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noun
- 1. a final part of something, especially a period of time, an activity, or a story: "the end of the year"
- 2. the furthest or most extreme part or point of something: "the end house"
verb
- 1. come or bring to a final point; finish: "when the war ended, policy changed"
noun. the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is longer than it is wide or broad: the end of a street; the end of a rope. a point, line, or limitation that indicates the full extent, degree, etc., of something; limit; bounds: kindness without end; to walk from end to end of a city.
You use it when saying that something happens or after a long period of time or a lot of other things have happened: In the end, she got her money back. I’m sure we’ll win in the end.
Definition of end noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. end. noun. /ɛnd/ final part. the final part of a period of time, an event, an activity, or a story at the end of the week We didn't leave until the very end. the end of the book We had to hear about the whole trip from beginning to end. It's the end of an era.
Definition of end noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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Alternative forms
1. ende (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English ende, from Old English ende, from Proto-West Germanic *andī, from Proto-Germanic *andijaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂entíos, from *h₂ent- (“front, forehead”). See also Dutch einde, German Ende, Norwegian ende, Swedish ände; also Old Irish ét (“end, point”), Latin antiae (“forelock”), Albanian anë (“side”), Ancient Greek ἀντίος (antíos, “opposite”), Sanskrit अन्त्य (antya, “last”). More at and and anti-. The verb is from Middle English enden, endien, from Old English endi...
Pronunciation
1. enPR: ĕnd, IPA(key): /ɛnd/ 2. ("to end") 3. (dialectal, obsolete) enPR: ēnd, IPA(key): /iːnd/ 4. (pin–pen merger) IPA(key): /ɪnd/ 5. Homophone: Ind (pin–pen merger) 6. Rhymes: -ɛnd, -ɪnd
Etymology 1
From Proto-Albanian *antis/t, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂n̥t-jes/t (“to plait, weave”).
Etymology 2
Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂endʰ-. probably from Ancient Greek ἄνθος (ánthos), or from Proto-Albanian *anda
Etymology 1
From Old Norse en, earlier an, probably from Proto-Germanic *þan (“then”), like English than, German denn (“than, for”). For the loss of þ-, compare Old Norse at (“that”) from Proto-Germanic *þat (“that”).
Etymology 2
From Old Norse enn, from Proto-Germanic *andi, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂entí.
Etymology
From Middle Dutch ende (“end”) with apocope of the final -e.
Pronunciation
1. IPA(key): /ɛnt/ 2. Hyphenation: end 3. Rhymes: -ɛnt
Noun
end n (plural enden, diminutive endje n) 1. end 2. travel distance 2.1. 1955, Remco Campert, “Vijfhonderd zilverlingen”, in Alle dagen feest, De Bezige Bij: 2.1.1. De enige bij wie ik nog niet geweest ben, is Alain en die woont in het Quartier Latin en dat is een heel end weg. 2.1.1.1. The only one I haven't visited yet is Alain as he lives in the Latin Quarter which is a long wayoff. 3. a short lengthof something (such as a stick or a rope)
Etymology 1
From Old English ende.
Etymology 2
From Old English endian.
Pronunciation
1. IPA(key): /ɛnd/, /ɛn/ 2. Rhymes: -ɛnd, -ɛn 3. Hyphenation: end 4. Homophone: enn
Verb
end 1. imperative of ende
Anagrams
1. den, ned
Etymology
From Middle High German ende, from Old High German enti.
Noun
end n 1. end
Definition of end verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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