finish

/ˈfɪnɪʃ/

finish noun: an end; the end of anything.

Noun

finish (plural finishes)

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.
- The car's finish was so shiny and new.
- 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, Stacie Stukin, “Historic Opportunity”, in Architectural Digest, volume 83, number 4, page 74
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.
- 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...2011 September 2, Phil McNulty, “Bulgaria 0-3 England”, in BBC
- 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
(slang) The ending of a match and its structure.
(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.

Verb

finish (third-person singular simple present finishes, present participle finishing, simple past and past participle finished)

(transitive) To complete (something).
- Be sure to finish your homework before you go to bed!
- Why doesn't Italy finish their buildings2024 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.
- 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 tits2016, “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
(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.

finish meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali

finish in Hindi

to complete: अंत करना ant karnā, ख़त्म करना xatma karnā
to come to an end: ख़त्म होना xatma honā

finish in Urdu

to complete: ختم کرنا xatm karnā
to come to an end: ختم ہونا xatm honā

finish in Bengali

শেষ, সমাপ্তি, সমাপন, সংহার, শেষ করা, সমাপ্ত করা

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finish in Telugu: ముగించు mugiñcu, పూర్తిచేయు pūrticēyu, అంతమవు antamavu, పూర్తవు pūrtavu
finish in Malayalam: അവസാനം avasānaṁ, പൂർത്തിയാക്കുക pūṟttiyākkuka, തീർക്കുക tīṟkkuka, പൂർത്തിയാവുക pūṟttiyāvuka
finish in Kannada: ಕೊನೆಯ ಹಂತ, ಕಡೆಯ ಮಜಲು, ಕಡೆಯ ಭಾಗ, ಮುಕ್ತಾಯ ಭಾಗ
finish in Punjabi: مکانا mukkṇā, ਨਿਬੇੜਨਾ nibeṛnā
finish in Gujarati: પતવું patvũ
finish in Odia: ସାରିବା sāribā, ଶେଷ śeṣa
finish in Assamese: শেষ কৰা xex kora
finish in Nepali: पुग्नु pugnu
finish in Tagalog: tapusin
finish in Arabic: فَرَغَ faraḡa, أَنْهَى ʔanhā, أَتَمَّ ʔatamma, اِنْتَهَى intahā
finish in Malay: siap, selesai, habis
finish in Indonesian: tamat, selesai
finish in Persian: تمام کردن tamâm kardan, تمام شدن tamâm šodan
finish in Thai: เสร็จ sèt, แล้ว lɛ́ɛo, สำเร็จ sǎm-rèt, แล้วเสร็จ lɛ́ɛo-sèt
finish in Vietnamese: kết thúc, hoàn thành, làm xong, hết
finish in Myanmar: အပြီးသတ် a.pri:sat, ပြီး pri:

Examples of finish in a sentence

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:
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:

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Forms of finish

Noun
plural	finishes
Verb
third-person singular present	finishes
present participle	finishing
past participle	finished
past	finished
second-person singular present (archaic)	finishest
second-person singular past (archaic)	finishedst
third-person singular present (archaic)	finisheth

Past tense of finish: finished

Plural of finish: finishes

Origin of 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”).

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Questions about finish

What does finish mean?: Finish means an end; the end of anything.
What is finish in Hindi?: Finish in Hindi is अंत करना (ant karnā), ख़त्म करना (xatma karnā), ख़त्म होना (xatma honā). See Finish meaning in Hindi.
How do you use finish in a sentence?: 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.
What part of speech is finish?: Finish can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce finish?: Finish is pronounced /ˈfɪnɪʃ/.
What is the plural of finish?: The plural of finish is finishes.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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