go out, discontinue, lapse +4 more
- provide with a finish“The carpenter finished the table beautifully”“this shirt is not finished properly”More general coat, surfaceMore specific dress, broom
- finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table“She polished off the remaining potatoes”Synonyms: eat uppolish offMore general eatMore specific devour, tuck in
- cause to finish a relationship with somebody“That finished me with Mary”More general end, terminate
Noun (9)finishes
- 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”Synonyms: coatingfinishingType of decorativenessKinds shoeshine, glaze
- 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”Synonyms: stopping pointfinalefinislastconclusioncloseType of end, ending
- 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: polishrefinementculturecultivationType of perfection, flawlessness
- 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”Synonyms: destinationgoalType of end, terminalKinds finishing line, finish line
- 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”Type of happening, occurrenceKinds draw, photo finish, third-place finish, second-place finish
- 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”Type of downfall, ruin
- 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”Synonyms: endingconclusion
- (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”
- the act of finishing“his best finish in a major tournament was third”“the speaker's finishing was greeted with applause”Synonyms: finishing
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Translations
Verb to complete
- Spanish
- acabar
- French
- finir
- German
- beenden
- Italian
- finire
- Portuguese
- acabar
- Russian
- зака́нчивать zakánčivatʹ
- Arabic
- أَنْهَى ʔanhā
- Chinese
- 完成 wánchéng
- Japanese
- 終える oeru
- Dutch
- beëindigen
25 more languages
- Polish
- skończyć
- Swedish
- slutföra
- Greek
- τελειώνω teleióno
- Korean
- 끝내다 kkeunnaeda
- Vietnamese
- hoàn thành
- Hungarian
- befejez
- Portuguese (PT)
- acabar
- Chinese (Trad.)
- 完成 wánchéng
- Albanian
- mbaroj
- Catalan
- acabar
- Czech
- dokončit
- Danish
- afslutte
- Esperanto
- fini
- Estonian
- lõpetama
- Hebrew
- גָּמַר gamár
- Icelandic
- enda
- Latvian
- beigt
- Lithuanian
- baigti
- Norwegian
- avslutte
- Romanian
- termina
- Scottish Gaelic
- crìochnaich
- Slovenian
- končati
- Walloon
- fini
- Welsh
- gorffen
- Yiddish
- ענדיקן endikn
Noun end, conclusion
Verb to come to an end
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Origin: F. finir (with a stem finiss- in several forms, whence E. -ish: see -ish.),fr. L. finire to limit, finish, end, fr. finis boundary, limit, end; perh. for fidnis, and akin findere to cleave, E. fissure.
1. To arrive at the end of; to bring to an end; to put an end to; to make an end of; to terminate.
And heroically hath finished A life heroic.— John Milton
2. To bestow the last required labor upon; to complete; to bestow the utmost possible labor upon; to perfect; to accomplish; to polish.
Synonyms: To end; terminate; close; conclude; complete; accomplish; perfect.
1. To come to an end; to terminate.
His days may finish ere that hapless time.— William Shakespeare
2. To end; to die. rare William Shakespeare
1. That which finishes, puts an end to… or perfects.
2. Architecture The joiner work and other finer work required for the completion of a building, especially of the interior. See Inside finish, and Outside finish.
3. Fine arts (a) The labor required to give final completion to any work; hence, minute detail, careful elaboration, or the like. (b) See Finishing coat, under Finishing.
4. The result of completed labor, as on the surface of an object; manner or style of finishing; as, a rough, dead, or glossy finish given to cloth, stone, metal, etc.
5. Completion; — opposed to start, or beginning.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54