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tapuson

English

to finish off; to concludeverb

Alternative meanings

to finish something; to conclude; to finalize; to complete; to add the final touch; to close an action; to finish off a play or task depending on context

Pronunciation

tah-POO-sohn

Root and affixes

From tapos, end or finished. Tapuson means to make something end or to complete something.

Variants or conjugations

tapuson = to finish off or conclude; humanon = to finish or complete; tiwason = to finalize; kick or shoot = to finish a play in sports depending on the action

Related words and expressions

end, finished, final, game, ball, work, auction

Meaning and usage notes

For finishing off a task or idea, tapuson or humanon fit well. In football, use sipaon or tira depending on the action. For auctions, translate rematar through selling/awarding at auction.

finish off, conclude, finish, finalize, complete, closing, football, auction
Example 1

Tapuson nato ang trabaho karon.

Let us finish off the work today.

Example 2

Humanon niya ang istorya sa usa ka kusog nga punto.

They will finish the story with a strong point.

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