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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" 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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