Complete vs Finish
Sometimes we may get confused choosing between complete and finish. They seems to mean the same meaning, but they differently sometimes. Let's see the difference between them.
Complete
Complete means to make something whole or perfect. It also means to bring something to an end or to a finished state. You complete your toy by adding all parts of it.
- The list is not complete yet.
- We have made a complete agreement.
As an adjective, it means having all necessary parts.
- The government had taken complete control on the state.
- They have complete sets of tools to work on the machine.
Finish
Finish means to stop doing something or making something because it is complete. If you finished your homework, you completed it.
- He finished management college last year.
- We are very happy to finish our project.
- They have been working to finish a report this week
What is the difference between finish and complete ?
You may finish writing an essay but that doesn't mean it is complete. You make an essay complete by adding every detail and aspect to the topic in it.
Finish refers to bring something to an end, but complete refers to bring to a state in which there is nothing more to do.
Finishing your homework may mean you somehow bring it to an end. Finishing doesn't mean you did it in right way.
However, completing your homework means you have done everything perfectly, there is nothing more to do.
Complete is used to when you are emphasizing something, to mean 'to the greatest degree possible'.
Finishing a meal means you have eaten what you want to eat on plate.
Completing a meal means you have eaten everything that is on plate.
Finish doesn't refer ending something in a perfect way.
Compete refers ending something in a perfect way. There is nothing more to do.
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