What is the difference between complete and finish?

when we love a work and perform it with interest then we say complete. But when we perform a work mechanically with out bother of your interest and all then we can say finish. but most of the people use complete and finish without any reason. they use both as same

Complete means any work that you are working has done. and finish means everything has lost ..

Actually every thing, every word has several meanings, according to circumstances and way of thinking. There is a wide scope and every one has his own way to describe.

sunil is absolutely correct, every word has a special meaning. So we need to use those words according to their usage.

Complete and finish are both synonymous words. Bus still they might be distinguished as:
Complete means done something to an end
Finish means something is no more.

As has been pointed out already that a particular word has various meanings which are comprehensible to those only who are capable of comprehending them!

Complete and finish are both synonymous words. Bus still they might be distinguished as:
Complete means done something to an end
Finish means something is no more.

'complete' and 'finish' both may be used for doing a job. So, you may say that you have completed or finished the job.

But 'finish' has another meaning. This is 'to kill, destroy, consume'. This is extra meaning of 'finish'. Thus you may finish an enemy, finish your lunch. But you cannot complete your enemy or complete your dinner.

Various meanings have been discussed in the same thread. It is necessary to consult dictionary for all meanings.

As far as i know both "complete" and "finish" have same meaning.Even we use "end" also for these words sometime. :)

But sanjeev we cannot use end for every situation more over we can use complete and finish in any situation .

But sanjeev we cannot use end for every situation more over we can use complete and finish in any situation .

When a job has been done, you may express thus:

(1) The job has been completed.
(2) The job has been finished.
)3) The job has ended (or came to an end).

In a way, completing, finishing and ending all three indicate that there is nothing more to be done.

But you may end abruptly without completing. This will be ending your efforts without completing/ finishing.

As explained in an earlier post, we may use 'finish' for consuming food, wine, any consumable items or killing enemy. 'Complete' cannot be used in these circumstances.

Yes sir you are right about this two words and explain in a right manner.I think no one give more accurate answer than this.

Gulshanji

then

I have completed my lunch
I have finish my lunch
I have ended my lunch - can we say like this. I feel it is wrong

Gulshanji

then

I have completed my lunch
I have finish my lunch
I have ended my lunch - can we say like this. I feel it is wrong

Here 'i have finished my lunch' is most appropriate. But other sentences are also not wrong.

I think complete means at that time my work is over and finish means there is nothing to be done on that work.