vb
1 accomplish, achieve, bring to a close or conclusion, carry through, cease, close, complete, conclude, culminate, deal with, discharge, do, end, execute, finalize, fulfil, get done, get out of the way, make short work of, put the finishing touch(es) to, put the tin lid on, round off, settle, stop, terminate, wind up, wrap up (informal)
2 (sometimes with)
up or off consume, deplete, devour, dispatch, dispose of, drain, drink, eat, empty, exhaust, expend, spend, use, use up
3 (often with)
off administer or give the coup de grâce, annihilate, best, bring down, defeat, destroy, dispose of, drive to the wall, exterminate, get rid of, kill, move in for the kill, overcome, overpower, put an end to, put paid to, rout, ruin, worst
n
4 cessation, close, closing, completion, conclusion, culmination, dénouement, end, ending, finale, last stage(s), run-in, termination, winding up (informal) wind-up
5 annihilation, bankruptcy, curtains (informal) death, defeat, end, end of the road, liquidation, ruin
vb
6 elaborate, perfect, polish, refine
n
7 cultivation, culture, elaboration, perfection, polish, refinement, sophistication
vb
8 coat, face, gild, lacquer, polish, smooth off, stain, texture, veneer, wax
n
9 appearance, grain, lustre, patina, polish, shine, smoothness, surface, texture
Antonyms
, vb
1 & 2 begin, commence, create, embark on, instigate, start, undertake
n
4 beginning, birth, commencement, conception, genesis, inauguration, inception, instigation, preamble, preface, prologue
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finish
( finishes plural & 3rd person present) ( finishing present participle) ( finished past tense & past participle )
1 verb When you finish doing or dealing with something, you do or deal with the last part of it, so that there is no more for you to do or deal with.
As soon as he’d finished eating, he excused himself… V n/-ing
Mr Gould was given a standing ovation and loud cheers when he finished his speech… V n/-ing
Finish up means the same as finish. (AM) phrasal verb
We waited a few minutes outside his office while he finished up his meeting. V P n (not pron)
2 verb When you finish something that you are making or producing, you reach the end of making or producing it, so that it is complete.
(=complete)
The consultants had been working to finish a report this week. V n
Finish off and, in American English, finish up mean the same as finish., phrasal verb
Now she is busy finishing off a biography of Queen Caroline. V P n (not pron)
…the amount of stuff required to finish up a movie. V P n (not pron)
3 verb When something such as a course, film, or sale finishes, especially at a planned time, it ends.
(=end)
The teaching day finishes at around 4pm… V at/on/by n
When a play finishes its run, many of the costumes are hired out to amateur dramatics companies and schools. V n, Also V
4 verb You say that someone or something finishes a period of time or an event in a particular way to indicate what the final situation was like. You can also say that a period of time or an event finishes in a particular way.
The two of them finished by kissing each other goodbye… V by -ing
The evening finished with the welcoming of three new members… V with n
The American dollar finished the day up against foreign currencies… V n adj/adv
The last track finishes this compilation beautifully. V n adj/adv, Also V n by -ing, V n prep, V prep
5 verb If someone finishes second, for example, in a race or competition, they are in second place at the end of the race or competition.
He finished second in the championship four years in a row. V ord/prep
6 verb To finish means to reach the end of saying something.
Her eyes flashed, but he held up a hand. `Let me finish.’ V
7 n-sing The finish of something is the end of it or the last part of it.
the N, with poss
(=end)
I intend to continue it and see the job through to the finish…, From start to finish he believed in me, often more than I did myself.
8 n-count The finish of a race is the end of it.
Win a trip to see the finish of the Tour de France!…, The replays of the close finish showed Ottey finished ahead of the Olympic champion.
9 n-count If the surface of something that has been made has a particular kind of finish, it has the appearance or texture mentioned.
usu with supp
The finish and workmanship of the woodwork was excellent.
11 If you add the finishing touches to something, you add or do the last things that are necessary to complete it.
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the finishing touch phrase N inflects
Right up until the last minute, workers were still putting the finishing touches on the pavilions… finish off
1 phrasal verb If you finish off something that you have been eating or drinking, you eat or drink the last part of it with the result that there is none left.
Kelly finished off his coffee… V P n (not pron)
He took the bottle from her hands and finished it off in one long swallow. V n P
2 phrasal verb If someone finishes off a person or thing that is already badly injured or damaged, they kill or destroy them.
They meant to finish her off, swiftly and without mercy. V n P
1 phrasal verb If you finish up in a particular place or situation, you are in that place or situation after doing or experiencing several things.
(=end up, wind up)
They had met by chance at university and finished up getting married… V P -ing
He’s probably going to finish up in jail for business fraud. V P prep
2 phrasal verb If you finish up something that you have been eating or drinking, you eat or drink the last part of it.
Finish up your drinks now, please. V P n (not pron), Also V n P
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finish 1, 2 finish with phrasal verb If you finish with someone or something, you stop dealing with them, being involved with them, or being interested in them.
My boyfriend was threatening to finish with me… V P n
photo-finish ( photo-finishes plural ) , photo finish If the end of a race is a photo-finish, two or more of the competitors cross the finishing line so close together that a photograph of the finish has to be examined to decide who has won. n-count
He was just beaten in a photo-finish.
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finish
Strains of music may gradually or suddenly cease. A man quits work on the instant; he may discontinue a practise gradually; he quits suddenly and completely; he stops short in what he may or may not resume; he pauses in what he will probably resume. What intermits or is intermitted returns again, as a fever that intermits. Compare ABANDON; DIE; END; REST.
Synonyms:
abstain, bring to an end, cease, come to an end, conclude, desist, discontinue, end, end, give over, intermit, leave off, pause, quit, refrain, stop, terminateAntonyms:
begin, commence, enter upon, inaugurate, initiate, institute, originate, set about, set going, set in operation, set on foot, startPreposition:
Cease from anger.
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finish
Synonyms:
complete, perfect, accomplish, conclude, achieve, end, shape, terminateAntonyms:
begin, commence, start, undertake, fail, miscontrive, mismanage, botch, mar
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coating, finish, finishingnoun
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:
application, covering, refinement, coating, last, polish, culture, ending, cultivation, close, finis, finishing, stopping point, goal, destination, coat, finale, conclusionAntonyms:
commencement, beginning, start -
stopping point, finale, finis, finish, last, conclusion, closenoun
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:
cobbler’s last, termination, shoemaker’s last, refinement, coating, closing, last, polish, coda, culture, ending, end, cultivation, ratiocination, close, finishing, finis, finale, stopping point, closing curtain, goal, final stage, death, destination, decision, conclusion, determinationAntonyms:
start, commencement, beginning -
polish, refinement, culture, cultivation, finishnoun
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:
purification, goal, acculturation, refinement, shade, last, polish, culture, ending, coating, glossiness, cultivation, nuance, nicety, destination, civilization, finis, finishing, refining, stopping point, civilisation, elaboration, subtlety, close, gloss, conclusion, burnish, finaleAntonyms:
beginning, start, commencement -
finish, destination, goalnoun
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»
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refinement, coating, last, polish, finale, culture, ending, end, cultivation, close, finis, finishing, stopping point, address, goal, terminus, destination, name and address, conclusionAntonyms:
commencement, beginning, start -
finishnoun
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»
Synonyms:
finale, finishing, finis, conclusion, close, culture, cultivation, destination, coating, polish, last, ending, refinement, goal, stopping pointAntonyms:
start, commencement, beginning -
finishnoun
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»
Synonyms:
finale, finishing, finis, conclusion, close, culture, cultivation, destination, coating, polish, last, ending, refinement, goal, stopping pointAntonyms:
start, commencement, beginning -
ending, conclusion, finishnoun
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:
goal, termination, refinement, coating, end, conclusion, decision, culture, ending, cultivation, ratiocination, close, polish, finis, finishing, stopping point, last, closing, destination, finale, determinationAntonyms:
commencement, start, beginning -
finishnoun
(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»
Synonyms:
finale, finishing, finis, conclusion, close, culture, cultivation, destination, coating, polish, last, ending, refinement, goal, stopping pointAntonyms:
start, commencement, beginning -
finish, finishingverb
the act of finishing
«his best finish in a major tournament was third»; «the speaker’s finishing was greeted with applause»
Synonyms:
finale, finishing, finis, conclusion, close, culture, cultivation, destination, coating, polish, last, ending, refinement, goal, stopping pointAntonyms:
beginning, start, commencement -
complete, finishverb
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:
stop, fill in, wind up, end, finish up, dispatch, eat up, polish off, fill out, terminate, discharge, cease, nail, complete, make out, land up, fetch up, end upAntonyms:
commencement, beginning, start -
finish up, land up, fetch up, end up, wind up, finishverb
finally be or do something
«He ended up marrying his high school sweetheart»; «he wound up being unemployed and living at home again»
Synonyms:
earth up, get through, turn on, wind up, clear up, end, finish up, fetch up, eat up, polish off, terminate, wrap up, wind, mop up, arouse, finish off, cease, complete, sex, stop, land up, excite, end upAntonyms:
start, commencement, beginning -
end, stop, finish, terminate, ceaseverb
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:
eat up, block up, complete, sack, halt, can, arrest, give up, finish up, block off, hold back, end, give the axe, block, displace, polish off, lay off, turn back, stop over, break off, break, fetch up, fire, land up, stop, blockade, hold on, wind up, bar, cease, barricade, discontinue, contain, end up, force out, give notice, kibosh, give the sack, intercept, dismiss, terminate, send away, quit, checkAntonyms:
commencement, start, beginning -
finishverb
provide with a finish
«The carpenter finished the table beautifully»; «this shirt is not finished properly»
Synonyms:
end up, stop, wind up, end, finish up, fetch up, cease, polish off, complete, terminate, land up, eat upAntonyms:
start, beginning, commencement -
eat up, finish, polish offverb
finish eating all the food on one’s plate or on the table
«She polished off the remaining potatoes»
Synonyms:
exhaust, swallow, eat up, dispatch, complete, wrap up, hit, eat, off, finish up, end, bump off, use up, terminate, polish off, stop, mop up, swallow up, finish off, fetch up, bury, land up, end up, slay, run through, wipe out, wind up, murder, cease, clear up, immerse, consume, get through, deplete, removeAntonyms:
beginning, start, commencement -
finishverb
cause to finish a relationship with somebody
«That finished me with Mary»
Synonyms:
end up, stop, wind up, end, finish up, fetch up, cease, polish off, complete, terminate, land up, eat upAntonyms:
commencement, beginning, start
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finishverb
Synonyms:
accomplish, complete, execute, perform, achieve, do -
finishverb
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perfect, polish, elaborate, make perfect -
finishverb
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end, terminate, close, conclude, bring to an end, put an end to -
finishnoun
Synonyms:
polish, elaboration, final touch, last touch
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List of paraphrases for «finish»:
conclude, finished, end, complete, finishing, finalize, conclusion, completion, finite, refinishing, finalise, terminate, finis, refinish, arrival, gonnafinish, finisher, finishes, completing, close, closing
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Winston Churchill:
Here is the answer which I will give to President Roosevelt… We shall not fail or falter we shall not weaken or tire. Neither the sudden shock of battle nor the long-drawn trials of vigilance and exertion will wear us down. Give us the tools and we will finish the job.
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John Nese:
When you taste them, they all have a cream finish on them, no matter what the flavor is, you can get a raspberry or a bubble gum or whatever it is, but it just has that real smooth finish on it. You know it when you taste it.
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Dustin Neely:
Then, I carried him up and handed him to somebody else to finish getting out of the water.
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Richard Isaacson:
This was the closest to the finish line and early results showed not only could we improve cognitive function but also get rid of amyloid in the brain, this was the most hopeful thing we had — in fact I have patients who are in the study, patients that are waiting to get into the trials.Read More.
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The Jets:
Inspired by a Stealth Fighter Jet, the new helmet shell features a matte black finish, the Stealth Black helmet also includes a chrome green face mask, which is an extension of the team’s current green helmet shell. The helmet decal has also been updated with a white keyline – pulling together all three team colors on the helmet – green, white and black.
Translations for finish
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- فرغ, أنهى, أتمم, انتهيArabic
- ско́нчыць, зака́нчваць, канча́цьBelarusian
- край, фина́л, завършвам, финиширамBulgarian
- finalitzar, fita, fi, terminar, meta, acabar, finirCatalan, Valencian
- dokončit, skončit, konecCzech
- gorffenWelsh
- slutning, finishDanish
- Ende, beenden, fertigstellen, aufhören, Lack, endenGerman
- τέλος, τελειώνωGreek
- finiĝi, finiEsperanto
- finalizar, acabarse, terminar, meta, acabar, fin, terminarseSpanish
- تمام کردن, تمام شدنPersian
- viimeistellä, loppu, tehdä loppuun, pintakäsittely, loppua, päättyä, maaliFinnish
- fin, fini, achever, finir, se terminerFrench
- críochnaighIrish
- crìochnaichScottish Gaelic
- acabarGalician
- ख़त्म होना, ख़त्म करना, अंत करनाHindi
- finiHaitian Creole
- befejezés, befejez, végezHungarian
- վախճան, վերջ, վերջացնել, ավարտArmenian
- fin, termination, terminar, finirInterlingua
- tamat, selesaiIndonesian
- fine, rifinire, finireItalian
- 全うする, 終わる, 終了, 終える, 仕上げる, 終わりJapanese
- დასასრულიGeorgian
- 완성하다, 종료하다, 끝내다Korean
- finis, terminus, finior, finio, finem habeo, terminorLatin
- beigas, beigt, pabeigtLatvian
- ပြီးBurmese
- meet, finish, beëindigen, eindstreep, afwerkenDutch
- avslutte, slutt, toppstrøk, finish, avslutning, fullføreNorwegian
- acabar, terminar, finirOccitan
- koniec, dokonać, skończyć, dokonywaćPolish
- arrematar, rematar, final, acabamento, concluir, fim, acabar, finalizar, terminarPortuguese
- sfârșit, termina, final, lacRomanian
- зака́нчивать, лак, отде́лка, заверши́ть, зака́нчиваться, око́нчить, оконча́ние, око́нчиться, зако́нчить, зако́нчиться, заверша́ть, коне́ц, фина́лRussian
- ciljSerbo-Croatian
- slutföra, finish, avsluta, yta, mål, fullfölja, gå i målSwedish
- పూర్తిచేయు, అంతమవు, పూర్తవు, ముగించుTelugu
- เสร็จThai
- bitirmek, bitişTurkish
- скі́нчити, кінча́ти, закі́нчувати, закі́нчитиUkrainian
- ختم کرنا, ختم ہونا, ختمUrdu
- làm xong, kết thúc, hoàn thànhVietnamese
- fimekön, finük, finükön, lemekön, finVolapük
- achever, esse fini, fini, esse tot fwait, esse foû, esse houteWalloon
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beauty, burnish, close, closing, coat, en.synonym.one, coating, completion, conclusion, cover, culmination, cultivation, culture, destination, dignity, distinction, elegance, enamel, end, ending, expiration, finale, finality, finesse, finis, finishing, en.synonym.one, glaze, goal, grace, integrity, lacquer, last, layer, overlay, polish, polyurethane, refinement, shellac, shine, stopping point, surface, taste, termination, totality, varnish, accomplish, achieve, bind, bring to an end, brush, en.synonym.one, buff, burn up, burnish, butcher, cease, civilise, civilize, clean, close, complete, conclude, connect, consume, consummate, crown, deplete, desist, devastate, devour, discontinue, en.synonym.one, dissipate, do, eat up, effect, end, end up, even, execute, exhaust, expend, expire, face, fashion, fetch up, file, finish off, finish up, flatten, form, fulfil, fulfill, grind, hone, land up, lapse, en.synonym.one, level, link, make, massacre, meet, mill, murder, perfect, perform, plane, polish, polish off, quit, refine, relinquish, scour, settle, sharpen, shine, slaughter, slay, smooth, stain, stop, surrender, taper, terminate, tie, true, unite, use up, wax, whet, wind up, withdraw, work, wrap up, civilise, civilize, polish.
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