end ( nd)n.1. Either extremity of something that has length: the end of the pier. 2. The outside or extreme edge or physical limit; a boundary: the end of town. 3. The point in time when an action, an event, or a phenomenon ceases or is completed; the conclusion: the end of the day. 4. A result; an outcome. 5. Something toward which one strives; a goal. See Synonyms at intention. 6. The termination of life or existence; death: "A man awaits his end/Dreading and hoping all" William Butler Yeats. 7. The ultimate extent; the very limit: the end of one's patience. 8. Slang The very best; the ultimate: This pizza's the end. 9. A remainder; a remnant. 10. a. A share of a responsibility or obligation: your end of the bargain. b. A particular area of responsibility: in charge of the business end of the campaign. 11. Football a. Either of the players in the outermost position on the line of scrimmage. b. The position played by such a player. v. end·ed, end·ing, ends v.tr.1. To bring to a conclusion. 2. To form the last or concluding part of: the song that ended the performance. 3. To destroy: ended our hopes. v.intr.1. To come to a finish; cease. See Synonyms at complete. 2. To arrive at a place, situation, or condition as a result of a course of action. Often used with up: He ended up as an advisor to the president. The painting ended up being sold for a million dollars. 3. To die. Idioms: in the end Eventually; ultimately: All will turn out well in the end. no end A great deal: She had no end of stories to tell. on end1. Having one end down; upright: books placed on end on the shelf. 2. Without stopping: drove for hours on end.
[Middle English ende, from Old English; see ant- in Indo-European roots.] |
end Noun 1. one of the two extreme points of something such as a road 2. the surface at one of the two extreme points of an object: a pencil with a rubber at one end 3. the extreme extent or limit of something: the end of the runway 4. the most distant place or time that can be imagined: the ends of the earth 5. the act or an instance of stopping doing something or stopping something from continuing: I want to put an end to all the gossip 6. the last part of something: at the end of the story 7. a remnant or fragment: cigarette ends 8. death or destruction 9. the purpose of an action: he will only use you to achieve his own ends 10. Sport either of the two defended areas of a playing field 11. in the end finally 12. make ends meet to have just enough money to meet one's needs 13. no end used for emphasis: these moments give me no end of trouble 14. on end Informal without pause or interruption: for months on end 15. the end Slang the worst, esp. beyond the limits of endurance Verb 1. to bring or come to a finish 2. end it all Informal to commit suicide See also end up [Old English ende] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Noun | 1. |  end - either extremity of something that has length; "the end of the pier"; "she knotted the end of the thread"; "they rode to the end of the line"; "the terminals of the anterior arches of the fornix"bitter end - (nautical) the inboard end of a line or cable especially the end that is wound around a bitt heel - the lower end of a ship's mast point - sharp end; "he stuck the point of the knife into a tree"; "he broke the point of his pencil" magnetic pole, pole - one of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to be concentrated railhead - the end of the completed track on an unfinished railway terminus - either end of a railroad or bus route yardarm - either end of the yard of a square-rigged ship telomere - either (free) end of a eukaryotic chromosome; "telomeres act as caps to keep the sticky ends of chromosomes from randomly clumping together" heel - one of the crusty ends of a loaf of bread destination, goal, finish - the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey); "a crowd assembled at the finish"; "he was nearly exhausted as their destination came into view" extremity - the outermost or farthest region or point tip - the extreme end of something; especially something pointed | | 2. | end - the point in time at which something ends; "the end of the year"; "the ending of warranty period"last, death - the time at which life ends; continuing until dead; "she stayed until his death"; "a struggle to the last" demise, dying, death - the time when something ends; "it was the death of all his plans"; "a dying of old hopes" period - the end or completion of something; "death put a period to his endeavors"; "a change soon put a period to my tranquility" year-end - the end of a calendar year; "he had to unload the merchandise before the year-end" close, finis, last, stopping point, finale, finish, conclusion - the temporal end; the concluding time; "the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell"; "the market was up at the finish"; "they were playing better at the close of the season" cease - (`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end fag end, tail end, tail - the time of the last part of something; "the fag end of this crisis-ridden century"; "the tail of the storm" last gasp - the point of death or exhaustion or completion; "the last gasp of the cold war" middle - time between the beginning and the end of a temporal period; "the middle of the war"; "rain during the middle of April" | | 3. | end - the concluding parts of an event or occurrence; "the end was exciting"; "I had to miss the last of the movie"conclusion, ending, finish - event whose occurrence ends something; "his death marked the ending of an era"; "when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show" end game, endgame - the final stages of a chess game after most of the pieces have been removed from the board end game, endgame - the final stages of an extended process of negotiation; "the diplomatic endgame" homestretch - the end of an enterprise; "they were on the homestretch when the computer crashed" passing - the end of something; "the passing of winter" | | 4. | end - the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it; "the ends justify the means"objective, aim, object, target - the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable); "the sole object of her trip was to see her children" bourn, bourne - an archaic term for a goal or destination end-all - the ultimate goal; "human beings are not the end-all of evolution" no-goal - a nonexistent goal; "he lived without a reason progressing toward no-goal" aim, intent, intention, purpose, design - an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions; "his intent was to provide a new translation"; "good intentions are not enough"; "it was created with the conscious aim of answering immediate needs"; "he made no secret of his designs" intention - (usually plural) the goal with respect to a marriage proposal; "his intentions are entirely honorable" | | 5. | end - a final part or section; "we have given it at the end of the section since it involves the calculus"; "Start at the beginning and go on until you come to the end"division, section, part - one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole; "the written part of the exam"; "the finance section of the company"; "the BBC's engineering division" beginning - the first part or section of something; "`It was a dark and stormy night' is a hackneyed beginning for a story" middle - an intermediate part or section; "A whole is that which has beginning, middle, and end"- Aristotle | | 6. | end - a final state; "he came to a bad end"; "the so-called glorious experiment came to an inglorious end"state - the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state" | | 7. | end - the surface at either extremity of a three-dimensional object; "one end of the box was marked `This side up'"surface - the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object; "they skimmed over the surface of the water"; "a brush small enough to clean every dental surface"; "the sun has no distinct surface" | | 8. | end - (football) the person who plays at one end of the line of scrimmage; "the end managed to hold onto the pass"football, football game - any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal lineman - one of the players on the line of scrimmage split end - (football) an offensive end who lines up at a distance from the other linemen tight end - (football) an offensive end who lines up close to the tackle | | 9. | end - a boundary marking the extremities of something; "the end of town" | | 10. | end - one of two places from which people are communicating to each other; "the phone rang at the other end"; "both ends wrote at the same time"place, spot, topographic point - a point located with respect to surface features of some region; "this is a nice place for a picnic"; "a bright spot on a planet" | | 11. | end - the part you are expected to play; "he held up his end"contribution, share, part - the part played by a person in bringing about a result; "I am proud of my contribution in advancing the project"; "they all did their share of the work" | | 12. | end - the last section of a communication; "in conclusion I want to say..."section, subdivision - a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical); "he always turns first to the business section"; "the history of this work is discussed in the next section" epilog, epilogue - a short passage added at the end of a literary work; "the epilogue told what eventually happened to the main characters" epilog, epilogue - a short speech (often in verse) addressed directly to the audience by an actor at the end of a play peroration - (rhetoric) the concluding section of an oration; "he summarized his main points in his peroration" coda, finale - the closing section of a musical composition recital, yarn, narration - the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events; "his narration was hesitant" speech, address - the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience; "he listened to an address on minor Roman poets" | | 13. | end - a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or soldfag end - the frayed end of a length of cloth or rope | | 14. | end - (American football) a position on the line of scrimmage; "no one wanted to play end"lineman - (American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed on the line of scrimmage | | Verb | 1. | end - have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical; "the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed"; "Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other"; "My property ends by the bushes"; "The symphony ends in a pianissimo"pass away - go out of existence; "She hoped that the problem would eventually pass away" lapse - end, at least for a long time; "The correspondence lapsed" cut out - cease operating; "The pump suddenly cut out" go out - become extinguished; "The lights suddenly went out and we were in the dark" climax, culminate - end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage; "The meeting culminated in a tearful embrace" run out - become used up; be exhausted; "Our supplies finally ran out" run low, run short, go - to be spent or finished; "The money had gone after a few days"; "Gas is running low at the gas stations in the Midwest" conclude, close - come to a close; "The concert closed with a nocturne by Chopin" discontinue - come to or be at an end; "the support from our sponsoring agency will discontinue after March 31" break - come to an end; "The heat wave finally broke yesterday" begin, start - have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense; "The DMZ begins right over the hill"; "The second movement begins after the Allegro"; "Prices for these homes start at $250,000" | | 2. | end - bring to an end or halt; "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I"alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" close out - terminate; "We closed out our account" finish - cause to finish a relationship with somebody; "That finished me with Mary" abort - terminate before completion; "abort the mission"; "abort the process running on my computer" culminate - bring to a head or to the highest point; "Seurat culminated pointillism" lift, raise - put an end to; "lift a ban"; "raise a siege" ax, axe - terminate; "The NSF axed the research program and stopped funding it" stamp out, kill - end or extinguish by forceful means; "Stamp out poverty!" dissolve, break up - come to an end; "Their marriage dissolved"; "The tobacco monopoly broke up" dissolve, break up - bring the association of to an end or cause to break up; "The decree officially dissolved the marriage"; "the judge dissolved the tobacco company" break, interrupt - terminate; "She interrupted her pregnancy"; "break a lucky streak"; "break the cycle of poverty" complete, finish - come or bring to a finish or an end; "He finished the dishes"; "She completed the requirements for her Master's Degree"; "The fastest runner finished the race in just over 2 hours; others finished in over 4 hours" closure, cloture - terminate debate by calling for a vote; "debate was closured"; "cloture the discussion" resolve, settle, adjudicate, decide - bring to an end; settle conclusively; "The case was decided"; "The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff"; "The father adjudicated when the sons were quarreling over their inheritance" conclude - bring to a close; "The committee concluded the meeting" close - complete a business deal, negotiation, or an agreement; "We closed on the house on Friday"; "They closed the deal on the building" close - finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.); "The meeting was closed with a charge by the chairman of the board" begin, commence, set out, start, start out, set about, get down, get - take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now" commence, lead off, start, begin - set in motion, cause to start; "The U.S. started a war in the Middle East"; "The Iraqis began hostilities"; "begin a new chapter in your life" | | 3. | end - be the end of; be the last or concluding part of; "This sad scene ended the movie"close - cause a window or an application to disappear on a computer desktop be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" | | 4. | end - put an end to; "The terrible news ended our hopes that he had survived"destroy, destruct - do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of; "The fire destroyed the house" |
end noun 6. purpose, point, reason, goal, design, target, aim, object, mission, intention, objective, drift, intent, aspiration noun 7. outcome, result, consequence, resolution, conclusion, completion, issue, sequel, end result, attainment, upshot, consummation noun 8. death, dying, ruin, destruction, passing on, doom, demise, extinction, dissolution, passing away, extermination, annihilation, expiration, ruination noun 9. remnant, butt, bit, stub, scrap, fragment, stump, remainder, leftover, tail end, oddment, tag end verb 10. stop, finish, complete, resolve, halt, cease, axe ( informal) dissolve, wind up, terminate, call off, discontinue, put paid to, bring to an end, pull the plug on, call a halt to, nip in the bud, belay Nautical << OPPOSITE start end up 2. turn out to be, finish as, finish up, pan out ( informal) become eventually >> adjectives final, terminal, ultimate  Translations end [ɛnd] n → fin m [ of table] → extremo; [ of line, rope etc] → cabo; [ of pointed object] → punta; [ of town] → barrio; [ of street] → final m; (also: bring to an end) (also: put an end to) → acabar conat the end of the day ( fig) → al fin y al cabo, a fin de cuentas;
 end [ɛnd] n → fin f [ of table, street, rope etc]; bout m, extrémité f [ of pointed object]; pointe f [ of town]; bout; (also: bring to an end, put an end to) → mettre fin àon end [ object] → debout, dressé(e); for hours on end → pendant des heures (et des heures); at the end of the day ( Brit) ( fig); en fin de compte; to this end, with this end in view → à cette fin, dans ce but
 end [ɛnd] n → Ende nt; (of table) → Schmalseite f; ( of pointed object) → Spitze f; vt (also: bring to an end, put an end to) → beenden to stand on end ( hair) → zu Berge stehen; at the end of the day ( Brit) ( fig); letztlich; to this end, with this end in view → mit diesem Ziel vor Augenend up end vi to end up in ( place) → landen in +dat;
 end [ɛnd] n → fine f (= aim); fine m [ of table] → bordo estremo; [ of line, rope etc] → estremità f inv [ of pointed object] → punta; [ of town] → parte f (also: bring to an end) (also: put an end to ) → mettere fine ato be at an end → essere finito; at the end of the day ( BRIT ) ( fig) → in fin dei conti; on end [ object] → ritto(a); to stand on end [hair] → rizzarsi; for 5 hours on end → per 5 ore di fila; for hours on end → per ore e ore; to this end, with this end in view → a questo fine; end up vi to end up in → finire in
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