Finesentence logo

Finish: meaning, definitions and examples

🏁
Add to dictionary

finish

 

[ ˈfɪnɪʃ ]

Verb
Oxford 3000
Context #1 | Verb

complete

To bring to an end or to completion; complete.

Synonyms

accomplish, complete, conclude, end, finalize

Examples of usage

  • Please finish your homework before dinner.
  • She finished the race in first place.
  • We need to finish the project by Friday.
  • The artist finished the painting last night.
  • I will finish my work before the deadline.

Translations

Translations of the word "finish" in other languages:

🇵🇹 terminar

🇮🇳 खत्म करना

🇩🇪 beenden

🇮🇩 selesai

🇺🇦 закінчувати

🇵🇱 zakończyć

🇯🇵 終わる

🇫🇷 terminer

🇪🇸 terminar

🇹🇷 bitirmek

🇰🇷 끝내다

🇸🇦 ينهي

🇨🇿 dokončit

🇸🇰 dokončiť

🇨🇳 完成

🇸🇮 končati

🇮🇸 ljúka

🇰🇿 аяқтау

🇬🇪 დასრულება

🇦🇿 bitirmək

🇲🇽 terminar

Etymology

The word 'finish' originated from the Old French word 'finiss-', stem of 'finir', meaning 'to end', which in turn came from the Latin word 'finire', also meaning 'to end'. The sense of 'complete' began to be used in the late 14th century.

See also: fin, final, finance, finch, finial.

Word Frequency Rank

Ranking #3,408, this word is part of upper-intermediate vocabulary. While not among the most basic terms, it appears often enough to be valuable for advanced communication.