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# finish

«finish» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **to come to the end of something, to complete it** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (finish, finishes, finished, finishing); noun (a finish, finishes)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To finish means to come to the end of something, to complete it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/finish/#m1)

2) The finish is the end of a race, where the finish line is. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/finish/#m2)

3) To finish something up or off is to use or eat the last of it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/finish/#m3)

4) A finish is the look of a surface, like a shiny finish. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/finish/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

maths: time to complete a job or race; work done until finished (time = amount ÷ rate); finishing times in a race; school: finish your work, finish the book; sport: cross the finish line; everyday life: finish your dinner

### examples

- A light shalt thou make to the ark, and to a cubit shalt thou finish it upward; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof; with lower, second, and third stories shalt thou make it. (Torah GEN.6.16, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/finish/#x1)
- Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus: Who gave you a decree to build this house, and to finish this wall? (Writings EZR.5.9, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/finish/#x2)
- 'The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house; his hands shall also finish it; and thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto you. (Prophets ZEC.4.9, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/finish/#x3)
- At the same time came to them Tattenai, the governor beyond the River, and Shethar-bozenai, and their companions, and said thus unto them: 'Who gave you a decree to build this house, and to finish this structure?' (Writings EZR.5.3, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/finish/#x4)
- She finishes the book in 5 days. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/finish/#x5)
- How long will it take to finish the puzzle? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/finish/#x6)
- He finished the race in 20 minutes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/finish/#x7)
- They need to finish 30 pages. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/finish/#x8)
- Finish your homework before you play. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/finish/#x9)
- She was first to cross the finish line. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/finish/#x10)
- Who finished the milk? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/finish/#x11)
- The table has a shiny finish. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/finish/#x12)
- Just let me finish carving this cross. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/finish/#x13)

### note

Often asks for time: amount ÷ rate. Trap: none special. «Finish» is the end; «Finnish» is from Finland.

### In the corpora

- [And the heaven and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.34/)
- [So Moses finished the work.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.1261/)
- [And Moses spoke in the ears of all the assembly of Israel the words of this song, until they were finished:](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/DEU.884/)
- [So he built the house, and finished it; and he covered in the house with planks of cedar over beams.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/1KI.197/)
- [So Solomon built the house, and finished it.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/1KI.202/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «finish» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/finish/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.