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finish, v.
(finished, finishes, finishing)
freq. cnt. 69
more info come or bring to a finish or an end
<verb.change>   freq. cnt.: 96 freq. cnt.: 52 freq. cnt.: 44

complete finish

sample sentences

"He finished the dishes"
"She completed the requirements for her Master's Degree"
"The fastest runner finished the race in just over 2 hours
others finished in over 4 hours"

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s VERB-ing
They won't %s the story

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s VERB-ing
They %s moving
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
completion
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
finishing finish finish finisher finish
semantic pointers
hyponym
close top, top off get through, polish off, clear up, finish up, wrap up, finish off, mop up see through round out, finish out carry out, implement, put through, follow through, follow up, follow out, go through with accomplish, carry out, fulfill, carry through, fulfil, execute, action
hypernym
end, terminate
more info finally be or do something
<verb.change>   freq. cnt.: 20 freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1

end up fetch up finish finish up land up wind up

sample sentences

"He ended up marrying his high school sweetheart"
"he wound up being unemployed and living at home again"

verb frames

Somebody ----s VERB-ing

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Somebody ----s VERB-ing

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Somebody ----s VERB-ing

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Somebody ----s VERB-ing

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Somebody ----s VERB-ing

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Somebody ----s VERB-ing
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
windup
semantic pointers
hypernym
act, move
more info have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
<verb.stative>   freq. cnt.: 70 freq. cnt.: 53 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

cease end finish stop terminate

sample sentences

"the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed"
"Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other"
"My property ends by the bushes"
"The symphony ends in a pianissimo"

verb frames

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP

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Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP

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Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP

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Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP

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Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
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derivationally related form
end end end end end end end end
antonym
begin
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
finish finish finish
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
terminative terminus
semantic pointers
hyponym
pass away lapse cut out go out adjourn, recess, break up vanish, disappear culminate, climax run out go, run low, run short vanish, disappear, go away close, conclude turn out, come out discontinue break
more info provide with a finish
<verb.contact>   freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3

finish

sample sentences

"The carpenter finished the table beautifully"
"this shirt is not finished properly"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
finishing finish finisher finisher
semantic pointers
hypernym
coat, surface
hyponym
dress broom
more info finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table
<verb.consumption>   freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

eat up finish polish off

sample sentences

"She polished off the remaining potatoes"

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
They %s more bread

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Somebody ----s something
They %s more bread

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Somebody ----s something
They %s more bread
semantic pointers
hypernym
eat
hyponym
tuck in, tuck away, put away consume, down, devour, go through, demolish
more info cause to finish a relationship with somebody
<verb.change>

finish

sample sentences

"That finished me with Mary"

verb frames

Something ----s somebody
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
finish finish
semantic pointers
hypernym
end, terminate