end
- noun
- /ɛnd/
- So here we are at the end, having learned some things.
- come to an end
- put an end to
- end of the day
And I tell myself, if that's the end, then let it be.
- And I tell myself, if that's the end, then let it be.
- But it was pretty close to the end of his, his life.
- So who were they at the end of Petrarch's day?
- Then at the end you feel no regret.
- He, he could love you to the end of this earth.
- People would also clap at the end of the movies as well.
- I'm playing Orson Welles at the end of his life, right?
- So that is the end of my Sheen unboxing.
- But the blessing is that that night wasn't the end of your story, right?
Examples
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Now we get toward the end of the presentations.
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So now it has come to the end of our beach day.
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And so at the end, I could do nothing.
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Ah, we have come to the end of the work week.
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My contract is up at the end of this year.
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But everything comes to an end at some point.
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I want a full report at the end of each shift.
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The coalition finally split at the end of 2014 because of divisions over two proposed laws.
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So, in the end, it's not really anyone's fault.
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At the end of the movie, the audience was left in tears.
Synonyms
The final part of something, like an event, story, or relationship
The last part when something ends, for example a meeting
The end of an event, period, or activity
The last, most exciting part of a show or event
The last part of an event, activity, or piece of writing
The last part of a period or event
The end of a situation or activity, for example a long conflict
The point when something stops or finishes
The final part of an event or activity
The highest point in a process or event
The final stage of talks or a process when the result is decided
The last part of something, especially a period or event
A place or time when something ends
Last part of a story or play that explains what happened
The end of an activity or event
A word used to show the formal end of a book, film or performance
The end point of something like a road or tunnel
A complete end to an activity or process
A time when an activity or event ends
The final goal of a process or journey
The place or moment when something finishes
The final result of a process or event
The last point of a path, journey, or process
The last date when something must happen
The last part of a period of time, for example a school year or concert
The moment something comes to an end
The last small part of something often thought less important
A small piece left at the very end of cloth or ribbon
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
You are unable to deal with something because you have no patience or energy
- Informal
To be told again and again about something you did wrong in an angry way
- Informal
Keep doing something until it is completely finished, even when it is very hard
- Informal
Finish badly and leave people sad or disappointed after a hopeful start
- Informal
To have other people keep talking about something embarrassing or annoying
- Informal
Start a difficult task without much preparation or experience
- Informal
Put suddenly into a difficult situation without preparation or help
- Informal
To end up by chance with an unpleasant task or in a worse position
- Informal
To think about things beyond your own immediate needs
- Informal
A way of looking at a situation that makes small details seem more important than the big picture
Compounds
- Formal
The final event when God judges all people and decides their eternal fate
- Jargon
In American football, a player on offense who lines up next to the tackle and blocks and catches passes
- Informal
The final, most difficult part of something that you keep doing until it ends
- Specialized
The part of a program that runs on a server and stores and processes data
- Specialized
That protects data so only the sender and receiver can read or change it
- Specialized
A small part at the end of a nerve that senses touch or makes a muscle move
- Specialized
A company that sells a set number of shares that trade on the stock market
- Jargon
An attempt to move the ball by running around the end of the line in American football
- Formal
A decision about medical care when a person is near death, whether to continue life-saving treatment or focus on comfort
At the far end of a seaside pier that has simple shows, cafes and small attractions
- Specialized
A company that issues a fixed number of shares which are traded on a stock market
- Archaic
A performer at one end of a line in an old minstrel show who speaks and makes people laugh
- Specialized
Written pages after the main text that give extra information, like an index or a list of sources
- Specialized
A species or group that cannot have young and so ends its family line
- Specialized
A borrowing plan that lets you borrow up to a set limit and use it again as you repay
- Specialized
A company that sells and buys back shares any time at a price based on its assets
How Final
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word end comes from an old German word meaning 'limit' or 'boundary', so it originally meant the final part or stopping point of something.