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Webster 1913 Edition

Finish

Fin′ish

Verb.

[

imp. & p. p.

Finished

;

p. pr. & vb. n.

Finishing

[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

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.

Milton.

Syn. – To end; terminate; close; conclude; complete; accomplish; perfect.

Fin′ish

Verb.

To come to an end; to terminate.

His days may

finish

ere that hapless time.

Shakespeare

To end; to die.

[R.]

Shak.

Fin′ish

Noun.

That which finishes, puts an end to[GREEK] or perfects.

(Arch.)

The joiner work and other finer work required for the completion of a building, especially of the interior. See

Inside finish

, and

Outside finish

(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

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.

Completion; – opposed to

start

, or

beginning

Webster 1828 Edition

Finish

FIN'ISH

Verb.

[L. finio, from finis, an end.]

To arrive at the end of, in performance; to complete; as, to finish a house; to finish a journey.

Thus the heavens and the earth were finished. Gen. 2.

To make perfect.

Episodes, taken separately, finish nothing.

To bring to an end; to end; to put an end to.

Seventy weeks are determined on thy people, and on thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and make an end of sins.

Dan. 9.

To perfect; to accomplish; to polish to the degree of excellence intended. In this sense it is frequently used in the participle of the perfect tense as an adjective. It is a finished performance. He is a finished scholar.

Definition 2024

finish

English

Noun

finish ‎(plural finishes)

an end: the end of anything
a protective coating given to wood or metal and other surfaces
The car's finish was so shiny and new.‎
the result of any process changing the physical or chemical properties of cloth
(sports) a shot on goal, especially one that ends in a goal
- 2011 September 2, Phil McNulty, “Bulgaria 0-3 England”, in BBC:
  The Italian opted for Bolton's Cahill alongside captain John Terry - and his decision was rewarded with a goal after only 13 minutes. Bulgaria gave a hint of defensive frailties to come when they failed to clear Young's corner, and when Gareth Barry found Cahill in the box he applied the finish past Nikolay Mihaylov.

Translations

end

Armenian: վերջ (hy) ‎(verǰ), ավարտ (hy) ‎(avart), վախճան (hy) ‎(vaxčan)
Bulgarian: край (bg) m ‎(kraj), фина́л (bg) m ‎(finál)
Catalan: meta (ca) f, fita (ca) f, fi (ca) f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 終結 (zh), 终结 (zh) ‎(zhōngjié)
Czech: konec (cs) m
Danish: slutning c
Dutch: eindstreep (nl) f, finish (nl) f, meet (nl) f
Finnish: loppu (fi), maali (fi)
French: fin (fr) f
Georgian: დასასრული ‎(dasasruli)
German: Ende (de) n
Greek: τέλος (el) n ‎(télos)
Hungarian: befejezés (hu)
Indonesian: tamat (id), selesai (id)
Interlingua: fin, termination

Italian: fine (it) f
Japanese: 終わり ‎(おわり, owari)
Latin: finis (la) m, terminus (la) m
Latvian: beigas f
Norwegian: avslutning (no) m, f, slutt m
Polish: koniec (pl) m inan
Portuguese: fim (pt) m, final (pt) m
Romanian: sfârșit (ro), final (ro) n
Russian: коне́ц (ru) m ‎(konéc), фина́л (ru) m ‎(finál), оконча́ние (ru) n ‎(okončánije), фи́ниш (ru) m ‎(fíniš)
Serbo-Croatian: cilj (sh) m
Spanish: meta (es) f, fin (es) m
Swedish: mål (sv) n
Turkish: bitiş (tr)
Vietnamese:
Volapük: fin (vo), finük
Welsh: diwedd (cy)

protective coating

Danish: finish c
Finnish: pintakäsittely
French: fini (fr) m
German: Lack (de) m
Norwegian: toppstrøk n, finish m

Portuguese: acabamento (pt) m
Romanian: lac (ro) n
Russian: лак (ru) m ‎(lak), отде́лка (ru) f ‎(otdélka) (action or result of finishing)
Spanish: acabado (es) m
Swedish: yta (sv) c, finish (sv) c

finish line — see finish line

Verb

finish ‎(third-person singular simple present finishes, present participle finishing, simple past and past participle finished)

(transitive) to complete (something)
Please finish your homework!‎
(transitive) to apply a treatment to (a surface or similar)
The furniture was finished in teak veneer.‎
- 1898, Winston Churchill, chapter 10, in The Celebrity:
  Mr. Cooke had had a sloop yacht built at Far Harbor, the completion of which had been delayed, and which was but just delivered. […] The Maria had a cabin, which was finished in hard wood and yellow plush, and accommodations for keeping things cold.
(transitive) to change an animal's food supply in the months before it is due for slaughter, with the intention of fattening the animal
Due to BSE, cows in the United Kingdom must be finished and slaughtered before 30 months of age.‎
(intransitive) to come to an end
The song has finished.‎

Usage notes

(transitive, to complete): This is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (the -ing form). See Appendix:English catenative verbs

Derived terms

nice guys finish last

Antonyms

(to complete): initiate, begin, start

Translations

to complete

Arabic: فَرَغَ ‎(faraḡa), أَنْهَى ‎(ʾanhā), أَتَمَّ (ar) ‎(ʾatamma), اِنْتَهَى ‎(intahā)
Moroccan Arabic: كمّل ‎(kammal)
Armenian: վերջացնել (hy) ‎(verǰacʿnel)
Belarusian: зака́нчваць impf ‎(zakánčvacʹ), канча́ць impf ‎(kančácʹ), ско́нчыць pf ‎(skónčycʹ)
Bulgarian: завършвам (bg) ‎(zavǎršvam)
Catalan: acabar (ca), finir (ca), terminar (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 完成 (zh) ‎(wánchéng), 完 (zh) ‎(wán), 結束 (zh), 结束 (zh) ‎(jiéshù)
Czech: dokončit (cs)
Dutch: afwerken (nl), beëindigen (nl)
Esperanto: fini
Finnish: tehdä loppuun
French: finir (fr), achever (fr)
Friulian: finî
Galician: acabar (gl)
Georgian:
German: beenden (de)
Greek: τελειώνω (el) ‎(teleióno)
Hebrew: סיים ‎(siyém), גמר (he) ‎(gamár)
Hiligaynon: ában
Hindi: अंत करना ‎(anta karnā), ख़त्म करना ‎(xatm karnā)
Hungarian: befejez (hu), végez (hu)
Interlingua: finir, terminar
Irish: críochnaigh
Italian: finire (it)
Japanese: 終了する (ja) ‎(しゅうりょうする, shūryō suru), 終える (ja) ‎(おえる, oeru), 仕上げる ‎(しあげる, shiageru), 全うする ‎(まっとうする, mattō suru)

Korean: 끝내다 (ko) ‎(kkeunnaeda), 완성하다 (ko) ‎(wanseonghada), 종료하다 (ko) ‎(jongnyohada)
Malay: siap
Norman: finni
Latin: finio, perficiō (la)
Latvian: beigt, pabeigt
Norwegian: fullføre, avslutte (no)
Persian: تمام کردن (fa) ‎(tamâm kardan)
Polish: dokonywać (pl), dokonać (pl)
Portuguese: acabar (pt), finalizar (pt), concluir (pt)
Romanian: termina (ro)
Russian: зака́нчивать (ru) impf ‎(zakánčivatʹ), око́нчить (ru) pf ‎(okónčitʹ), зако́нчить (ru) pf ‎(zakónčitʹ), заверша́ть (ru) impf ‎(zaveršátʹ), заверши́ть (ru) pf ‎(zaveršítʹ)
Scottish Gaelic: crìochnaich
Spanish: acabar (es)
Swedish: slutföra, fullfölja (sv), gå i mål, avsluta (sv)
Telugu: ముగించు (te) ‎(mugiṃcu), పూర్తిచేయు (te) ‎(pūrticēyu)
Thai: เสร็จ (th) ‎(serg)
Turkish: bitirmek (tr)
Ukrainian: закі́нчувати impf ‎(zakínčuvaty), закі́нчити pf ‎(zakínčyty), кінча́ти impf ‎(kinčáty), скі́нчити pf ‎(skínčyty)
Urdu: ختم کرنا ‎(xatm karnā)
Vietnamese: kết thúc (vi), hoàn thành (vi), làm xong (vi),
Volapük: fimekön (vo), finükön (vo), lemekön (vo)
Walloon: fini (wa), achever
Welsh: gorffen (cy)
Yiddish: ענדיקן ‎(endikn)
ǃXóõ: ǁkxʻāã

to apply a final treatment to

Finnish: viimeistellä (fi)
German: fertigstellen (de)
Italian: rifinire (it)

Latin: finio
Portuguese: arrematar (pt), rematar

to come to an end

Arabic: اِنْتَهَى ‎(intahā)
Moroccan Arabic: سالى ‎(sālā), كمل ‎(kmal), تكمّل ‎(tkammal)
Bulgarian: завършвам (bg) ‎(zavǎršvam), финиширам ‎(finiširam)
Burmese: ပြီး (my) ‎(pri:)
Catalan: finalitzar (ca), acabar (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 結束 (zh), 结束 (zh) ‎(jiéshù)
Czech: skončit (cs)
Dutch: ^{(please verify)}ophouden (nl), ^{(please verify)}eindigen (nl), ^{(please verify)}gedaan zijn
Esperanto: finiĝi (eo)
Finnish: loppua (fi), päättyä (fi)
French: finir (fr), se terminer (fr)
Georgian:
German: enden (de), aufhören (de)
Greek: τελειώνω (el) ‎(teleióno)
Haitian Creole: fini
Hiligaynon: ában
Hindi: ख़त्म होना ‎(xatm honā)

Italian: finire (it)
Japanese: 終わる (ja) ‎(おわる, owaru)
Norman: finni
Latin: finio, finem habeo, terminor, finior
Norwegian: avslutte (no)
Occitan: acabar (oc), terminar, finir
Persian: تمام شدن (fa) ‎(tamâm šodan)
Polish: skończyć się (pl)
Portuguese: acabar (pt), terminar (pt)
Russian: зака́нчиваться (ru) impf ‎(zakánčivatʹsja), око́нчиться (ru) pf ‎(okónčitʹsja), зако́нчиться (ru) pf ‎(zakónčitʹsja)
Spanish: acabar (es), terminar (es), finalizar (es), acabarse (es), terminarse (es)
Swedish: avsluta (sv)
Telugu: అంతమవు ‎(aṃtamavu), పూర్తవు ‎(pūrtavu)
Turkish: bitmek (tr)
Urdu: ختم ہونا ‎(xatm honā)
Vietnamese: hết (vi)
Walloon: fini (wa), esse tot fwait, esse foû, esse houte, esse fini
Welsh: gorffen (cy)

Related terms

Danish

Noun

finish c (singular definite finishen, not used in plural form)

(the appearance after) fine-tuning, finishing touch
finish (a spectacular end in a race or a competition)

Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

finish f ‎(uncountable)

finish; end

Verb

finish

first-person singular present indicative of finishen
imperative of finishen

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Webster 1913 Edition

Finish

Fin′ish

Fin′ish

Fin′ish

Webster 1828 Edition

Finish

FIN'ISH

Definition 2024

finish

finish

English

Noun

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Verb

Usage notes

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Danish

Noun

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