Finished Finish ˈfɪnɪʃ I Verb Homework Law School

• haven't you finished your homework yet?
• she finished law school last year.
• you only get points if you finish the race.
• i thought you'd never finish!

finish

Verb Forms

1. to stop doing something or making something because it is complete
• Haven't you finished your homework yet?
• She finished law school last year.
• You only get points if you finish the race.
• I thought you'd never finish!
• We've just finished the project.
• Let me just finish what I'm doing.
• Be quiet! He hasn't finished speaking.
• He finished by telling us about his trip to Spain.
• ‘And that was all,’ she finished.

Extra Examples

• ‘I had no idea…’ I finished lamely.
• She had just finished dressing when the telephone rang.
• Peter finished Jane's sentence for her.
• I’ll just finish the chapter then I’ll come.
2. to come to an end; to bring something to an end
• The play finished at 10.30.
• The symphony finishes with a flourish.
• The evening finished with a few songs.
• A cup of coffee finished the meal perfectly.
3. to eat, drink or use what remains of something
• I quickly finished my tea.
• He finished off his drink with one large gulp.
• We might as well finish up the cake.

Extra Examples

• We might as well finish up the cake—there isn't much left.
• We'll go out after you've finished your dinner.
4. to be in a particular state or position at the end of a race or a competition
• She was delighted to finish second.
• He finished 12 seconds outside the world record.
• The team finished the season in ninth position.
• The dollar finished the day slightly down.
5. to make somebody so tired or impatient that they cannot do any more
• Climbing that hill really finished me off.
• A lecture from my parents now would just finish me.

Word Origin

• Middle English: from Old French feniss-, lengthened stem of fenir, from Latin finire, from finis ‘end’.