Betydelse av finishing på svenska

• 0 present participle of finish

• 1 to complete something or come to the end of an activity:

  • I'll call you when I've finished my homework.

  • Please place your questionnaire in the box when you're finished.

  • She finished (the concert) with a song from her first album.

  • She finished second (= in second place) in the finals.

  • [ + -ing verb ] Have you finished reading that magazine?

  • They've already run out of money and the building isn't even half-finished (= half of it has not been completed).

  • The meeting should finish around four o'clock.

  • The play finishes with a wedding.

  • Make sure she finishes her dinner.

  • He finished his drink and left.

  • We finished (= ate all of) the pie last night.

• 2 If you finish something made of wood, you give it a last covering of paint, polish, or varnish so that it is ready to be used.