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End vs. Finish
End
/end/Examples:
to the ends of the races of men.Soon after this, the visit ended.Morning and noon passed, and then the day was ending.
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Finish
/ˈfɪnɪʃ/Examples:
"Have you finished?"The two men found M. Bouc finishing lunch in his compartment.He finishes with three seconds left.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- End often implies a natural or inherent conclusion, like the end of a story.
- Finish suggests completing a task or bringing something to completion.
- The end is often about the final part or limits, like reaching the end of a street.
- Finish often involves actively completing something, like finishing a book.
- Think of end as the point where something stops, while finish is about the process of completing.
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