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English

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Etymology

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FromMiddle Englishfinishen,finisshen,finischen, fromOld Frenchfiniss-, stem of some of the conjugated forms offinir, fromLatinfīnīre, fromfīnis(end, limit, border, boundary), possibly fromProto-Indo-European*dʰeygʷ-(to stick, set up) or fromProto-Indo-European*bʰeyd-(to split).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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finish (pluralfinishes)

  1. Anend; the end of anything.
    • 1990 August 18, Karin Aguilar-San Juan, “The Boston Lesbian and Gay Film Festival Continues”, inGay Community News, volume18, number 6, page 9:
      Noel meets a cruelfinish: "Kid," the government lackey who "protects" the clubs in the tourist belt, shoots Noel dead in an alley for stealing Pining out of the brothel.
  2. Aprotectivecoating given towood ormetal and othersurfaces.
    The car'sfinish was so shiny and new.
  3. The result of any process changing the physical or chemical properties ofcloth.
  4. Afinishing touch; careful elaboration;polish.
  5. (sports) Ashot on goal, especially one that ends in a goal.
    • 2011 September 2,Phil McNulty, “Bulgaria 0-3 England”, inBBC[1]:
      The Italian opted for Bolton'sCahill alongside captainJohn 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 clearYoung's corner, and whenGareth Barry found Cahill in the box he applied thefinish pastNikolay Mihaylov.
    • 2023 August 12,Suzanne Wrack, “England hit back to beat Colombia and set up World Cup semi with Australia”, inThe Guardian[2]:
      However, Colombia broke the deadlock, Leicy Santos toying with Rachel Daly after collecting Caicedo’s pass, before sweeping a dipping effort over a caught-out Mary Earps. It was a lusciousfinish and the crowd enjoyed it.
  6. (professional wrestling, slang) The ending of a match and its structure.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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Translations

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end
protective coating
the result of any process changing the physical or chemical properties of cloth
polish
finish lineseefinish line

Verb

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finish (third-person singular simple presentfinishes,present participlefinishing,simple past and past participlefinished)

  1. (transitive) Tocomplete (something).
    Be sure tofinish your homework before you go to bed!
  2. (transitive) To apply a treatment to(a surface or similar).
    The furniture wasfinished in teak veneer.
    • 1897 December (indicated as1898),Winston Churchill, chapter X, inThe Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.:The Macmillan Company; London:Macmillan & Co., Ltd.,→OCLC:
      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 wasfinished in hard wood and yellow plush, and accommodations for keeping things cold.
    • 1961 February, “New "Mini-Buffets" from Wolverton”, inTrains Illustrated, page79:
      Seats are trimmed in a grey and blue moquette and tables arefinished with grey Vyanide tops, gilt edging and ebony legs.
  3. (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 befinished and slaughtered before 30 months of age.
  4. (intransitive) To come to an end.
    We had to leave before the concert hadfinished.
  5. (transitive) To put an end to; to destroy.
    These rumours couldfinish your career.
  6. (intransitive, sex) To reachorgasm.
    • 2016, “Redneck Shit”, performed byWheeler Walker Jr.:
      Fucked my cousin in her asshole
      Before Ifinish on her tits
    • 2019 June 14, Macaela Mackenzie, Lindsay Geller, “Why Your Orgasm Is MIA—And Exactly What To Do About It”, inWomen's Health[4], archived fromthe original on25 January 2021:
      "Understand the anxiety around sex and what beliefs are triggering it," says Van Kirk."Are you worried you aren't good in bed? That you'll come off as selfish? That pleasuring you will take too long? Reframe that anxiety. Your excitement needs to be louder than any anxiety" tofinish.

Usage notes

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Conjugation

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Conjugation offinish
infinitive(to)finish
present tensepast tense
1st-personsingularfinishfinished
2nd-personsingularfinish,finishestfinished,finishedst
3rd-personsingularfinishes,finishethfinished
pluralfinish
subjunctivefinishfinished
imperativefinish
participlesfinishingfinished

Antonyms

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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Translations

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to complete
to apply a final treatment to
to come to an end
to put an end to, destroy

Anagrams

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Danish

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Etymology

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FromEnglishfinish.

Noun

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finish c (singular definitefinishen,not used in plural form)

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

Further reading

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Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfɪ.nɪʃ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation:fi‧nish

Etymology 1

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Borrowed fromEnglishfinish.

Noun

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finish m (uncountable,nodiminutive)

  1. finish;end
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.

Verb

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finish

  1. inflection offinishen:
    1. first-personsingularpresentindicative
    2. (in case ofinversion)second-personsingularpresentindicative
    3. imperative
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