Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

finish out

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.90 in modern English

Syllables: fin-ish out
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To finish up, to complete, something previously started, particularly a time frame.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"A former Spitfire pilot in the Royal Air Force who had been shot down over Germany and finished out the war in a POW camp."
"Don accepted the new job, and they decided to let Billy finish out the school year before he and Jan moved to their new home. Even though it was a hundred-mile drive one way, Jan and Billy were there for Don's first sermon in the new[…]"
"They finished out the season in the NBL as the first all-black team in organized professional basketball, with Gates as player-coach."

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

finishes out (present, singular) finishing out (participle, present) finished out (participle, past) finished out (past)

Synonyms

round out

Questions

What does finish out mean?: To finish up, to complete, something previously started, particularly a time frame.

How to pronounce finish out

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