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 →

2) The finish is the end of a race, where the finish line is. tree →

3) To finish something up or off is to use or eat the last of it. tree →

4) A finish is the look of a surface, like a shiny finish. tree →

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 →
• 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 →
• '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 →
• 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 →
• She finishes the book in 5 days. tree →
• How long will it take to finish the puzzle? tree →
• He finished the race in 20 minutes. tree →
• They need to finish 30 pages. tree →
• Finish your homework before you play. tree →
• She was first to cross the finish line. tree →
• Who finished the milk? tree →
• The table has a shiny finish. tree →
• Just let me finish carving this cross. tree →

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.
• So Moses finished the work.
• And Moses spoke in the ears of all the assembly of Israel the words of this song, until they were finished:
• So he built the house, and finished it; and he covered in the house with planks of cedar over beams.
• So Solomon built the house, and finished it.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «finish» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.