finer

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See also: Finer and finér

English

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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finer

  1. comparative form of fine: more fine

Derived terms

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Noun

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finer (plural finers)

  1. One who fines or purifies.

Anagrams

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Danish

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Alternative forms

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  • finér (unofficial but common form)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fineːr/, [fiˈneːˀɐ̯]

Noun

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finer c (singular definite fineren, not used in plural form)

  1. veneer (thin covering of fine wood)

Verb

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finer or finér

  1. imperative of finere

Middle French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old French finer.

Verb

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finer

  1. to finish

Conjugation

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  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Descendants

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  • French: finir

Old French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From alteration (based on fin) of the original form fenir, from Latin fīnīre, present active infinitive of fīniō, from fīnis (boundary, limit).

Verb

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finer

  1. to finish; to complete
    • c. 1250, Rutebeuf, Ci commence le miracle de Théophile:
      S'en sui plus dolenz, Salatin,
      Quar en françois ne en latin
      Ne finai onques de proier
      I am very sad about it, Satan
      For neither in French nor in Latin
      Have I stopped praying for you
  2. (figuratively, transitive) to kill; to murder
  3. (figuratively, intransitive) to die

Conjugation

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This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Synonyms

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Descendants

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