acabar com

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, to end with. Cognate with Spanish acabar con.

Verb

acabar com (first-person singular present acabo com, first-person singular preterite acabei com, past participle acabado com)

  1. (idiomatic) to exhaust, use up
    Acabaram com todos os recursos do país.
    They exhausted all the resources of the country.
  2. to finish, to put an end to
    Vamos acabar logo com isso.
    Let's finish this quickly.
  3. to waste, to whack (to kill)
    Lá está ele! Acabe com ele!
    There he is! Waste him!
  4. to destroy
  5. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see acabar, com.
    O filme acaba com o casamento deles.
    The movie ends with their wedding.

Conjugation

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