finish with
Third Person
finishes with
Present Participle
finishing with
Past Tense
finished with
Past Participle
finished with
1
to end one's romantic relationship with someone
- She couldn't handle the long-distance relationship anymore and chose to finish with her partner.
- It wasn't easy for Laura, but she knew it was time to finish with Mike.
- Gemma couldn't hide her tears as she told James, 'I'm finishing with you, and it's over.'
- Jane felt it was time to finish with John after they realized they had different long-term goals.
- Sarah told her friends, 'I've finished with John, and it's for the best.'
2
to complete the use of an object or to conclude a task
- When you've finished with the car, I need to run some errands.
- Have you finished with the laptop?I have some work to do on it.
- After she finished with the camera, I used it to take some photos.
- Once you've finished with the newspaper, I'd like to read it.
- Can you let me know when you're finished with the phoneso I can make a call?
3
to stop doing something, particularly a habit or activity
- After years of smoking, he decided he was finished with the habit for good.
- She's finished with procrastinating and is now working diligently on her projects.
- I've finished with making excuses and am ready to take responsibility.
- I've finished with wasting time on social media and plan to be more productive.