finish
verb (finish, finishes, finished, finishing); noun (a finish, finishes)
Everyday
- To finish means to come to the end of something, to complete it. tree →
- The finish is the end of a race, where the finish line is. tree →
- To finish something up or off is to use or eat the last of it. tree →
- A finish is the look of a surface, like a shiny finish. tree →
In the lessons
maths: time to complete a job or race; work done until finished (time = amount ÷ rate); finishing times in a race; school: finish your work, finish the book; sport: cross the finish line; everyday life: finish your dinner
Examples
- She finishes the book in 5 days. tree →
- How long will it take to finish the puzzle? tree →
- He finished the race in 20 minutes. tree →
- They need to finish 30 pages. tree →
- Finish your homework before you play. tree →
- She was first to cross the finish line. tree →
- Who finished the milk? tree →
- The table has a shiny finish. tree →
- Just let me finish carving this cross. tree →
Note
Often asks for time: amount ÷ rate. Trap: none special. «Finish» is the end; «Finnish» is from Finland.
In Jewish tradition
maths: time to complete a job or race; work done until finished (time = amount ÷ rate); finishing times in a race; school: finish your work, finish the book; sport: cross the finish line; everyday life: finish your dinner
Examples
- A light shalt thou make to the ark, and to a cubit shalt thou finish it upward; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof; with lower, second, and third stories shalt thou make it. (Torah GEN.6.16, JPS 1917) tree →
- Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus: Who gave you a decree to build this house, and to finish this wall? (Writings EZR.5.9, JPS 1917) tree →
- 'The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house; his hands shall also finish it; and thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto you. (Prophets ZEC.4.9, JPS 1917) tree →
- At the same time came to them Tattenai, the governor beyond the River, and Shethar-bozenai, and their companions, and said thus unto them: 'Who gave you a decree to build this house, and to finish this structure?' (Writings EZR.5.3, JPS 1917) tree →
Note
Often asks for time: amount ÷ rate. Trap: none special. «Finish» is the end; «Finnish» is from Finland.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «finish» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «finish» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
- Trees and pragmatics of «finish» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «finish» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.
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