finish out
B2 neutral separable transitive
In simple words
To stay and work until a set period of time or a job is completely done.
Meanings
1 B2 neutral
To continue in a role, season, or commitment until it reaches its scheduled end.
"Despite the team's poor performance, the coach agreed to finish out the season."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
More common in American English. Frequently used in sports (finishing out a season), employment (finishing out a contract), and school (finishing out a year). Implies commitment and completion despite possible difficulty.
Commonly used with
season contract year term career lease
Forms
Base
finish out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
finishes out
he/she/it
Past simple
finished out
yesterday
Past participle
finished out
have + pp
-ing form
finishing out
continuous
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