finish
Translation
to finish, to complete, to end
Examples
Please finish your homework before dinner.
Please finish your homework before dinner.
The movie finishes at 10 PM.
The film finishes at 10 PM.
She finished reading her book.
She finished reading her book.
Grammar Patterns
((sth.)) to complete (sth.) Please finish your work.
((-ing)) to stop doing (sth.) He finished writing the report.
to come to an end The concert finished at midnight.
Similar Words
Synonyms: complete, end, conclude; Antonyms: start, begin, commence
Etymology
From Latin 'finis', meaning 'end' or 'boundary'.
Memory Tips
Think of the 'finish line' in a race, which marks the end.