acabar
Meanings
Verb
1. to finish; to end (transitive)
2. to end up (eventually doing) (catenative)
3. to have just; just (indicates recency) (catenative)
4. to exhaust, to use up (transitive)
5. to finish, to put an end to (transitive)
6. to run out of (pronominal)
7. to come to an end, to be over, to be done, to be finished, to be it, to be no more, to be up (pronominal)
8. to orgasm; to cum (Latin America, vulgar, slang)
Examples947
Han acabado con todos los recursos del país
They exhausted all the resources of the country
Se me acabó la paciencia.
I've run out of patience.
Acabo de dormir ocho horas pero todavía estoy cansada.
I just slept eight hours but I still feel tired.
Lo siento. Su tiempo se acabó, señor.
I am sorry. Your time is up, sir.
Acabarás haciendo lo que él diga.
You'll end up doing what he says.
Él acabará en seguida.
He'll finish in a second.