Finishing — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)

the act of finishing

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈɪnɪʃɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈɪnɪʃɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈɪnɪʃɪŋ/

3 syllables Say it as /fˈɪnɪʃɪŋ/.

Examples

the boat had a metallic finish
he applied a coat of a clear finish
when the finish is too thin it is difficult to apply evenly

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

complete finish up end fetch up polish off eat up land up finish coating terminate end up stop wind up cease

Antonyms

begin start

Parts of Speech

noun	a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance) “the boat had a metallic finish”
noun	the act of finishing “his best finish in a major tournament was third”
verb	come or bring to a finish or an end “He finished the dishes”
verb	finally be or do something “He ended up marrying his high school sweetheart”
verb	have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical “the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed”
verb	provide with a finish “The carpenter finished the table beautifully”
verb	finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table “She polished off the remaining potatoes”
verb	cause to finish a relationship with somebody “That finished me with Mary”

Word Forms

coat	verb	put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface
finish	verb	provide with a finish
completion	noun	a concluding action
finisher	noun	(baseball) a relief pitcher who can protect a lead in the last inning or two of the game
finish	noun	event whose occurrence ends something
finishing	noun	the act of finishing
windup	noun	a concluding action
end	noun	the last section of a communication
terminative	adjective	coming to an end
terminus	noun	a place where something ends or is complete

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Abschluss

eine dekorative Textur oder Erscheinung einer Oberfläche (oder der Substanz, die ihr diese Erscheinung verleiht)

🇫🇷French

finition

une texture décorative ou l'apparence d'une surface (ou la substance qui lui donne cet aspect)

🇪🇸Spanish

refinamiento

una textura o apariencia decorativa de una superficie (o la sustancia que le da esa apariencia)

🇮🇹Italian

finitura

una trama decorativa o l'aspetto di una superficie (o la sostanza che le conferisce quell'aspetto)

🇳🇱Dutch

afwerking

een decoratieve textuur of uiterlijk van een oppervlak (of de substantie die het dat uiterlijk geeft)

🇵🇹Portuguese

acabamento

uma textura decorativa ou aparência de uma superfície (ou a substância que lhe dá essa aparência)

🇷🇺Russian

отделка

декоративная текстура или внешний вид поверхности (или вещества, придающего ей такой вид)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

परिष्करण

किसी सतह की सजावटी बनावट या दिखावट (या वह पदार्थ जो उसे वह रूप देता है)

🇧🇩Bengali

সমাপ্তি

একটি আলংকারিক টেক্সচার বা একটি পৃষ্ঠের চেহারা (বা পদার্থ যা এটিকে সেই চেহারা দেয়)

🇮🇳Tamil

முடித்தல்

ஒரு அலங்கார அமைப்பு அல்லது ஒரு மேற்பரப்பின் தோற்றம் (அல்லது அந்த தோற்றத்தை கொடுக்கும் பொருள்)

🇮🇳Telugu

పూర్తి చేయడం

అలంకార ఆకృతి లేదా ఉపరితలం యొక్క రూపాన్ని (లేదా ఆ రూపాన్ని ఇచ్చే పదార్ధం)

🇮🇳Marathi

पूर्ण करणे

पृष्ठभागाचा सजावटीचा पोत किंवा देखावा (किंवा त्याला तो देखावा देणारा पदार्थ)

🇮🇳Gujarati

સમાપ્ત

સુશોભન રચના અથવા સપાટીનો દેખાવ (અથવા પદાર્થ જે તેને તે દેખાવ આપે છે)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮುಗಿಸುವ

ಅಲಂಕಾರಿಕ ವಿನ್ಯಾಸ ಅಥವಾ ಮೇಲ್ಮೈಯ ನೋಟ (ಅಥವಾ ಆ ನೋಟವನ್ನು ನೀಡುವ ವಸ್ತು)

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഫിനിഷിംഗ്

ഒരു അലങ്കാര ഘടന അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഒരു ഉപരിതലത്തിൻ്റെ രൂപം (അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അതിന് ആ രൂപം നൽകുന്ന പദാർത്ഥം)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੁਕੰਮਲ

ਇੱਕ ਸਜਾਵਟੀ ਟੈਕਸਟ ਜਾਂ ਇੱਕ ਸਤਹ ਦੀ ਦਿੱਖ (ਜਾਂ ਪਦਾਰਥ ਜੋ ਇਸਨੂੰ ਉਹ ਦਿੱਖ ਦਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ)

🇵🇰Urdu

ختم کرنا

ایک آرائشی ساخت یا سطح کی ظاہری شکل (یا مادہ جو اسے یہ ظاہری شکل دیتا ہے)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

精加工

表面的装饰纹理或外观（或赋予其外观的物质）

🇯🇵Japanese

仕上げ

表面の装飾的な質感または外観（またはその外観を与える物質）

🇰🇷Korean

마무리 손질

표면의 장식적인 질감이나 외관(또는 표면에 그러한 외관을 부여하는 물질)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hoàn thiện

một kết cấu trang trí hoặc hình dáng của một bề mặt (hoặc chất mang lại cho nó vẻ ngoài đó)

🇹🇭Thai

จบ

พื้นผิวตกแต่งหรือลักษณะของพื้นผิว (หรือสารที่ทำให้มีลักษณะนั้น)

🇮🇩Indonesian

penyelesaian

tekstur dekoratif atau tampilan suatu permukaan (atau zat yang memberikan tampilan tersebut)

🇵🇭Filipino

pagtatapos

isang pandekorasyon na texture o hitsura ng isang ibabaw (o ang sangkap na nagbibigay ng hitsura nito)

🇲🇾Malay

penamat

tekstur hiasan atau rupa permukaan (atau bahan yang memberikan rupa itu)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التشطيب

نسيج زخرفي أو مظهر سطحي (أو المادة التي تمنحه هذا المظهر)

🇮🇷Persian

به پایان رساندن

بافت یا ظاهر تزئینی یک سطح (یا ماده ای که به آن ظاهر می دهد)

🇹🇷Turkish

bitirme

bir yüzeyin dekoratif dokusu veya görünümü (veya ona bu görünümü veren madde)

🇮🇱Hebrew

גימור

מרקם או מראה דקורטיבי של משטח (או החומר שנותן לו את המראה הזה)

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What is the primary definition of the word 'finishing'?

The primary meaning of 'finishing' is 'a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'finishing' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'finishing' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'finishing' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'finishing' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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