Finish Definition
fĭnĭsh
finished, finishes, finishing
verb
finished, finishes, finishing
To stop (doing an activity or task) after reaching the point at which there is nothing left to do.
Finished cleaning the room.
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To bring to a required or desired state.
Finish an assignment; finish a painting.
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To complete something being done.
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To come to the end of.
To finish a book.
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To complete a contest in a specified position.
To finish last.
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noun
finishes
The last part; end.
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The reason for one's ruin; downfall.
Stealing the computer codes proved to be his finish.
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Anything used to give a desired surface effect, as paint, varnish, polish, wax, etc.
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Something that completes, concludes, or perfects, especially:
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Completeness; perfection.
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idiom
finish off
- to end or complete
- to kill or destroy
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finish up
- to end or complete
- to consume all of
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finish with
- to end or complete
- to end relations with; become indifferent to
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in at the finish
- being present or taking part at the conclusion, as of a contest
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Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Finish
- finish off
- finish up
- finish with
- in at the finish
Origin of Finish
Middle English finishen from Old French finir finiss- to complete from Latin fīnīre from fīnis end
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Old French finiss-, stem of some of the conjugated forms of finir, from Latin fīnīre, present active infinitive of fīniō.
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