come to an end
Definition of come to an end
: to reach an end The work has finally come to an end. After three weeks the strike finally came to an end. Summer always seems to come to an end much too quickly. The curtain fell as the play came to an end.
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comeplay
: to move toward something : approach
: to move or journey to a vicinity with a specified purpose
: to reach a particular station in a series
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endplay
: the part of an area that lies at the boundary
: a point that marks the extent of something
: the point where something ceases to exist
: to bring to an end
: destroy
: to make up the end of
: final, ultimate
: to put (grain or hay) into a barn or stack
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