From Middle English finishen, finisshen, finischen, from , stem of some of the conjugated forms of finir, from , present active infinitive of fīniō, from fīnis ("end, limit, border, boundary"), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeygʷ- or from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd-.

• enPR: fĭn'ĭsh, IPA: /ˈfɪnɪʃ/

finish (plural finishes)

1. An end; the end of anything.
2. A protective coating given to wood or metal and other surfaces.

   The car's finish was so shiny and new.

3. The result of any process changing the physical or chemical properties of cloth.
4. A finishing touch; careful elaboration; polish.
5. (sports) A shot on goal, especially one that ends in a goal.

• French: fin
• German: Ende
• Italian: fine, termine, traguardo, arrivo, finale
• Portuguese: fim, final
• Russian: коне́ц
• Spanish: meta, fin

• French: fini
• German: Lack
• Italian: finitura, rifinitura
• Portuguese: acabamento
• Russian: лак
• Spanish: acabado

finish (finishes, present participle finishing; simple past and past participle finished)

1. (transitive) To complete (something).

   Be sure to finish your homework before you go to bed!

2. (transitive) To apply a treatment to (a surface or similar).

   The furniture was finished in teak veneer.

   • 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 ↗:

     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.

3. (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.

4. (intransitive) To come to an end.

   We had to leave before the concert had finished.

5. (transitive) To put an end to; to destroy.

   These rumours could finish your career.

6. (intransitive, sex) To reach orgasm.

• (antonym(s) of “to complete”): initiate, begin, start

• French: finir, achever
• German: beenden
• Italian: finire, terminare, concludere, portare a compimento, completare
• Portuguese: acabar, finalizar, concluir
• Russian: зака́нчивать
• Spanish: acabar, terminar

• German: fertigstellen
• Italian: rifinire
• Portuguese: arrematar, rematar

• French: finir, se terminer
• German: enden, aufhören
• Italian: finire, arrivare
• Portuguese: acabar, terminar
• Russian: зака́нчиваться
• Spanish: acabar, terminar, finalizar, acabarse, terminarse