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finish
English
Etymology
From Middle English finishen, finisshen, finischen, from Old French finiss-, stem of some of the conjugated forms of finir, from Latin f?n?re, present active infinitive of f?ni?.
Pronunciation
- enPR: f?n'?sh, IPA(key): /?f?n??/
- Homophone: Finnish
Noun
finish (plural finishes)
- An end; the end of anything.
- A protective coating given to wood or metal and other surfaces.
- The result of any process changing the physical or chemical properties of cloth.
- A finishing touch; careful elaboration; polish.
- (sports) A shot on goal, especially one that ends in a goal.
Translations
Verb
finish (third-person singular simple present finishes, present participle finishing, simple past and past participle finished)
- (transitive) To complete (something).
- (transitive) To apply a treatment to (a surface or similar).
- (transitive) To change an animal's food supply in the months before it is due for slaughter, with the intention of fattening the animal.
- (intransitive) To come to an end.
- (transitive) To put an end to; to destroy.
- These rumours could finish your career.
- (intransitive) To reach orgasm.
Usage notes
- (transitive, to complete): This is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (the -ing form). See Appendix:English catenative verbs
Antonyms
- (to complete): initiate, begin, start
Derived terms
- nice guys finish last
Translations
Related terms
- finish line
- finishing school
Anagrams
- fishin'
Danish
Etymology
From English finish.
Noun
finish c (singular definite finishen, not used in plural form)
- (the appearance after) fine-tuning, finishing touch
- finish (a spectacular end in a race or a competition)
Further reading
- “finish” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?f?.n??/
- Hyphenation: fi?nish
Etymology 1
Borrowed from English finish.
Noun
finish m (uncountable)
- finish; end
Derived terms
- finishlijn
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb
finish
- first-person singular present indicative of finishen
- imperative of finishen
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infinity
English
Etymology
From Old French infinité, from Latin infinitas (“unlimitedness”), from negative prefix in- (“not”), + finis (“end”), + noun of state suffix -tas.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?n?f?n?ti/
- Rhymes: -?n?ti
Noun
infinity (countable and uncountable, plural infinities)
- (uncountable) Endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of a beginning, end or limits to size.
- (countable, mathematics) A number that has an infinite numerical value that cannot be counted.
- (countable, topology, mathematical analysis) An idealised point which is said to be approached by sequences of values whose magnitudes increase without bound.
- (uncountable) A number which is very large compared to some characteristic number. For example, in optics, an object which is much further away than the focal length of a lens is said to be "at infinity", as the distance of the image from the lens varies very little as the distance increases further.
- (countable, uncountable) The symbol ?.
Usage notes
In mathematics there are several different infinities; see transfinite.
Synonyms
- (absence of a beginning, end or limits to size): See also Thesaurus:infinity
Antonyms
- finity
Related terms
- finish
- finite
- infinite
- infinitesimal
- infinitieth
Translations
See also
- eternal
- eternity
- transfinite
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