"finish" meaning in All languages combined

See finish on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈfɪnɪʃ/ Audio: en-us-finish.ogg [US], en-uk-finnish.ogg [UK], en-uk-to finish.ogg [UK] Forms: finish [singular], finishes [plural]
enPR: fĭn'ĭsh Head templates: {{noun|finish|finishes}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The finish is the last part or end of something.
    Sense id: simple-finish-en-noun-vdBxUatA
  2. The finish is the way a surface looks after it has been made smooth and ready to use.
    Sense id: simple-finish-en-noun-Mz59r4cu

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈfɪnɪʃ/ Audio: en-us-finish.ogg [US], en-uk-finnish.ogg [UK], en-uk-to finish.ogg [UK] Forms: finish [canonical], finishes [third-person, singular], finished [past], finished [past, participle], finishing [present, participle]
enPR: fĭn'ĭsh Head templates: {{verb|finish|es}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something finishes, it stops and doesn't start again; it comes to the end.
    Sense id: simple-finish-en-verb-Q5Z-MwHv
  2. If something finishes somebody off, it uses all their energy or it kills them.
    Sense id: simple-finish-en-verb-QExjb17f
  3. If you finish something up, you use the last of it.
    Sense id: simple-finish-en-verb-UAjqy7Rk
  4. If you are finished with something, you don't need it anymore.
    Sense id: simple-finish-en-verb-kGGj1Eo5
  5. If you finish the surface of something, especially wood, you make it smooth and ready to use.
    Sense id: simple-finish-en-verb-e4howMKo
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          "text": "I finish work at 4:30 and I get home at 5:00."
        },
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          "text": "In June of 1992 I had just finished university and I was looking for a job."
        },
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          "text": "She finished off her homework and put it away."
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          "text": "Finish up your lunch quickly, please."
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          "text": "That last run around the track completely finished me off."
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          "text": "I finished up the milk this morning. There's none left."
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          "text": "The oil gives the wood a smooth, deep finish."
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