acabar

Meaning

1. (transitive) to finish, complete
2. (reflexive, transitive) to finish, complete
3. (transitive) to give last touch to something
4. (transitive) to use up, to exhaust
5. (reflexive, transitive) to use up, to exhaust
6. (intransitive, reflexive) to run out, to be used up
7. (intransitive) to end
8. (intransitive, reflexive) to end
9. to have just done or completed something
10. to fail to do something
11. (transitive) to end up, wind up
12. (auxiliary) to get finally to do something or to reach a certain state
13. to get finally to do something or to reach a certain state

Concepts

finish

end

🔚

terminate

conclude

stop

🛑

abate

cease

complete

quit

lift

discontinue

end up

staunch

prorogue

quell

halt

finish up

accomplish

wind up

mop up

nail down

nick

pinnacle

polish off

round

round off

settle

shut down

stand up

wrap up

achieve

apprehend

arrest

clear up

close

come

come to an end

cum

detain

expire

fasten

fetch up

finalise

finalize

finish off

get through

kill

🔪🩸👤

land up

Synonyms

terminar

finir

🔚

finalitzar

interrompre

plegar

enllestir

cessar

🛑

extingir

perfer

detenir

🛑

consumar

ultimar

arrestar

aturar

🛑

rescindir

completar

parar

🛑

rematar

Translations

finire

terminar

acabar

acabar

finir

terminar

terminare

🔚

achever

beenden

finalizar

terminer

🔚

τελειώνω

encerrar

beëindigen

🔚

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ə.kəˈβa]

Etymology

Cognate with Occitan: acabar

In summary

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *accapāre. Compare Occitan acabar.

Sentences

Tot i això , qui és que va acabar provocant la seva mort ?

However, who ended up causing his death?

Tots van acabar plorant i abraçats .

They all ended up crying and hugging.

L'amfitrió, Lapònia, va acabar en tercer lloc .

The host, Lapland, finished third.

L'equip rus va acabar segon darrere de Romania .

The Russian team finished second behind Romania.