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   End

   /end/

   

   noun

   • 1. a final part of something, especially a period of time, an activity, or a story: "the end of the year" Similar conclusionterminationendingfinishcloseresolutionclimaxfinaleculminationdenouementepiloguecodaperorationinformal:windupOpposite beginningstart
   • ▪ a termination of a state or situation: "the party called for an end to violence"
   • ▪ used to emphasize that something, typically a subject of discussion, is considered finished: "you will go to church and that's the end of it"
   • ▪ a person's death: "he realized that his end was near" Similar deathdyingdemisepassingpassing onpassing awayexpirationexpirydoomextinctionannihilationexterminationdestructiondownfallruinruinationWaterlooinformal:curtainscroakingsnuffingdeceaserare:quietusOpposite birth
   • ▪ (in biblical use) an ultimate state or condition: archaic "the end of that man is peace"
   • 2. the furthest or most extreme part or point of something: "the end house" Similar extremityfurthermost partlimitmarginedgeborderboundaryperipherypointtiptail endtag endOpposite beginningmiddle
   • ▪ a small piece that is left after something has been used: British "a box of candle ends" Similar buttstubstumpremnantfragmentvestigeleftoversremainsremainderinformal:fag enddog end
   • ▪ the part or share of an activity with which someone is concerned: "you're going to honor your end of the deal"
   • ▪ a specified extreme point on a scale: "homebuyers at the lower end of the market" Similar aspectsidesectionareafieldpartshareportionsegmentprovince
   • ▪ the part of an athletic field or court defended by one team or player: "when they changed ends, the goals kept coming"
   • ▪ a place that is linked to another by a phone call, letter, or journey: "“Hello,” said a voice at the other end"
   • 3. a goal or result that one seeks to achieve: "each would use the other to further his own ends" Similar aimgoalpurposeobjectiveobjectgrailholy grailtargetmissionintentionintentdesignmotiveaspirationwishdesireambitionraison d'être
   • 4. (in lawn bowling and curling) a session of play in one particular direction across the playing area.
   • 5. an offensive or defensive lineman positioned nearest to the sideline: "a defensive end"

   verb

   • 1. come or bring to a final point; finish: "when the war ended, policy changed" Similar finishconcludeterminatecome to an enddraw to a closeclosestopceaseculminateclimaxbuild up tolead up toreach a finalecome to a headinformal:wind upbreak offcall offbring to an endput an end tocall a halt tohaltstopdropfinishterminatediscontinuedissolvecancelannulinformal:nip something in the budwind something upknock something on the headgive something the choppull the plug onaxescrappack inget shut ofget shot ofarchaic:sunderdestroyput an end toextinguishsnuff outdo away withwipe outtakeOpposite beginstartbegin
   • ▪ reach a point and go no further: "the boundary where agnosticism ends and atheism begins"
   • ▪ perform a final act: "he ended by thanking the public for their support"
   • ▪ have as its final part, point, or result: "one in three marriages is now likely to end in divorce"
   • ▪ eventually reach or come to a specified place, state, or course of action: "I ended up in Connecticut"

   Word Origin Old Englishende (noun), endian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch einde (noun), einden (verb) and German Ende (noun), enden (verb).

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   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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   May 2, 2024 · end. The end of something such as a period of time, an event, a book, or a film is the last part of it or the final point in it. You will have the chance to ask questions at the end. When a situation, process, or activity ends, or when something or someone ends it, it reaches its final point and stops.

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   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.

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   A1. the final part of something such as a period of time, activity, or story: I'll pay you at the end of next month. I didn't meet him until the end of the course. a film with a twist at the end. Fewer examples. There was loud applause at the end of her speech. I've only got £30 to last me till the end of the month.

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   end. verb. OPAL S. /end/ [intransitive, transitive] Verb Forms. Idioms Phrasal Verbs. to finish; to reach a point and go no further; to make something finish. At last the war ended. The road ends here. How does the story end? The problems did not end there. end with something Her note ended with the words: ‘See you soon.’.

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   1. Either extremity of something that has length: the end of the pier. 2. The outside or extreme edge or physical limit; a boundary: the end of town. 3. The point in time when an action, event, or phenomenon ceases or is completed; the conclusion: the end of the day. 4. A result; an outcome. 5. Something toward which one strives; a goal.

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   END meaning: 1 : a point that marks the limit of something the point at which something no longer continues to happen or exist; 2 : the last part of a story, movie, song, etc.