Kilo Lingo

finish

/ˈfɪn.ɪʃ/

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Translation

To come to the end of something, or to do the last part of a job or task.

Word origin

From Old French finiss-, from Latin finire, meaning to bring to an end.

Origin
Old French
Root
finire

Grammar

Verb typeregular (finish, finishes, finished)

Examples

today.

"Finish" means to come to the end of the work.

three o'.

"Finishes" is the form used with he, she, or it.

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"Finished" is the past form of "finish".

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This word is part of lesson 11.