ending
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2.8
- noun
- /ˈɛndɪŋ/
- Specialized
:
desinencia
- To change the meaning of the word, you need to add the correct ending to the base word.
- word endings
- verb endings
- add endings
Examples
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In English, the ending '-ing' indicates an ongoing action when added to a verb.
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Show me where the ending goes on it.
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We got a new ending for you.
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Take an ending from a recent game.
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I think that we still got a satisfying ending to our main characters.
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They'll use that tape as an ending to the story.
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She decided to change the ending, which is questionable.
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Dear Keller, endings are hard, but this is better than she dies, I think.
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With this conclusion, Marianna's novel inscribes a new female destiny, a new ending to the female Bildungsroman.
Academic text (1995) -
"I'm a big believer in the 'cliff-hanger' chapter endings," says Randall Platt, author of Hellie Jondoe.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
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1.0
The final part of something, like an event or story
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2.2
The last part of an event, activity, or piece of writing
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6.7
The end part of a word, like the suffix '-ness' that changes its form
Letters added to the end of a word to show grammar, such as tense, number or case
An ending added to a word to show tense or number without changing its main meaning
Something you add to the end of a word to change its meaning or form
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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4.1
A tiny part of the body that sends feelings like touch or pain to the brain
- Specialized
A tiny part of the skin that sends signals about pain and temperature
- Specialized
Letters added to the end of a word to show grammar, such as tense, number or case
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word ending comes from end 'finish' and the little part -ing, but in grammar an ending is the 'final part added' to a word. Think of the plural -s or the -ness in 'happiness' — these are word endings, which is why they change a word's form or meaning.