Etymology tree
Latin fīnis
Proto-Indo-European *-yétider.
Latin -iō
Latin fīniō
Old French finirbor.
Middle English finishen
English finish
From Middle English finishen, finisshen, finischen, from Old French finiss-, stem of some of the conjugated forms of finir, from Latin fīnīre, from fīnis (“end, limit, border, boundary”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeygʷ- (“to stick, set up”) or from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- (“to split”).
Meanings
An end; the end of anything.
Noel meets a cruel finish: "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. 1990 August 18, Karin Aguilar-San Juan, “The Boston Lesbian and Gay Film Festival Continues”, in Gay Community News, volume 18, number 6, page 9:
A protective coating given to wood or metal and other surfaces.
They're sipping Darjeeling tea, and the silver tea set is polished to a mirror finish so reflective that you can see your likeness. 2026 May 14, Stacie Stukin, “Historic Opportunity”, in Architectural Digest, volume 83, number 4, page 74:
The car's finish was so shiny and new.
The result of any process changing the physical or chemical properties of cloth.
A finishing touch; careful elaboration; polish.
A shot on goal, especially one that ends in a goal.
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 luscious finish and the crowd enjoyed it. 2023 August 12, Suzanne Wrack, “England hit back to beat Colombia and set up World Cup semi with Australia”, in The Guardian:
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. 2011 September 2, Phil McNulty, “Bulgaria 0-3 England”, in BBC:
(slang) The ending of a match and its structure.
(qualifier:combat sports) The stoppage or conclusion of a bout before the scheduled rounds expire, resulting in an immediate victory via knockout (KO), technical knockout (TKO), or submission.
Oliveira holds multiple UFC records, notably the most submission wins in the organization's history at 17, most finishes at 21 and most bonuses at 21.
no avslutning (end) · ro sfârșit (end) · hy վերջ (end) · ru отде́лка (protective coating) · sq mbarimi (end) · ia fin (end) · sh cilj (end) · fi viimeistely (protective coating) · ro lac (protective coating) · da finish (protective coating) · no toppstrøk (protective coating) · jje 끗 (end) · hu bevonat (protective coating) · no slutt (end) · da slutning (end) · ja 終わり (end) · bg край (end) · ko 마감 (end) · ca meta (end) · ru лак (protective coating) · ru оконча́ние (end) · nl meet (end) · got 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍃 (end) · ca fi (end) · no finish (protective coating) · ro final (end) · tr bitiş (end) · bo བཀྲག་རྩི (protective coating) · el τέλος (end) · es fin (end) · hy ավարտ (end) · he סִיּוּם (end) · ca fita (end) · pl apretura (the result of any process changing the physical or chemical properties of cloth) · it traguardo (end) · de Lack (protective coating) · es meta (end) · eo fino (end) · ko 끝 (end) · it rifinitura (protective coating) · fr fin (end) · vi kết thúc (end) · pt fim (end) · cmn 終結 /终结 (end) · he גִּמּוּר (protective coating) · fi maali (end) · sv yta (protective coating) · aii ܚܵܠܹܨ (end) · yo ìparí (end) · pt final (end) · yo òpin (end) · pl obicie (polish) · ko 종결 (end) · la terminus (end) · ru коне́ц (end) · sv mål (end) · nl finish (end) · it finitura (protective coating) · fi pintakäsittely (protective coating) · vo fin (end) · tl tapusin (end) · hu befejezés (end) · la finis (end) · fi loppu (end) · fr fini (protective coating) · bo མཐའ (end) · it arrivo (end) · pt acabamento (protective coating) · nl eindstreep (end) · az axır (end) · ia termination (end) · es acabado (protective coating) · hu vég (end) · vo finük (end) · id selesai (end) · it termine (end) · az son (end) · cy diwedd (end) · hy վախճան (end) · cs konec (end) · aii ܦܵܪܹܩ (end) · lv beigas (end) · it finale (end) · sv finish (protective coating) · it meta (end) · bg фина́л (end) · ru фина́л (end) · ka დასასრული (end) · ru фи́ниш (end) · ml അവസാനം (end) · it fine (end) · id tamat (end) · pl koniec (end) · de Ende (end)
Etymology tree
Latin fīnis
Proto-Indo-European *-yétider.
Latin -iō
Latin fīniō
Old French finirbor.
Middle English finishen
English finish
From Middle English finishen, finisshen, finischen, from Old French finiss-, stem of some of the conjugated forms of finir, from Latin fīnīre, from fīnis (“end, limit, border, boundary”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeygʷ- (“to stick, set up”) or from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- (“to split”).
Meanings
(transitive) To complete (something).
Be sure to finish your homework before you go to bed!
Why doesn't Italy finish their buildings 2024 May 6, @thepunbible, Twitter, archived from the original on 28 Jun 2024:
(transitive) To apply a treatment to (a surface or similar).
The furniture was finished in teak veneer.
Seats are trimmed in a grey and blue moquette and tables are finished with grey Vyanide tops, gilt edging and ebony legs. 1961 February, “New "Mini-Buffets" from Wolverton”, in Trains Illustrated, page 79:
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. 1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter X, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:
(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.
We had to leave before the concert had finished.
(transitive) To put an end to; to destroy.
These rumours could finish your career.
(intransitive) To reach orgasm.
Fucked my cousin in her asshole
Before I finish on her tits 2016, “Redneck Shit”, performed by Wheeler Walker Jr.:
"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" to finish. 2019 June 14, Macaela Mackenzie, Lindsay Geller, “Why Your Orgasm Is MIA—And Exactly What To Do About It”, in Women's Health, archived from the original on 25 Jan 2021:
(qualifier:combat sports) To stop an opponent and end a bout prematurely before the scheduled time limit expires, securing an immediate victory via knockout, technical knockout, or submission.
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start (antonym(s) of “to complete”) · begin (antonym(s) of “to complete”) · initiate (antonym(s) of “to complete”)
ml പൂർത്തിയാക്കുക (to complete) · ko 종료하다 (to complete) · es acabar (to complete) · de fertigstellen (to apply a final treatment to) · oc acabar (to come to an end) · ca acabar (to complete) · ko 끝내다 (to complete) · it completare (to complete) · fi viimeistellä (to apply a final treatment to) · he שם סוף \ שָׂם סוֹף (to put an end to, destroy) · el τελειώνω (to complete) · kea kaba (to complete) · es acabar (to come to an end) · sl končevati (to complete) · ka გათავება (to complete) · lo ເສັດ (to complete) · pl skończyć (to complete) · kab fakk (to complete) · he גָּמַר (to put an end to, destroy) · acw خَلَّص (to complete) · arq كمل (to complete) · sq kri (gheg) (to complete) · uz bitirmoq (to complete) · fur finî (to complete) · arq فض (to complete) · bo རྫོགས (to come to an end) · mk завршува (to complete) · acw كَمَّل (to complete) · kea kaba (to come to an end) · fr finir (to come to an end) · pl skończyć się (to come to an end) · az qurtarmaq (to come to an end) · th จบ (to come to an end) · ca terminar (to complete) · vi kết thúc (to complete) · ro se sfârși (to come to an end) · et lõpetama (to complete) · wa fini (to complete) · ru око́нчить (to complete) · yo parí (to complete) · nl afwerken (to complete) · pt terminar (to come to an end) · be ско́нчыць (to complete) · nmn ǁkxʻāã (to complete) · he חִסֵּל (to put an end to, destroy) · da afslutte (to complete) · ia terminar (to complete) · wa achever (to complete) · sv gå i mål (to complete) · cmn 結束 /结束 (to complete) · lo ໝົດ (to come to an end) · it finire (to come to an end) · khb ᦵᦙᧃᧉᦷᦙᧇ (to complete) · el τελειώνω (to come to an end) · az bitirmək (to complete) · ru зако́нчить (to complete) · ml അവസാനിക്കുക (to come to an end) · cmn 完成 (to complete) · hil ában (to come to an end) · it portare a compimento (to complete) · bo རྫོགས (to complete) · ar اِنْتَهَى (to come to an end) · sh zavŕšiti (to complete) · mn дуусгах (to complete) · th แล้ว (to complete) · ar اِنْتَهَى (to complete) · ru зака́нчивать (to complete) · ro se isprăvi (to come to an end) · it terminare (to complete) · az bitmək (to come to an end) · bo ཚར (to complete) · lo ແລ້ວ (to complete) · pt rematar (to apply a final treatment to) · lo ເຫມິດ (to complete) · hu befejez (to complete) · eu bukatu (to complete) · es fenecer (to come to an end) · fa تمام شدن (to come to an end) · fi tehdä loppuun (to complete) · be зака́нчваць (to complete) · my အပြီးသတ် (to complete) · lt baigti (to complete) · grc περαίνω (to complete) · km បញ្ចប់ (to complete) · uk закі́нчити (to complete) · uk кінча́ти (to complete) · el τερματίζω (to complete) · wa esse foû (to come to an end) · fr se terminer (to come to an end) · pt finalizar (to complete) · hi ख़त्म करना (to complete) · ky аяктоо (to complete) · ms selesai (to complete) · zku malariappendi (to complete) · oc terminar (to complete) · hu végez (to complete) · la finem habeo (to come to an end) · ml പൂർത്തിയാവുക (to come to an end) · it finire (to complete) · sv avsluta (to complete) · fr finir (to complete) · te ముగించు (to complete) · sk dokončiť (to complete) · th แล้วเสร็จ (to complete) · sq mbaroj (to complete) · it arrivare (to come to an end) · ky бүтүрүү (to complete) · hu befejeződik (to come to an end) · sv slutföra (to complete) · ary كمّل (to complete) · ia finir (to complete) · no avslutte (to come to an end) · ca finir (to complete) · pl dokonać (to complete) · ms siap (to complete) · ar أَتَمَّ (to complete) · got 𐍃𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽 (to come to an end) · oc acabar (to complete) · ko 마감하다 (to complete) · hil ában (to complete) · ml കഴിയുക (to come to an end) · ro încheia (to complete) · it concludere (to complete) · pt acabar (to complete) · fa تمام کردن (to complete) · vi hết (to come to an end) · ary تكمّل (to come to an end) · ang endian (to complete) · is fullgera (to complete) · eo fini (to complete) · sh завр́шити (to complete) · fi päättyä (to come to an end) · nap fernì (to complete) · da fuldføre (to complete) · ur ختم کرنا (to complete) · bo མཐར་བྱེད (to put an end to, destroy) · ja 全うする (to complete) · ca finalitzar (to come to an end) · ru око́нчиться (to come to an end) · lad eskapar (to complete) · oc finir (to come to an end) · wa fini (to come to an end) · es finir (to complete) · wa esse fini (to come to an end) · ru зако́нчиться (to come to an end) · yi ענדיקן (to complete) · hu elkészít (to complete) · nrf finni (to come to an end) · sk skončiť (to complete) · bo རྩ་མེད་བཟོ (to put an end to, destroy) · acw غَلَّق (to complete) · got 𐌿𐍃𐍄𐌹𐌿𐌷𐌰𐌽 (to complete) · da gøre færdig (to complete) · vo finükön (to complete) · ms habis (to complete) · lo ລົງທ້າຽ (to complete) · ru заверша́ть (to complete) · uk закі́нчувати (to complete) · sl končati (to complete) · got 𐌲𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌽𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌽 (to come to an end) · jje 끗나다 (to come to an end) · lo ສຳເຣັດ (to complete) · cy gorffen (to come to an end) · ro termina (to complete) · nl beëindigen (to complete) · te అంతమవు (to come to an end) · es acabar (to reach orgasm) · sv fullfölja (to complete) · la finio (to apply a final treatment to) · he גָּמַר (to complete) · jje 끗ᄆᆞ치다 (to complete) · ht fini (to complete) · bo སྒྲུབ (to complete) · sh заврша́вати (to complete) · la finior (to come to an end) · ary سالى (to come to an end) · es finir (to come to an end) · eo finiĝi (to come to an end) · nrf finni (to complete) · ro sfârși (to complete) · ary كمل (to come to an end) · az sona çatmaq (to come to an end) · ca acabar (to come to an end) · tg тамом кардан (to complete) · no fullføre (to complete) · is enda (to complete) · vi làm xong (to complete) · ka დასრულება (to complete) · my ပြီး (to come to an end) · he גימר (to apply a final treatment to) · jje 끗내다 (to complete) · lv beigt (to complete) · de enden (to come to an end) · mfe fini (to complete) · vo fimekön (to complete) · he חיסל (to put an end to, destroy) · grc τελέω (to complete) · ang endian (to come to an end) · gd crìochnaich (to complete) · pl apreturować (of clothmaking) (to apply a final treatment to) · ga críochnaigh (to complete) · kk бітіру (to complete) · es fenecer (to complete) · te పూర్తిచేయు (to complete) · ht fini (to come to an end) · nl ophouden (to come to an end) · tr bitirmek (to complete) · bg завършвам (to come to an end) · nl eindigen (to come to an end) · fi loppua (to come to an end) · kab kfu (to complete) · ja 終わる (to come to an end) · it rifinire (to apply a final treatment to) · uz tamom qilmoq (to complete) · wa esse tot fwait (to come to an end) · fr achever (to complete) · lad akavar (to complete) · wa esse houte (to come to an end) · yo tán (to complete) · la finiō (to complete) · tr bitmek (to come to an end) · de beenden (to complete) · ro se încheia (to come to an end) · cs skončit (to come to an end) · ro isprăvi (to complete) · hu végződik (to come to an end) · he סִיֵּם (to complete) · yo tán (to come to an end) · cmn 結束 /结束 (to come to an end) · khb ᧟ᦵᦔᧈ (to complete) · no avslutte (to complete) · gl acabar (to complete) · th สำเร็จ (to complete) · pt concluir (to complete) · nl gedaan zijn (to come to an end) · ko 완성하다 (to complete) · la terminor (to come to an end) · bg финиширам (to come to an end) · ru заверши́ть (to complete) · de aufhören (to come to an end) · vi hoàn thành (to complete) · da færdiggøre (to complete) · cmn 完 (to complete) · ro finisa (to apply a final treatment to) · ar فَرَغَ (to complete) · lad bitirear (to complete) · ru зака́нчиваться (to come to an end) · mk заврши (to complete) · hi ख़त्म होना (to come to an end) · te పూర్తవు (to come to an end) · th เสร็จ (to complete) · ro pune capăt (to put an end to, destroy) · pl dokonywać (to complete) · oc finir (to complete) · pt acabar (to come to an end) · lv pabeigt (to complete) · es terminar (to reach orgasm) · km ចប់ (to complete) · hi अंत करना (to complete) · la finio (to come to an end) · ar أَنْهَى (to complete) · ja 仕上げる (to complete) · he גִּמֵּר (to apply a final treatment to) · la perficiō (to complete) · be канча́ць (to complete) · he גמר (to put an end to, destroy) · cs dokončit (to complete) · pl kończyć (to complete) · hu véget ér (to come to an end) · sh završávati (to complete) · bg завършвам (to complete) · pt arrematar (to apply a final treatment to) · oc terminar (to come to an end) · hy վերջացնել (to complete) · ro se termina (to come to an end) · to 'osi (to complete) · cy gorffen (to complete) · da slutte (to come to an end) · ml തീർക്കുക (to complete) · uz tugatmoq (to complete) · sv sluta (to come to an end) · kk аяқтау (to complete) · acw انتهى (to complete) · es ultimar (to put an end to, destroy) · uk скі́нчити (to complete) · ur ختم ہونا (to come to an end) · ja 終了する (to complete) · vo lemekön (to complete) · jje 끗내우다 (to complete) · tk soňlamak (to complete) · lad iskapar (Monastir) (to complete) · fi sanoa loppuun (to complete) · ja 終える (to complete)