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verb / noun

finish

FIN-ish/ˈfɪnɪʃ/

The final completion of a piece of work.

The artist finishes the puzzle by placing the last piece into its matching gap.

A young adult Latina artist places the final piece into a nearly complete colorful jigsaw puzzle; every other piece already connected and the one last gap clearly matches her piece.
Etymology
finishLatinset bounds, bring to an end

Latin finire meant both setting bounds and bringing something to an end. That connection treats completion as reaching a limit, beyond which the activity does not continue.

In context

Tim Fairley507:12
So the only way you're going to accurately know how much it costs to finish the project is if you have an accurate schedule and you're accurately forecasting the duration of the works.
The COMPLETE Guide to Construction Project Management

More examples

  • We finished the repairs just before the rain started.
  • He manages each project from start to finish.
  • I'm finishing the report and will send it shortly.

Forms

finish · finishes · finished · finishing

Similar words

complete
Emphasizes that all required parts of the work are done.
end
Can mark a stopping point without implying successful completion.