What does acabar mean in Spanish?

The Spanish word

Acabo de terminarlo.
Just finished it.

Esto no acabará nunca.
This is never going to end.

La historia acabó bien.
The story had a happy ending.

Acabo de terminar de comer.
I've just finished lunch. | I have just finished eating.

Nuestro trabajo nunca acaba.
Our work never ends.

Yo acabo de terminar de comer.
I've just finished eating.

Acabo de terminar de almorzar.
I've just finished lunch. | I have just finished eating lunch.

Acaba los deberes antes de cenar.
See that you finish your homework before supper.

Tenía que acabar el trabajo ayer.
I was to have finished the work yesterday.

Cuanto antes empecemos, antes acabaremos.
The sooner we start, the sooner we'll finish.

Tengo que acabar los deberes antes de cenar.
I must finish my homework before dinner.

Las vacaciones siempre acaban demasiado pronto.
The holidays always end all too soon.

Tengo que acabar un par de cosas antes de irme.
I have to finish up some things before I go.

El mundo empezó sin el hombre y se acabará sin él.
The world began without man and it shall end without him.

Por fin he acabado los deberes; ahora puedo irme a la cama.
I have finally finished my homework; now I can go to bed.

Él apenas había acabado de desayunar cuando sonó el teléfono.
He had hardly finished breakfast when the telephone rang.

Cuando acabe de escribir la carta, te llevaré al lago que está unas dos millas más allá de la colina.
When I have finished writing the letter, I will take you to the lake about two miles beyond the hill.

Una vez, un novato se encontró con Betty, y mientras hacía todo lo que podía para que no le matase, acabó matándose a sí mismo.
A noob once met Betty and while desperately trying hard not to get killed, ended up killing himself.

	The Spanish word
	acabar
	means
	to complete, to finish, end

	Examples:
	Acabo de terminarlo. Just finished it.
	Esto no acabará nunca. This is never going to end.
	¿Ya acabaste tu tarea? Have you finished doing your homework yet? \| Have you done all your homework? \| Have you finished your homework yet? \| Have you finished your homework already? \| Are you done with your homework yet? \| Have you done your homework yet?
	La historia acabó bien. The story had a happy ending.
	Acabo de terminar de comer. I've just finished lunch. \| I have just finished eating.
	Nuestro trabajo nunca acaba. Our work never ends.
	Yo acabo de terminar de comer. I've just finished eating.
	Acabo de terminar de almorzar. I've just finished lunch. \| I have just finished eating lunch.
	Acaba los deberes antes de cenar. See that you finish your homework before supper.
	Tenía que acabar el trabajo ayer. I was to have finished the work yesterday.
	Cuanto antes empecemos, antes acabaremos. The sooner we start, the sooner we'll finish.
	Tengo que acabar los deberes antes de cenar. I must finish my homework before dinner.
	Las vacaciones siempre acaban demasiado pronto. The holidays always end all too soon.
	Tengo que acabar un par de cosas antes de irme. I have to finish up some things before I go.
	El mundo empezó sin el hombre y se acabará sin él. The world began without man and it shall end without him.
	Por fin he acabado los deberes; ahora puedo irme a la cama. I have finally finished my homework; now I can go to bed.
	Él apenas había acabado de desayunar cuando sonó el teléfono. He had hardly finished breakfast when the telephone rang.
	Cuando acabe de escribir la carta, te llevaré al lago que está unas dos millas más allá de la colina. When I have finished writing the letter, I will take you to the lake about two miles beyond the hill.
	Una vez, un novato se encontró con Betty, y mientras hacía todo lo que podía para que no le matase, acabó matándose a sí mismo. A noob once met Betty and while desperately trying hard not to get killed, ended up killing himself.

	Examples sourced from tatoeba.org