end
- noun
- /ɛnd/
- The organization focuses on the end of homelessness through various outreach programs.
- means to an end
- an end goal
- with an end in mind
So what are we quantifying and to what end Can why?
- So what are we quantifying and to what end Can why?
- It is more than a means to an end from many humans.
- And it's not, it shouldn't be the end goal.
- It's well, I think the end state is happiness, right?
- That's the idea behind the end of mental illness.
- So I had five full seasons where it was this end goal, this obsession.
- Yes, when, you know, at what point do the ends justify the means, right.
- I think that chasing happiness as an end goal doesn't work.
Examples
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Their end was to create a more sustainable community by promoting green practices.
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That for me is not an end in itself.
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But developing the means to that end takes working together and talking together.
Academic text (2013) -
Furthermore, these skills and behaviors should be the end result of a student's time in school.
Academic text (2011) -
The responsibility to ensure a negotiated end to the conflict lies with states and other political actors.
Academic text (2011) -
Lincoln found that the highest political end is expressed by the Declaration of Independence.
Academic text (1999) -
In 2008, raised hopes that Washington would finally put an end to the decades-long "war on drugs."
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The Chinese government has persistently worked toward this end since the founding of the People's Republic.
Academic text (1999) -
You have to convince me you aren't just fiddling around... hoping it'll all come out right in the end.
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Our main end is to improve the quality of education in underprivileged areas.
Synonyms
A result a person or group plans to achieve
A plan or purpose for what you will do
A goal a person or group wants to achieve
A goal a person or group tries to reach
A goal someone wants to reach
The goal someone wants to reach
The main purpose that something aims for
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
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word end also came to mean an 'aim' or 'goal' because a plan's end is the final point to reach, which is why we talk about working toward an end or a purpose.