No. 993 in Spanish

terminar

To finish or to end.

In a sentence

Necesito terminar mi tarea antes de salir.
I need to finish my homework before going out.
In this sentence, 'terminar' is used to mean 'finish' or 'complete' a task.
El evento terminará a las ocho de la noche.
The event will end at eight in the evening.
Here, 'terminar' indicates the conclusion or end of an event or activity.
Después de terminar de leer, discutiremos el contenido.
After finishing reading, we will discuss the content.
In this context, 'terminar' refers to completing an action, in this case, reading, and is part of a verbal phrase.

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