end

UK /ɛnd/ US /ɛnd/

noun 7verb 3

Definitions

noun

The terminal point of something in space or time.

they followed him... into a sort of a central hall; out of which they could dimly see other long tunnel-like passages branching, passages mysterious and without apparent end.

I told him about everything I could think of; and what I couldn't think of he did. He asked about six questions during my yarn, but every question had a point to it. At the end he bowed and thanked me once more. As a thanker he was main-truck high; I never see anybody so polite.

The cessation of an effort, activity, state, or motion.

Is there no end to this madness?

The new electronic switching system means expanded service and an end to irritances such as cross-talk, line-hum, and being cut off in mid-conversation.

Death.

He met a terrible end in the jungle.

I hope the end comes quickly.

The most extreme point of an object, especially one that is longer than it is wide.

Hold the string at both ends.

My father always sat at the end of the table nearest the kitchen.

Result.

O that a man might know / The end of this day's business ere it come!

The end was that he was thought an archfool.

verb

To come to an end.

Is this movie never going to end?

The lesson will end when the bell rings.

To conclude; to bring something to an end.

The orchestra ended with a performance of Dvořák.

cmene always end with a consonant followed by a mandatory pause (a period). No other Lojban word ends with a consonant.

To finish, terminate.

The referee blew the whistle to end the game.

And on the seventh day God ended his worke[…]

noun

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Collocations

(noun.) furthest part of sth

ADJ

bottom, lower

top, upper

back, rear, tail

She arrived late and only saw the back end of the concert.

front

extreme, very

far, opposite, other

My apartment is in the opposite end of the city from my workplace.

round, square, etc.

pointed, sharp

cheap

The store sells clothes at the cheap end, so students can afford to shop there.

dear, expensive

dead

After months of negotiations, the project reached a dead end and the company decided to cancel it.

deep, shallow (of a swimming pool)

The swimming instructor threw me in at the deep end on my first lesson.

by the ~

We need to finish the project by the end of next week.

in the ~

After trying many different restaurants, we settled on pizza in the end.

to the ~

She stayed in the job to the end even though it was difficult.

towards the ~

By the final act, the movie seemed to drag towards the end.

till/until the ~

We'll keep the restaurant open till the end of the month.

~ to

The protesters are demanding a swift end to the unfair rules.

PHRASES

the end of an era

The invention of smartphones signaled the end of an era for traditional phone companies.

the end of the line/road

We finally reached the end of the road after driving for six hours.

free, knotted, loose

She grabbed the loose end of the string and tied it in a knot.

west, western, etc.

The western end of the city has many old buildings and narrow streets.

VERB + END

come to, get to, reach

When we finally got to the end of the movie, everyone applauded the actor's performance.

change

The swimmers changed ends of the pool after completing their first lap.

PREP

at the ~

The restaurant is at the end of the shopping mall, next to the cinema.

on ~

The book fell over, so I placed it on end to keep it upright on the shelf.

PHRASES

end of the spectrum

People with allergies tend to be at the extreme end of the health spectrum.

(from) end to end

The carpet stretches from end to end across the entire living room.

(noun.) last part of sth

ADJ

abrupt, sudden

dramatic

early

The movie had an early end because the theater lost power during the final scene.

fitting

After months of hard work, the team celebrated with a fitting end to their successful project.

VERB + END

come to, get to, reach

After weeks of hard work, we finally reached the end of the construction project.

approach, draw to, near

The meeting was drawing to an end when the director announced the new project.

bring (sth to), put

The new manager decided to put an end to the outdated hiring process immediately.

call for

The protesters demanded an end to unfair treatment in the workplace.

END + VERB

be in sight

The construction work on our street finally has an end in sight after two years of delays.

END + NOUN

product, result

The end result of the project was better than everyone expected.

PREP

at an ~

By next Friday, all the repairs to the house should be at an end.

at the ~

She finally found a parking space at the end of the street.

from beginning to end

I watched the entire movie from beginning to end without checking my phone.

to/until the bitter end

She decided to stay in the relationship until the bitter end, despite all the problems.

(noun.) aim/purpose

ADJ

beneficial, desirable, worthwhile, worthy

destructive

practical, pragmatic

common

All the volunteers were united by a common end of helping families in need.

selfish

commercial, economic, educational, ideological, political, social, utilitarian

VERB + END

achieve, further, pursue

He will do almost anything to pursue his own ends, even if it hurts other people.

work to

PREP

to ends

She donated her inheritance to charitable ends that helped poor communities.

to this ~

We need to save money, and to this end we decided to cook dinner at home every night.

PHRASES

an end in itself

Learning languages is an end in itself for some people, not just a tool for their jobs.

a means to an end

She learned French as a means to an end—to get a better job abroad.

the end justifies the means

Some people believe that winning the competition justifies any tactics, but I disagree with that philosophy.

to/for your own ends

He was willing to bend the rules to achieve his own ends.

with this end in view

(noun.) death

ADJ

sad, tragic

bad, sticky

The old car met a bad end when it crashed into the river last summer.

untimely

VERB + END

come to, meet

The old theater came to its end when the developers demolished it last year.

END + VERB

come

When the heavy rain started, the outdoor concert came to an end.

(verb.)

ADV

abruptly, suddenly

The concert ended suddenly when the power went out during the final song.

prematurely

at last, eventually, finally

After months of searching, we finally found the perfect apartment for our family.

all but, effectively, virtually

The scandal virtually ended his chances of winning the election.

inconclusively

The meeting ended inconclusively, so they scheduled another one for next week.

peacefully

disastrously, tragically

disappointingly, unhappily

PREP

The argument between the two friends ended in apology and reconciliation.

with

The meeting ended with everyone agreeing to try the new plan next month.

PHRASES

end in disaster

If you don't study hard, your exam could end in disaster.

end in tears

The children's argument started playfully but ended in tears when someone got hurt.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been u

noun — the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and

goal

noun — the last section of a communication

noun — the final stage or concluding parts of an event or occurrenc

last

noun — either extremity of something that has length

terminal

noun — a final state

noun — the point in time at which something ends

ending

verb — bring to an end or halt

terminate

verb — have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense

verb — be the end of

terminate

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

on end

without interruption, without stopping, continuously

These batteries last for hours on end.

at the end of the day

In summary; ultimately.

Christ’s flock is but a little flock, comparatively conſidered, Luke xii. 32. &c. They are but little in reſpect of their numbers. Indeed abſtractly conſidered, at the end of the d

bitter end

That part of an anchor cable which is abaft the bitts and thus remains inboard when a ship is riding at anchor.

pay out a rope to the bitter end (pay out all of the rope)

dead end

A street or path or tunnel that goes nowhere or is blocked on one end.

That road comes to a dead end at the lake.

the end of one's rope

The limit of one’s patience, when one is so frustrated or annoyed that one can no longer cope.

come to the end of one's rope; reach the end of one's rope; at the end of one's rope

Example Bank

they followed him... into a sort of a central hall; out of which they could dimly see other long tunnel-like passages branching, passages mysterious and without apparent end.

Wiktionary

An epidemic of the disease started in Lü-shun at the end of 1927 and extended to April 1928, involving 271 cases with 14 deaths (Migai, 1928).

Wiktionary

Is this movie never going to end?

Wiktionary

The lesson will end when the bell rings.

Wiktionary

The orchestra ended with a performance of Dvořák.

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