finish

/ˈfi-nish/

Middle English finisshen, borrowed from Anglo-French finiss-, stem of finir, going back to Latlin fīnīre "to mark out the boundaries, limit, put an end to, bring to a close," derivative of fīnis "boundary, limit, ending"

verb

  1. to come to an end : terminate

  2. end

  3. to come to the end of a course, task, or undertaking

The meeting finished at noon.

close end conclude finish complete terminate mean to bring or come to a stopping point or limit. close usually implies that something has been in some way open as well as unfinished. end conveys a strong sense of finality.

noun

  1. something that completes or perfects: such as

  2. the fine or decorative work required for a building or one of its parts

  3. a finishing material used in painting

noun

  1. a line marking the end of a racecourse