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Mark the stress in russian words with a ' character behind the vowel, e.g. ру'чки, this will be converted to ру́чки. Leave out the stress when it is unambiguous, which is when the word contains ё or only one vowel (the vowels are а, я, э, е, ы, и, о, ё, у and ю).

око́нчить

verb, perfective
Partner ока́нчивать
somewhat often used word (#3242)

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finish

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graduate

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Он око́нчил Кембридж с отли́чием. He graduated from Cambridge with honors.
Я вы́яснил, когда Том око́нчил университе́т. I found out when Tom graduated from college.
В 1957 г. Юрий с отли́чием око́нчил Вы́сшее вое́нное авиацио́нное учи́лище. Yuri graduated with honors from the Soviet Air Force Academy in 1957.
Мы око́нчим позже. We'll finish later.
Прошло́ два года, с тех пор Джим око́нчил сре́днюю шко́лу. Two years have passed since Jim graduated from high school.
Мать Тома у́мерла всего за неде́лю до того́, как Том око́нчил университе́т. Tom's mother died just one week before Tom graduated from college.
Том пыта́лся уговори́ть Мэри вы́йти за него замуж, с тех пор как он око́нчил шко́лу. Tom has been trying to get Mary to marry him ever since he graduated from high school.
Самое большо́е пораже́ние для атеи́ста - око́нчить жизнь в раю. The biggest defeat for an atheist is ending up in paradise.
Том око́нчил колледж в 2003 году. Tom graduated from college in 2003.
Я даже не око́нчил сре́днюю шко́лу. I didn't even finish high school.