to end
- verb
- /ɛnd/
- Fail, and your journey ends here.
- never end
- end the war
- end the occupation
And this is where we'll end for today.
- And this is where we'll end for today.
- And this is how the day ends six days a week.
- The fact that the whole thing ends, it's liberating.
- So where it ends, we'll see where it ends.
- How did the war end in quotes?
- So how does act one end act one?
- I really think that like Bitcoin can end the term paper chase.
- I'd like to just end by saying Countdown.
- And when it ends, there will not be Trump.
- And that's where the story is going to end for us.
- But frankly, I don't think anyone can can end this debate like me.
Examples
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Okay, so it ends like this.
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Where do you think this will end?
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And this is where we'll end for today.
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This is the best way to end a long as day.
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And I wanted to end by saying that.
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Honestly, let's just end the day by doing something fun.
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I think we've had to end the relationship early.
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Let's just hope it doesn't end here.
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We need to end the meeting before everyone loses interest.
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He decided to end the project early due to unforeseen circumstances.
Synonyms
To make something end and not continue
To bring something to an end or complete it
To stop or come to an end
Finish an activity or task
To finish an activity or event
To complete an activity or task
To make something stop or finish
To make something stop completely
To stop something that is happening or being given
Reach the most important final point of an activity or event
To complete the last part of a task
Reach a final high point that ends with a specific result
To end, often after a meeting or event
Finish the last small details to complete something
Finish a project, account, or process
Bring an activity or meeting to an end
Complete all the work needed for a task
Stop moving or working completely
To complete something by adding the final touches
Decide that a matter has ended and do nothing more about it
End something completely so it does not continue
End a computer or website connection when you finish using it
To stop working or playing and finish for now
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
Phrasal Verbs
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 verb end comes from the same old idea of a 'limit', so to end something is simply 'to stop' or finish it.