finish

You can use the word "finish" to describe the end of a competition or the end of a season:

• How did the team finish its season?
• Who crossed the finish line first? (The word "finish" is used as an adjective in this sentence.)
• What was her time when she finished the race?

It’s also common to use the word "finish" for other activities:

• What time does the movie finish?
• Are you finished eating?
• Are you finished?
• Please, finish your work!
• Please, finish!
• Our company finished the year with a large profit.
• Their marriage is finished.
• I’m finished with you. (This could be said in anger.)
• They finished off the enemy with a barrage of artillery.
• I always try to finish whatever I start.

Here are some other words related to the topic of sports:

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This page was first published on August 10, 2012. It was updated on March 5, 2016.