zakończyć

Etymology

From za- +‎ kończyć.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zaˈkɔɲ.t͡ʂɘt͡ɕ/

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• Rhymes: -ɔɲt͡ʂɘt͡ɕ
• Syllabification: za‧koń‧czyć

Verb

zakończyć pf (imperfective zakańczać)

1. (transitive) to conclude, to wind up; to finish (to bring some action to a finish)
2. (transitive) to conclude, to wind up; to finish (to stop or interrupt some relationship or state)
3. (transitive) to finish (to be the final part of something)
4. (transitive) to finish, to detail (to put something on the end of something) [with instrumental ‘with what’]
5. (reflexive with się) to conclude, to wind up; to finish (of an action, to reach a finish)

   Synonym: skończyć się

6. (reflexive with się) to finish, to end (to reach a final point in space) [with instrumental ‘with what’]

   Synonym: skończyć się

7. (reflexive with się) to wind up, to turn out (to have some final state) [with instrumental ‘with what’; or with na (+ locative) ‘on what’]

   Synonym: skończyć się

Further reading

• zakończyć in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• zakończyć in Polish dictionaries at PWN