finish
verb /ˈfɪnɪʃ/
/ˈfɪnɪʃ/
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they finish | /ˈfɪnɪʃ/ /ˈfɪnɪʃ/ |
| he / she / it finishes | /ˈfɪnɪʃɪz/ /ˈfɪnɪʃɪz/ |
| past simple finished | /ˈfɪnɪʃt/ /ˈfɪnɪʃt/ |
| past participle finished | /ˈfɪnɪʃt/ /ˈfɪnɪʃt/ |
| -ing form finishing | /ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ/ /ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ/ |
- [transitive, intransitive] to stop doing something or making something because it is complete
- finish (something) Haven't you finished your homework yet?
- She finished law school last year.
- You only get points if you finish the race.
- I thought you'd never finish!
- We've just finished the project.
- finish what… Let me just finish what I'm doing.
- finish doing something Be quiet! He hasn't finished speaking.
- finish by doing something He finished by telling us about his trip to Spain.
- + speech ‘And that was all,’ she finished.
More Like This Verbs usually followed by -ing formsVerbs usually followed by -ing forms- avoid
- consider
- delay
- deny
- enjoy
- escape
- finish
- give up
- imagine
- involve
- mention
- mind
- miss
- postpone
- practise
- resist
- risk
- suggest
Extra Examples- ‘I had no idea…’ I finished lamely.
- She had just finished dressing when the telephone rang.
- Peter finished Jane's sentence for her.
- I’ll just finish the chapter then I’ll come.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- almost
- nearly
- barely
- …
- let somebody
- by
- with
- [intransitive, transitive] to come to an end; to bring something to an end
- The play finished at 10.30.
- finish with something The symphony finishes with a flourish.
- The evening finished with a few songs.
- finish something A cup of coffee finished the meal perfectly.
Express Yourself Wrapping up a discussionWrapping up a discussionIn a formal meeting or conference, you may have to bring the session to a close. Here are some ways to get people to stop speaking:- I’m afraid time is running out/we’re running out of time, so we'll have to make this the final question.
- We've only got a couple of minutes left, so can we summarize what we've agreed?
- I'd like to close the session with a few final remarks…
- We'll have to leave it there, but thank you all very much for your input.
- Well, that's all we have time for today, but we'll meet again on Tuesday.
- I'd like to thank you all for coming and for a very productive meeting.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- almost
- nearly
- barely
- …
- let somebody
- by
- with
- [transitive] to eat, drink or use what remains of something
- finish something I quickly finished my tea.
- finish something off He finished off his drink with one large gulp.
- finish something up We might as well finish up the cake.
Extra Examples- We might as well finish up the cake—there isn't much left.
- We'll go out after you've finished your dinner.
- [intransitive, transitive] to be in a particular state or position at the end of a race or a competition
- + adj. She was delighted to finish second.
- + adv./prep. He finished 12 seconds outside the world record.
- finish something + adv./prep. The team finished the season in ninth position.
- finish something + adj. The dollar finished the day slightly down.
- [transitive] (informal) to make somebody so tired or impatient that they cannot do any more
- finish somebody off Climbing that hill really finished me off.
- finish somebody A lecture from my parents now would just finish me.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French feniss-, lengthened stem of fenir, from Latin finire, from finis ‘end’.