Finish

  • 21finish — [[t]fɪ̱nɪʃ[/t]] ♦♦ finishes, finishing, finished 1) VERB When you finish doing or dealing with something, you do or deal with the last part of it, so that there is no more for you to do or deal with. [V n/ ing] As soon as he d finished eating, he …

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  • 22finish — 1 / fInIS/ verb 1 STOP DOING STH (I, T) to come to the end of doing or making something, so that it is complete : finish sth: You can t go anywhere until you finish your homework. | finish doing sth: I finished typing the report just minutes… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 23finish — I UK [ˈfɪnɪʃ] / US verb Word forms finish : present tense I/you/we/they finish he/she/it finishes present participle finishing past tense finished past participle finished *** 1) a) finish or finish off [intransitive/transitive] to do the last… …

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  • 24finish — finisher, n. /fin ish/, v.t. 1. to bring (something) to an end or to completion; complete: to finish a novel; to finish breakfast. 2. to come to the end of (a course, period of time, etc.): to finish school. 3. to use completely (often fol. by up …

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  • 25finish — I n. end 1) a hairbreadth, photo finish 2) at the finish 3) to the finish (to fight to the finish) polish 4) a dull; glazed; glossy finish II v. 1) (D; intr., tr.) to finish by, with (they finished their performance by singing a song/with a song; …

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  • 26finish — /ˈfɪnɪʃ / (say finish) verb (t) 1. to bring (action, speech, work, affairs, etc.) to an end or to completion. 2. to come to the end of (a course, period of time, etc.). 3. Also, finish up, finish off. to use up or consume completely: to finish… …

  • 27finish — Used in the context of general equities. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary See: fill. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * finish fin‧ish [ˈfɪnɪʆ] verb [intransitive, transitive] FINANCE if shares etc finish at a certain level or price on a… …

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  • 28finish — [1] The final coat of paint applied to a vehicle. See original finish. [2] The overall look of a vehicle so that the paint, for instance, is evenly applied, there are no bare spots, etc. Usually this word is used in the expression fit and finish …

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  • 29finish — v. & n. v. 1 tr. a (often foll. by off) bring to an end; come to the end of; complete. b (usu. foll. by off) colloq. kill; overcome completely. c (often foll. by off, up) consume or get through the whole or the remainder of (food or drink)… …

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  • 30finish*/*/*/ — [ˈfɪnɪʃ] verb I 1) [I/T] to do the last part of something so that it is complete I ve nearly finished my work.[/ex] I haven t finished eating yet.[/ex] 2) [I] to stop happening Lessons finish at midday.[/ex] The game finished with the score at… …

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