finish

fin|ish¹ W2S1 [ˈfınıʃ] v

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1¦(stop doing something)¦

2¦(end)¦

3¦(eat/drink)¦

4¦(end something by doing something)¦

5¦(race)¦

6¦(take away somebody's strength)¦

7¦(use all of something)¦

8 put/add the finishing touches (to something)

9¦(surface)¦

Phrasal verbs

　finish off

　finish up

　finish with something/somebody

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[Date: 1300-1400; : French; Origin: finir, from Latin finire, from finis 'end']

1.) ¦(STOP DOING SOMETHING)¦ also finish off [I and T]

to complete the last part of something that you are doing

▪ You can't go anywhere until you've finished your homework.

▪ Have you finished that book yet?

finish doing sth

▪ I finished typing the report just minutes before it was due.

▪ 'How's the decorating going?' 'We've nearly finished.'

2.) ¦(END)¦

[i]especially BrE when an event, activity, or period of time finishes, it ends, especially at a particular time

▪ The football season finishes in May.

▪ What time does school finish?

3.) ¦(EAT/DRINK)¦ also finish up/off [T]

to eat or drink all the rest of something, so there is none left

▪ I'll just finish my coffee.

4.) ¦(END SOMETHING BY DOING SOMETHING)¦ also finish off [I and T]

to complete an event, performance, piece of work etc by doing one final thing

finish with

▪ The party finished with a sing-song.

finish (sth) by doing sth

▪ I would like to finish by thanking you all for your help.

5.) ¦(RACE)¦ [I and T]

to be in a particular position at the end of a race, competition etc

finish first/second/third etc

▪ He finished second in the 100 metres, behind Ben Johnson.

6.) ¦(TAKE AWAY SOMEBODY'S STRENGTH)¦ also finish off [T]

to take away all of someone's strength, energy etc

= ↑do somebody in

▪ Another run like that would just about finish me.

7.) ¦(USE ALL OF SOMETHING)¦ [I and T]

BrE to completely use up the supply of something, especially food

▪ The ice cream's finished - can you get some more?

8.) put/add the finishing touches (to sth)

to add the final details that make your work complete

▪ The band are currently putting the finishing touches to their new album.

9.) ¦(SURFACE)¦ [T]

to give the surface of something, especially wood, a smooth appearance by painting, polishing, or covering it

▪ The furniture had been attractively finished in a walnut veneer.

finish off phr v

1.) finish sth<=>off

to complete the last part of something that you are doing

▪ It'll take me a couple of hours to finish this job off.

2.) finish sth<=>off

to use or eat all of something, so there is none left

▪ Who finished off the cake?

3.) to complete an event, performance, piece of work etc by doing one final thing

finish off with

▪ We'll finish off with a track from Adam's new album.

finish sth<=>off

▪ She finished off her speech by thanking her sponsors.

finish off/finish sth<=>off by doing sth

▪ Finish off by cleaning the monitor and the keyboard.

4.) finish sb/sth<=>off

to kill a person or animal when they are already weak or wounded

5.) finish sb<=>off

to take away all of someone's strength, energy etc

finish up phr v

1.) BrE informal to arrive at a particular place, after going to other places first

= ↑end up

▪ I took a long holiday in Italy and finished up in Rome.

2.) BrE informal to get into a particular state or situation as the result of what you have done, especially without planning or expecting it

= ↑end up

▪ One of the guys tried to bribe a police officer and finished up in jail.

finish up with

▪ Brett got into a fight and finished up with a broken wrist.

3.) finish sth<=>up

to eat or drink all the rest of something, so there is none left

▪ Come on, finish up your drinks!

finish with / [finish with sth/sb] phr v

1.) have/be finished with sth

to no longer need to use something

▪ Have you finished with the scissors?

2.) have/be finished with sb

to have finished talking to someone or dealing with them, especially when you are angry with them or want to punish them

▪ Don't go. I haven't finished with you yet.

▪ 'When I'm finished with you,' he said, 'you'll be lucky if you're still alive.'

3.) to end a romantic or sexual relationship with someone

▪ So I told him I wanted to finish with him.

finish ²

finish² S3 n

1.)

the end or last part of something

▪ I was watching the race but I didn't get to see the finish.

▪ The day was a disaster from start to finish (=from the beginning until the end) .

▪ I won't walk out - I like to see things through to the finish .

a close finish

(=an end of a race where two competitors are very close to each other)

2.) a fight to the finish

a fight or game in which the teams or competitors struggle until one is completely defeated

3.) [U and C]

the appearance of the surface of an object after it has been painted, polished etc

▪ That table has a beautiful finish.