finish
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āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "finish"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āĻļ⧇āώ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻĒā§āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to make something end
Transitive: to finish sth | to finish doing sth
to finish definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The chef finished plating the dish and served it to the customers.
āĻļ⧇āĻĢāϟāĻŋ āĻ–āĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰāϟāĻŋ āĻļ⧇āώ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāĻšāĻ•āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āĻļāύ āĻ•āϰāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻļ⧇āώ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻĒā§āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to be stopped or ended
Intransitive
to finish definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The event finished with a spectacular fireworks display.
āχāϭ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϟāϟāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāύ⧀āϝāĻŧ āφāϤāĻļāĻŦāĻžāϜāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāύ⧀ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻļ⧇āώ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻļ⧇āώ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ¨ā§āύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to complete a race or competition in a specified position or rank
Linking Verb: to finish [adj]
to finish definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They finished second in the relay race, just behind the leading team.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āϰāĻŋāϞ⧇ āϰ⧇āϏ⧇ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāϤ⧀āϝāĻŧ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ⧇ āĻļ⧇āώ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇, āĻļ⧁āϧ⧁ āύ⧇āϤ⧃āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻžāϧ⧀āύ āĻĻāϞ⧇āϰ āĻĒāĻŋāĻ›āύ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻļ⧇āώ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻĒā§āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to end an activity or performance with one final action
Intransitive: to finish with sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She decided to finish with a heartfelt thank-you to her supporters.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻ•āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āĻšā§ƒāĻĻāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āϧāĻ¨ā§āϝāĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻļ⧇āώ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻšā§‚āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻĒ⧃āĻˇā§āĻ  āϚāĻŋāĻ•āĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϏāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āĻ— āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ, āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāϞ⧇āĻĒ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻļ⧇āώ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ

to apply a final surface treatment or coating to something
Transitive: to finish a surface
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
After sanding the wood, they finished it with a glossy lacquer.
āĻ•āĻžāĻ  āĻŦāĻžāϞāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ, āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻāϟāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϚāĻ•āϚāϕ⧇ āĻ˛ā§āϝāĻžāĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻļ⧇āώ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻļ⧇āώ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to complete the entire portion of a meal
Transitive: to finish food or a meal
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The children were determined to finish their vegetables before dessert.
āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§āϚāĻžāϰāĻž āĻĄā§‡āϜāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻŸā§‡āϰ āφāϗ⧇ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŦāϜāĻŋ āĻļ⧇āώ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĻ⧃āĻĸāĻŧāĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻœā§āĻž āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻļ⧇āώ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ›āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to end a personal relationship or connection
Intransitive: to finish with sb
Transitive: to finish sb with sb
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He finally finished with the toxic friend, ready to move on.
āϏ⧇ āĻ…āĻŦāĻļ⧇āώ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāώāĻžāĻ•ā§āϤ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻļ⧇āώ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇, āĻāĻ—āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤāĨ¤
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āĻļ⧇āώ, āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻĒā§āϤāĻŋ

the specific location or point that is designated as the end of a race, journey, or other activity
finish definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The finish of the hiking trail offered a breathtaking view of the valley.
āĻšāĻžāχāĻ•āĻŋāĻ‚ āĻŸā§āϰ⧇āχāϞ⧇āϰ āĻļ⧇āώ āωāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϝāĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŽāύ⧋āĻŽā§āĻ—ā§āϧāĻ•āϰ āĻĻ⧃āĻļā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻļ⧇āώ, āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻĒā§āϤāĻŋ

the point in time at which an event, activity, or process comes to an end
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The concert 's finish was greeted with thunderous applause from the audience.
āĻ•āύāϏāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻŸā§‡āϰ āĻļ⧇āώ āĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāĻ•āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ—āĻ°ā§āϜāύāĻļā§€āϞ āĻ•āϰāϤāĻžāϞāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ—āϤ āϜāĻžāύāĻžāύ⧋ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻļ⧇āώ, āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻĒā§āϤāĻŋ

the act of bringing something to completion or conclusion
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She felt a sense of accomplishment at the finish of her first novel.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ āωāĻĒāĻ¨ā§āϝāĻžāϏ⧇āϰ āĻļ⧇āώ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏāĻžāĻĢāĻ˛ā§āϝ⧇āϰ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ­ā§‚āϤāĻŋ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ­āĻŦ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻļ⧇āώ, āφāĻŦāϰāĻŖ

the last layer that is put on the surface of something as a way of protection or decoration or the substance that does this
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The glossy finish on the wooden table brought out the natural beauty of the wood.
āĻ•āĻžāϠ⧇āϰ āĻŸā§‡āĻŦāĻŋāϞ⧇āϰ āϚāĻ•āϚāϕ⧇ āĻĢāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻļ āĻ•āĻžāϠ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻ•ā§ƒāϤāĻŋāĻ• āϏ⧌āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻ°ā§āϝ āĻĢ⧁āϟāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϤ⧁āϞ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻļ⧇āώ, āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ­ā§‚āϤāĻŋ

(wine tasting) the lingering taste and sensation of a wine on the back of the tongue and palate after it is swallowed
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He savored the rich finish of the Cabernet Sauvignon, which left a pleasant aftertaste.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻ•ā§āϝāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰāύ⧇āϟ āϏ⧋āĻ­āĻŋāĻ—āύāύ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽā§ƒāĻĻā§āϧ āĻĢāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻļ āωāĻĒāĻ­ā§‹āĻ— āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ, āϝāĻž āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āφāύāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ• āφāĻĢāϟāĻžāϰāĻŸā§‡āĻ¸ā§āϟ āϰ⧇āϖ⧇ āϗ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻļ⧇āώ āϰ⧇āĻ–āĻž, āĻļ⧇āώ

the designated point or event marking the end of a contest or race
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She stumbled just before the finish and saw her lead vanish in an instant.
āϏ⧇ āĻĢāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻļ āϞāĻžāχāύ āĻāϰ āĻ āĻŋāĻ• āφāϗ⧇ āĻšā§‹āρāϚāϟ āϖ⧇āϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āϞ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻāĻ—āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻžāϟāĻž āĻŽā§āĻšā§‚āĻ°ā§āϤ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āωāϧāĻžāĻ“ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϗ⧇āϞāĨ¤
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āĻĒāϤāύ, āĻ§ā§āĻŦāĻ‚āϏ

the downfall, defeat, or ruin of a person or group, especially in the context of a conflict or struggle
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The company 's mismanagement resulted in its financial finish.
āϕ⧋āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϰ āĻ–āĻžāϰāĻžāĻĒ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύāĻž āϤāĻžāϰ āφāĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ• āĻĒāϤāύ āϘāϟāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻļ⧇āώ, āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻĒā§āϤāĻŋ

the way in which a product is carefully completed, focusing on the quality and detail of its final appearance
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The smartphone 's sleek finish added to its modern and sophisticated design.
āĻ¸ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ°ā§āϟāĻĢā§‹āύ⧇āϰ āĻŽāϏ⧃āĻŖ āĻĢāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻļ āϤāĻžāϰ āφāϧ⧁āύāĻŋāĻ• āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻļā§€āϞāĻŋāϤ āĻĄāĻŋāϜāĻžāχāύ⧇ āϝ⧋āĻ— āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤

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