Question 1 · Quick check
finish
CEFRA1
/ˈfɪnɪʃ/
verb · noun
Türkçe translations
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In plain English
- 01
verb
To complete something.
- 02
verb
Extra detailA protective coating given to wood or metal and other surfaces.
Examples
It was a close finish as they had predicted.
You can finish your essay now.
At a glance
Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 2
- Citations
- 5
- Synonyms
- 5
Deep Dive
verb
Extra meaningThe result of any process changing the physical or chemical properties of cloth.
noun
Extra meaningsAn end; the end of anything.
A finishing touch; careful elaboration; polish.
More examples
In contextYou yourself have to finish it.
Be sure to finish your homework before you go to bed!
The car's finish was so shiny and new.
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Origin
verb
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”).