refinish

re·fin·ish

(rē-fĭn′ĭsh)

tr.v. re·fin·ished, re·fin·ish·ing, re·fin·ish·es

To put a new finish on (furniture).

re·fin′ish·er n.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

refinish

(riːˈfɪnɪʃ)

vb (tr)

to finish again, esp when referring to another final coat of varnish or paint

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

re•fin•ish

(riˈfɪn ɪʃ)

v.t.

to give a new surface to (wood, furniture, etc.).

[1930–35]

re•fin′ish•er, n.

refinish

Past participle: refinished
Gerund: refinishing

Imperative
refinish
refinish

Present
I refinish
you refinish
he/she/it refinishes
we refinish
you refinish
they refinish

Preterite
I refinished
you refinished
he/she/it refinished
we refinished
you refinished
they refinished

Present Continuous
I am refinishing
you are refinishing
he/she/it is refinishing
we are refinishing
you are refinishing
they are refinishing

Present Perfect
I have refinished
you have refinished
he/she/it has refinished
we have refinished
you have refinished
they have refinished

Past Continuous
I was refinishing
you were refinishing
he/she/it was refinishing
we were refinishing
you were refinishing
they were refinishing

Past Perfect
I had refinished
you had refinished
he/she/it had refinished
we had refinished
you had refinished
they had refinished

Future
I will refinish
you will refinish
he/she/it will refinish
we will refinish
you will refinish
they will refinish

Future Perfect
I will have refinished
you will have refinished
he/she/it will have refinished
we will have refinished
you will have refinished
they will have refinished

Future Continuous
I will be refinishing
you will be refinishing
he/she/it will be refinishing
we will be refinishing
you will be refinishing
they will be refinishing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been refinishing
you have been refinishing
he/she/it has been refinishing
we have been refinishing
you have been refinishing
they have been refinishing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been refinishing
you will have been refinishing
he/she/it will have been refinishing
we will have been refinishing
you will have been refinishing
they will have been refinishing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been refinishing
you had been refinishing
he/she/it had been refinishing
we had been refinishing
you had been refinishing
they had been refinishing

Conditional
I would refinish
you would refinish
he/she/it would refinish
we would refinish
you would refinish
they would refinish

Past Conditional
I would have refinished
you would have refinished
he/she/it would have refinished
we would have refinished
you would have refinished
they would have refinished

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Verb

refinish - give a new surface; "refinish the dining room furniture"

coat, surface - put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface; "coat the cake with chocolate"

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