finish

== English == === Etymology === 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”). === Pronunciation === enPR: fĭn'ĭsh, IPA(key): /ˈfɪnɪʃ/ Homophone: Finnish (most accents) Rhymes: -ɪnɪʃ === Noun === finish (plural finishes) An end; the end of anything. A protective coating given to wood or metal and other surfaces. The result of any process changing the physical or chemical properties of cloth. A finishing touch; careful elaboration; polish. (sports) A shot on goal, especially one that ends in a goal. (professional wrestling, slang) The ending of a match and its structure. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Danish: finish → Dutch: finish ==== Translations ==== === Verb === finish (third-person singular simple present finishes, present participle finishing, simple past and past participle finished) (transitive) To complete (something). (transitive) To apply a treatment to (a surface or similar). (transitive) To change an animal's food supply in the months before it is due for slaughter, with the intention of fattening the animal. (intransitive) To come to an end. (transitive) To put an end to; to destroy. (intransitive, sex) To reach orgasm. ==== Usage notes ==== (transitive, to complete): This is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (the -ing form). See Appendix:English catenative verbs. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Antonyms ==== (antonym(s) of “to complete”): initiate, begin, start ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Dutch: finishen → Gulf Arabic: فنش (fannaš) ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === fishin' == Danish == === Etymology === From English finish. === Noun === finish c (singular definite finishen, not used in plural form) (the appearance after) fine-tuning, finishing touch finish (a spectacular end in a race or a competition) === Further reading === “finish” in Den Danske Ordbog == Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfɪ.nɪʃ/ Hyphenation: fi‧nish === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from English finish. ==== Noun ==== finish m (uncountable, no diminutive) finish; end ===== Derived terms ===== finishlijn === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== finish inflection of finishen: first-person singular present indicative (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative imperative