Meanings
Auxiliary verb (1-dan, transitive)
1. to finish
Verb (1-dan, transitive)
2. to graduate
Kanji used
end
Pitch accent
える
Top 900
Used in vocabulary (4 in total)
to end one's life; to end one's days; to die
to finish
to finish watching (e.g. a movie)
Examples (139 in total)
Have you finished?
When did you finish it?
Let's end this debate.
Have you finished it?
We have almost finished our work.
Are you done washing your hands?
Having finished it, he went to bed.
We closed the discussion.
They haven't finished the work, have they?
None have finished the work.
I had hoped to have finished this yesterday.
I managed to finish the work.
I just finished doing that.
The teacher finished today's lesson.
I've just finished breakfast.
They have finished their work.
I just finished lunch.
After they had finished their work, they went out.
She finished her homework in an hour.
It is impossible to finish this in two days.
He finished sorting the papers.
I finished work at six.
He finished his chores in no time.
Kate wants to finish her homework by ten.
He finished school in March.
Ann finished painting the picture.
I expected to finish this work, but I couldn't.
I will read a book when I have finished this task.
Having finished the work, he went to bed.
She finished the job with ease.
He has already finished his work.
I finished the work by myself.
When did you finish writing the letter?
I'll help you after I finish this letter.
I'll soon finish reading this novel.
She will have finished her job by evening.
We must finish this work at any cost.
Having finished the work, I went out for a walk.
It's your duty to finish the job.
I finished writing a letter in English.
You ought to finish your homework at once.
He put his tools away after he had finished.
Having finished his work, he telephoned his wife.
I hoped to have finished it by this week.
It took me three hours to finish doing that.
If we begin early, we can finish by lunch.
Having finished my work, I left the office.
He'll do his best to finish the job.
I meant to have finished writing the paper.
Tom hasn't finished all his homework yet.
To tell the truth, I couldn't finish it in time.
I've just finished one third of my assignment.
Have you finished the suggested reading?
I'll wait until you finish the work.
I wanted to have finished it by the time school was over.
This work must be finished by tomorrow.
It took me five hours to finish the work.
I will finish it by tomorrow afternoon.
We have to finish preparations for the party by tomorrow.
I finished writing the letter by noon.
If you have finished reading the book, return it to the library.
When the bell rang, the teacher ended the class.
At last he could finish the work.
Please give me the newspaper when you've finished reading it.
It is impossible for me to finish the work in an hour.
I'm still a bit sore after my operation.
As soon as you get the wall painted, you can go home.
Can the meeting be finished within two hours?
This project will take at least a year to finish.
He finished the bulk of his work before dinner.
When did you finish writing the report?
He hung up before I finished.
He finished his coffee and paid the bill.
This work must be finished by Monday.
He should have finished his work by now.
I managed to finish preparing for tomorrow's lesson.
This survey is too long to finish quickly.
Please get this work finished by Monday.
We must finish everything before Tuesday morning.
Masako finished high school in Japan and then graduated from Harvard.
In any case, I must finish this work by tomorrow.
When she came inside, we had finished eating dinner.
If you're finished reading that book, I'd like to borrow it.
Please lend me the book when you have finished reading it.
Please wait till I have finished my coffee.
I think it's time to wind up this meeting.
"Have you finished it?" "On the contrary, I've just begun."
After we finished working, we enjoyed talking together.
It took me three days to finish reading this book.
I will have finished the work by next week.
Thanks to his advice, we could finish it earlier than we had expected.
My sister will have finished her homework before she goes to Hokkaido.
"Is the essay ready?" "No, I'm sorry. I haven't finished writing it yet."
I will have finished this task by next Friday.
I will finish this work by 5 o'clock.
It'll be easy to finish this job by Tuesday.
Patty finished writing to her friends in Canada.
I have just washed all the dishes.
I'll do my best, but I'll not be able to finish it before Thursday at best.
You are to finish this work by the end of this month.
I cannot possibly finish the work by tomorrow.
Now that you have finished your work, you are free to go home.
My plan is to finish writing all the letters today.
Dinner will be ready by the time you have finished your work.
He finished the job at the expense of his health.
I check off each task on my list as soon as I complete it.
A student raised his hand when the teacher finished the reading.
Having finished all her housework, she sat down on the sofa to watch television.
He said that he must finish the work by noon.
Having finished the work, I went to the coffee shop for a rest.
I had just finished my homework when Ted phoned me.
I will have finished reading this novel by the time you come tomorrow.
I needn't have watered the flowers. Just after I finished, it started raining.
All we can do is carry on the work until we finish it.
Dr. Hawking had almost finished writing a book.
The student who finishes an examination first does not necessarily get the best grade.
I had just finished eating lunch when my doorbell rang.
I plan to finish it in two or three minutes.
The work cannot be done in a day.
They finished a journey of 80 miles.
After I had finished the job, I went to bed.
Three-quarters of the work was finished.
He said he read this book in a day.
For the first time in her life, Yuka has finished reading an English book.
You must finish this work in a week.
I've managed to finish the first three chapters so far.
I will finish the work in five days.
The work must be finished before noon.
She finished ironing the clothes a few minutes ago.
The Nikkei Stock Average lost nearly 200 points to close yesterday at 18,000.
It took her more than three months to read through the magazine.
Do you think it is difficult to finish reading this book in a week?
She completed the trip in less than 20 hours.
I have to finish the work by four o'clock.
It'll take a week or so to read through this book.
He will do his best to finish it on time.
It is next to impossible for you to finish the work in a day.
I will finish reading the book in a week.
However tired you may be, you must finish that work today.