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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 end
1. 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
Noun1.endend - 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
bitthead - the upper end of 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
nerve end, nerve ending - the terminal structure of an axon that does not end at a synapse
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
end point, endpoint, terminus, termination - a place where something ends or is complete
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"
point in time, point - an instant of time; "at that point I had to leave"
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"
expiration, expiry, termination - a coming to an end of a contract period; "the expiry of his driver's license"
terminal point, terminus ad quem, limit - final or latest limiting point
commencement, get-go, offset, outset, showtime, starting time, beginning, start, kickoff, first - the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her"
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"
cognitive content, mental object, content - the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned
plan of action - a plan for actively doing something
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"
destination, terminus - the ultimate goal for which something is done
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"
boundary, bounds, bound - the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something
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..."
anticlimax, bathos - a change from a serious subject to a disappointing one
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 sold
fag end - the frayed end of a length of cloth or rope
piece of cloth, piece of material - a separate part consisting of fabric
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
football team, eleven - a team that plays football
Verb1.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"
adjourn, recess, break up - close at the end of a session; "The court adjourned"
disappear, vanish - cease to exist; "An entire civilization vanished"
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"
disappear, vanish, go away - become invisible or unnoticeable; "The effect vanished when day broke"
conclude, close - come to a close; "The concert closed with a nocturne by Chopin"
come out, turn out - result or end; "How will the game turn out?"
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 off, discontinue, stop, break - prevent completion; "stop the project"; "break off the negotiations"
break, interrupt - terminate; "She interrupted her pregnancy"; "break a lucky streak"; "break the cycle of poverty"
crush out, press out, stub out, extinguish - extinguish by crushing; "stub out your cigar"
finalise, finalize, nail down, settle - make final; put the last touches on; put into final form; "let's finalize the proposal"
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"
phase out - terminate gradually
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 1. close, ending, finish, expiry, expiration << OPPOSITE beginning
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
11. finish, close, conclude, wind up, culminate, terminate, come to an end, draw to a close << OPPOSITE begin
end up
1. finish up, stop, wind up, come to a halt, fetch up (informal)
2. turn out to be, finish as, finish up, pan out (informal) become eventually >> adjectives final, terminal, ultimate
Translations
end [ɛnd] nfin m [of table] → extremo; [of line, rope etc] → cabo; [of pointed object] → punta; [of town] → barrio; [of street] → final m;
(SPORT) → lado
vtterminar, acabar;
(also: bring to an end) (also: put an end to) → acabar con
viterminar, acabar;
to end (with) → terminar (con);
in the end → al final;
to be at an end → llegar a su fin;
at the end of the day (fig) → al fin y al cabo, a fin de cuentas;
to this end, with this end in view → con este propósito;
from end to end → de punta a punta;
on end [object] → de punta, de cabeza;
to stand on end [hair] → erizarse, ponerse de punta;
for hours on end → hora tras hora
end up vi to end up in → terminar en;
(place) → ir a parar a

end [ɛnd] nfin f [of table, street, rope etc]; bout m, extrémité f [of pointed object]; pointe f [of town]; bout;
(Sport) → côté m
vtterminer;
(also: bring to an end, put an end to) → mettre fin à
vise terminer, finir;
from end to end → d'un bout à l'autre;
to come to an end → prendre fin;
to be at an end → être fini(e)être terminé(e);
in the end → finalement;
on end [object] → debout, dressé(e);
to stand on end [hair] → se dresser sur la tête;
for 5 hours on end → durant 5 heures d'affilée or de suite;
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 up vi to end up in [+ condition] → finir or se terminer par [+ place]; finir or aboutir à

end [ɛnd] nEnde nt;
(of film, book) → Schluss m, Ende nt;
(of table) → Schmalseite f;
(of pointed object) → Spitze f;
(aim) → Zweck m, Ziel nt
vt (also: bring to an end, put an end to) → beenden
vienden;
from end to end → von einem Ende zum anderen;
to come to an end → zu Ende gehen;
to be at an end → zu Ende sein;
in the end → schließlich;
on end → hochkant;
to stand on end (hair) → zu Berge stehen;
for hours on end → stundenlang ununterbrochen;
for 5 hours on end → 5 Stunden ununterbrochen;
at the end of the street → am Ende der Straße;
at the end of the day (Brit) (fig); letztlich;
to this end, with this end in view → mit diesem Ziel vor Augen
end up end vi to end up in (place) → landen in +dat;
to end up in trouble → Ärger bekommen;
to end up doing sth → etw schließlich tun

end [ɛnd] nfine f (= aim); fine m [of table] → bordo estremo; [of line, rope etc] → estremità f inv [of pointed object] → punta; [of town] → parte f
vtfinire;
(also: bring to an end) (also: put an end to ) → mettere fine a
vifinire;
from end to end → da un'estremità all'altra;
to come to an end → arrivare alla fine, finire;
to be at an end → essere finito;
in the end → alla fine;
at the end of the street → in fondo alla strada;
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;
to end (with) → concludere (con)
end up vi to end up in → finire in

end
n end [end]
1 the last or farthest part of the length of something the house at the end of the road; both ends of the room; Put the tables end to end (= with the end of one touching the end of another); (also adjective ) We live in the end house. einde نِهايَه، طَرَف край konec, kraj(ní) ende das Ende, End-... άκρη, ακριανός final, extremo, cabo ots آخر؛ انتها pää bout, extrémité; dernier קָצֶה अंत, सिरा kraj vég; határ ujung endi fine, estremità; ultimo galas, galinis, paskutinis gals; gala- hujung uiteinde ende, slutt, avslutning, endestykke koniec extremidade sfârşit; (de la) capăt конец; край koniec, kraj; krajný konec; na koncu kraj slut, ända, sista ขอบเขต son, uç 末端 край حدّ آخر cuối cùng
2 the finish or conclusion the end of the week; The talks have come to an end; The affair is at an end; He is at the end of his strength; They fought bravely to the end; If she wins the prize we'll never hear the end of it (= she will often talk about it). afloop نِهايَه завършек konec ende; slutning das Ende τέλος, πέρας fin, final, conclusión lõpp پایان loppu fin, conclusion, bout סוֹף समाप्ति, अन्त svršetak, zaključak befejezés akhir endir, lok fine 終わり 종료, 결말 pabaiga, galas beigas; nobeigums tamat einde ende, avslutning, slutt koniec, zakończenie fim sfârşit, concluzie конец; окончание koniec konec kraj slut ตอนจบ son, nihayet, bitiş 完結,結束 кінець اختتام sự kết thúc
3 death The soldiers met their end bravely. dood مَوْت смърт smrt død der Tod θάνατος muerte surm مرگ kuolema mort מָוֵות मृत्यु smrt vég (halál) kematian dauði, endalok fine, morte 죽음, 말로 mirtis nāve; gals kematian einde endelikt, død śmierć fim moarte смерть smrť smrt smrt död, undergång ความตาย ölüm, ecel, akibet 死亡 смерть, кончина موت cái chết
4 an aim What end have you in view? doel هَدَف цел cíl formål; hensigt das Ziel σκοπός, επιδίωξη objetivo, finalidad siht منظور؛ هدف tarkoitus but מַטָרָה लक्ष्य cilj (vég)cél sasaran takmark fine, scopo 目的 목적, 목표 tikslas mērķis; nolūks cita-cita doel mål cel finalidade scop цель cieľ namen cilj mål, syfte เป้าหมาย amaç, gaye 目的,目標 намір; мета مقصد mục đích 目的
5 a small piece left over cigarette ends. ent, punt عَقْب крайче nedopalek skod der Rest, der Stummel απομεινάρι resto ots ته pätkä bout בְּדָל बचा हुआ टुकड़ा इत्यादि okrajak vég, csík puntung endi, stubbur mozzicone 残片 쪼가리, 동강이 galiukas atlikums; galiņš puntung eindje ende, stump resztka, końcówka resto ră­mă­­şiţă, muc (de ţigară) остаток; окурок zvyšok kos opušak fimp, stump, tåt, [] bit ส่วนที่เหลือ son, uç 殘片 окурок بچہ ہوا حصہ đầu mẩu
v
to bring or come to an end The scheme ended in disaster; How does the play end?; How should I end (off) this letter? beëindig يَنْهي، يَنْتَهي свършвам (s)končit, zakončit ende; slutte (be)enden τελειώνω, καταλήγω terminar lõpetama, lõppema پایان دادن؛ خاتمه یافتن päättää, päättyä finir לְהִסתָיֵים, לְסָיֵים समाप्त करना, समाप्त होना završiti, svršiti befejez(ődik) mengakhiri enda, ljúka, binda enda á finire 終える 끝나다, 끝내다 baigti(s) beigt; beigties tamatkan (be)eindigen ende, (av)slutte, opphøre (s)kończyć się terminar a (se) ter­mina кончать(ся) (s)končiť, zakončiť končati završiti sluta, avsluta ทำให้สิ้นสุด bit(ir)mek, sona er(dir)mek 結束 кінчати(ся) ختم کرنا یا ہونا kết thúc
n ending
the end, especially of a story, poem etc Fairy stories have happy endings. einde خاتِمَه ، نِهايَه завършек konec slutning das Ende τέλος, κατάληξη fin, final lõpetus پایان loppu fin סוֹף अंत: प्रत्यय kraj, svršetak befejezés akhir endalok, endir, niðurlag finale, conclusione 結末 종결, 멸망 pabaiga beigas penamatan einde ende, slutt zakończenie fim sfârşit конец koniec zaključek završetak slut, avslutning ตอนจบ son, bitiş 結尾 закінчення, кінець خاتمہ kết cuộc
adj endless
1 going on for ever or for a very long time endless arguments. eindeloos لانِهائي، لا نِهايَةَ لَهُ безкраен nekonečný endeløs; evig endlos ατέλειωτος interminable lõputu بی پایان؛ طولانی loputon interminable לָנֶצַח अंतहीन beskrajan szűnni nem akaró berlarut-larut endalaus; óendanlegur interminabile 果てしない 끝없는 nesibaigiantis, begalinis nebeidzams tak berpenghujung eindeloos endeløs, uendelig nieustający sem fim ne­sfâr­şit бесконечный nekonečný nenehen beskrajan ändlös, oändlig ซึ่งไม่สิ้นสุด sonsuz, sürekli 無止境的 незліченний, багаторазовий لا انتہا vô tận
2 continuous, because of having the two ends joined an endless chain. aanhoudend مُسْتَمِر несвършващ nekonečný endeløs endlos συνεχής sin fin katkematu پیوسته päätön sans fin אֵין סוֹפִי अनन्त neprekidan végtelen tak berujung endalaus, samfelldur continuo 切れ目のない 끊임없는 vientisas, nenutrūkstamas bezgalīgs bersambungan eindeloos uten ende, i ring ciągły sem fim fără sfârşit непрерывный nekonečný neskončen neprekidan ändlös ทำให้ต่อเนื่องโดยนำปลายมาต่อกัน sonsuz, dairesel 兩端接連的 нескінченний, безмежний مسلسل liên tục
at a loose end
with nothing to do He went to the cinema because he was at a loose end. nie besig wees nie لا شَيءَ يَفْعَلُه свободен съм nemít co dělat ikke have noget at lave ohne Beschäftigung δεν έχω κτ. να κάνω no tener nada que hacer tegevuseta بی کار toimeton ne pas trop savoir quoi faire אֵין לוֹ מָשׁהוּ חָשׁוּב לַעֲשׂוֹת रिक्त, खाली dosađivati se nincs dolga tanpa kegiatan hafa ekkert (sérstakt) að gera da fare non avere nulla ぶらぶらして 별로 하는 일 없이 be jokio rimto darbo nenodarbināts; brīvs tanpa tujuan niets omhanden hebbend ikke ha noe å gjøre, ikke ha bestemte planer nie mający nic do roboty desocupado neavând ce face без дела nemať čo robiť križem rok dokon vara sysslolös, inte ha ngt för sig ไม่มีอะไรทำ boş, işsiz, güçsüz 閑著 без діла بے کار ہونا vô công rồi nghề
end up
1 to reach or come to an end, usually unpleasant I knew that he would end up in prison. opeindig يَنْتَهي به الأمْر، يَصِلُ إلى свършвам в skončit havne; ende enden καταλήγω, καταντώ acabar, terminar lõpetama رسیدن به؛ منتهی شدن به päätyä (se) retrouver לְסָיֵים समाप्त करना okončati, svršiti végez, kiköt berakhir hafna að lokum í finire (~に) 終る 결국 ...상태가 되다 (už)baigti beigties berakhir terechtkomen ende (dårlig) skończyć (źle) acabar a sfârşi плохо кончить skončiť končati završiti sluta i (på), hamna i (på) จบลง (sonunda) kendini (bir yerde/bir şey olarak) bulmak 結束(通常不愉快) опинитися انجام کو پہنچنا kết cục 通常
2 to do something in the end He refused to believe her but he ended up apologizing. ten einde laas يَفْعَلُ شَيْئا في النِّهايَه на края skončit (čím) ende med endigen καταλήγω terminar por lõpuks (midagi) tegema منتهی شدن به tehdä lopulta jotakin finir par בַּסוֹף किसी चीज की समाप्ति करना z avršiti (be)végül (vmit csinál) akhirnya verða að lokum finire con 結局~になる 결국 ...하다 galų gale ką nors padaryti nobeigt (ar kaut ko) berakhir eindigen met til slutt gjøre noe, ende med skończyć na acabar por a ter­mina prin в конце концов skončiť (s čím) nazadnje (narediti) završiti till sist göra ngt ทำให้สิ้นสุด sonunda ...-mek/mak 最終做某事 кінчати آخرکار کسی مقام یا حالات کو پہنچنا cuối cùng
in the end
finally He had to work very hard but he passed his exam in the end. uiteindelik في النّهايَه най-после nakonec til slut am Ende τελικά al final lõpuks در نهایت lopulta en fin de compte לְבַסוֹף अंत में na kraju a végén akhirnya að lokum, þegar upp var staðið alla fine ついに 마침내, 결국 galų gale galu galā pada akhirnya uiteindelijk til slutt/sist w końcu finalmente până la urmă в конечном счёте nakoniec, napokon na koncu na kraju till slut ตอนจบ sonunda, nihayet 最終 кінець кінцем بالآخر sau cùng
make (both) ends meet
not to get into debt The widow and her four children found it difficult to make ends meet. dit nie breed hê nie يُوازِن الدَّخْل مع الخارِج свързвам двата края vystačit få det til at løbe rundt mit dem Einkommen ausreichen τα φέρνω βόλτα llegar a final de mes ots otsaga välja tulema بیشتر از درآمد خود خرج نکردن saada rahat riittämään les deux joindre bouts לִחיוֹת בִּגבוּל הָהַכנָסָה किसी तरह से गुजारा करना spajati kraj s krajem addig nyújtózkodik, ameddig a takarója ér menghindari utang, mencukup-cukupkan láta enda ná saman sbarcare il lunario, bilancio familiare far quadrare il 収支を合わせる 빚 안지고 살아가다 sudurti galą su galu savilkt galus kopā menghindari hutang rondkomen endene til å møtes wiązać koniec z końcem sobreviver a o scoate la capăt сводить концы с концами vystačiť (s peniazmi) shajati z denarjem sastaviti kraj s krajem få det att gå ihop, få det att räcka till ทำให้มีเงินพอใช้ zar zor geçinebilmek 使收支相抵 зводити кінці з кінцями محدود آمدنی میں گزر کرنا kiếm đủ sống 使
no end (of)
very much I feel no end of a fool. sonder einde, geweldig baie جِدا، كَثيرا много като nesmírně virkelig meget; uendelig; vældig endlos πάρα πολύ la tira de, cantidad de otsatu بسیار؛ به حد زیاد valtavasti énormément הַרבֵּה מְאוֹד अंत नहीं nema kraja rendkívül sok/nagy sangat ósköpin öll, afskaplega mikill moltissimo 非常に 굉장한, 대단한 be galo bezgala; lielisks sangat geweldig ingen ende , uendelig, veldig bezgraniczny imensamente foarte mult/mare бесконечный nesmierne neizmerno potpuni hel-, alla tiders มาก çok, bir hayli 非常 дуже بے انتہا rất nhiều
on end
1 upright; erect Stand the table on end; The cat's fur stood on end. orent مُنْتَصِب، واقِف настръхвам rovně; naježeně på højkant; lige op i vejret aufrecht όρθιος sobre el extremo, erecto, vertical püsti بطور ایستاده؛ سیخ pystyssä, pystyyn debout, hérissé זָקוּף सीमा के पास okrenut prema gore fel(felé) tegak upp á endann diritto, ritto 直立して 똑바로 서서 stačias ar galu gaisā tegak rechtop høykant, med enden opp pionowo, `dęba direito ridicat стоймя; дыбом rovno; naježený pokonci uspravan på ända ตั้งตรง dik, dikine 堅著 вертикально; сторчма سیدھا (dựng) thẳng lên
2 continuously; without a pause For days on end we had hardly anything to eat. aanhoudend, agtermekaar باسْتِمْرار، بلا انْقِطاع в продължение nepřetržitě i træk; ud i én køre ununterbrochen συνεχώς enteros järjepanu متوالی yhteen menoon d'affilée בִּרצִיפוּת बिना रुके neprekidno egyfolytában terus-menerus samfleytt, linnulaust di seguito 引き続いて 연달아 ištisai ilgi; bez apstājas berterusan -lang i trekk, på rad, i (dage-/uke)vis bez przerwy a fio la rând беспрерывно; подряд nepretržite nepretrgoma neprekidno på raken ติดต่อกัน sürekli/devamlı olarak 連續地 безперервно مسلسل liên tục
put an end to
to cause to finish; to stop The government put an end to public execution. beëindig يَضَعُ حَدّا لِ، يَضَعُ نِهايَةً لِ слагам край на skončit sætte en stopper for abschaffen σταματώ poner fin a algo, acabar con algo lõppu tegema پایان دادن tehdä loppu jostakin mettre fin à לָשִׂים קֵץ לְ- खत्म करना okončati véget vet vminek menghentikan afnema mettere fine a ~を終わらせる 끝내다 padaryti galą izbeigt menghentikan een einde maken aan gjøre en slutt , sette en stopper for położyć kres acabar com a pune capăt, a opri положить конец skončiť odpraviti prekinuti sätta stopp för ทำให้จบ son vermek, bitirmek 終止 припинити روکنا ، منسوخ کرنا chấm dứt
the end
the limit (of what can be borne or tolerated) His behaviour is the end! genoeg حَد، نِهايَه пределът vrchol grænsen das Äußerste το άκρον άωτο el colmo viimane piir غیرقابل تحمل huippu le comble הִגיע עַד הַקָצֶה सीमा krajnja granica mindennek a teteje batas hámark (þess sem hægt er að þola) il colmo (我慢の) 限界 참을 수 있는 한계 riba, aukščiausias taškas galējā [] robeža penghujung onacceptabel slutten, grensen, ende-/sluttpunktet szczyt o fim peste limita suportabilului предел (всему) vrchol višek vrhunac botten ข้อจำกัด sınır 限制 (щось) переходить всі межі; занадто انتہا کو پہنچنا giới hạn chịu đựng


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