Phrase guide

from start to finish

prep_phrase · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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prep_phrase

Meaning 1

From beginning to end, all the way through.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: from first to last, from soup to nuts, from soda to hock, from A to Z, from aardvark to zymurgy, from A to izzard

Antonyms: none provided

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adverb

Meaning 2

completely

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: от нача́ло до край (ot načálo do kraj) — Translations
  • Finnish: alusta loppuun — Translations
  • French: du début à la fin — Translations
  • French: de bout en bout — Translations
  • German: von A bis Z — Translations
  • Pennsylvania German: vun A bis Z — Translations
  • Polish: od początku do końca — Translations
  • Portuguese: de fio a pavio — Translations
  • Portuguese: de cabo a rabo — Translations