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Definition of end
1a : the part of an area that lies at the boundaryb (1) : a point that marks the extent of something (2) : the point where something ceases to exist world without endc : the extreme or last part lengthwise : tipd : the terminal unit of something spatial that is marked off by unitse : a player stationed at the extremity of a line or team (as in football)
2a : cessation of a course of action, pursuit, or activityb : death, destructionc (1) : the ultimate state (2) : result, issue
3 : something incomplete, fragmentary, or undersized : remnant
4a : an outcome worked toward : purpose the end of poetry is to be poetry — R. P. Warrenb : the object by virtue of or for the sake of which an event takes place
5a : a share in an undertaking kept your end upb : a particular operation or aspect of an undertaking or organization the sales end of the business
6 : something that is extreme : ultimate —used with the
7 : a period of action or turn in any of various sports events (such as archery or lawn bowling)
in the end
: after all, ultimately will surely succeed in the end
no end
on end
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Examples of end in a Sentence
The report is due at the end of the month.
She interviewed several players at the end of the game.
The restaurant is in the north end of the city.
We biked from one end of the island to the other.
The house is at the end of the road.
They live at opposite ends of town.
the deep end of a swimming pool
She drove the end of the stake into the ground.
The car's front end was damaged.
One end of the rope was tangled.
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Reducing Risk’ Total Return’s assets fell to $73.3 billion as of June 30 from $73.8 billion at the end of May, according to the Pimco website.
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Meal time or not, when in the South End, Supermercado Guanajuato is worth a stop.
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And that continued through the end of his campaign, with his 100-day plan released shortly before the election including that plank prominently.
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At the end of the 20th century, New York City’s pain was Connecticut’s gain.
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Western European efforts to isolate President Trump for rejecting the Paris climate change agreement appear to be faltering as leaders gather for a summit meeting in Hamburg, Germany, at the end of the week.
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The leader at the end of the season receives exempt status on the Web.com Tour for the 2018 season.
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But the most painful and powerful memories were of her mother Yvonne, her lifelong inspiration, dying slowly of typhus in Belsen after a 45-mile death march at the war’s end.
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The corner has been vacant since the village demolished those businesses, and construction on the new ones is expected to begin this year, with CVS opening at the end of 2018, officials said.
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Origin and Etymology of end
Middle English ende, from Old English; akin to Old High German enti end, Latin ante before, Greek anti against
Synonym Discussion of end
end
Definition of end
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Now, the battle over the state beaches is quickly turning into Christie’s Waterloo as the governor—whose approval rating is already a record 15 percent—makes a bid for infamy that will long outlast his rapidly-ending tenure.
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First Known Use of end
before 12th century
Synonym Discussion of end
end
Definition of end
Examples of end in a Sentence
the end product of a process
the end point of the operation
First Known Use of end
13th century
end
Definition of end
dialectal, England
transitive verb
: to put (grain or hay) into a barn or stack
Recent Examples of end from the Web
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Now, the battle over the state beaches is quickly turning into Christie’s Waterloo as the governor—whose approval rating is already a record 15 percent—makes a bid for infamy that will long outlast his rapidly-ending tenure.
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Origin and Etymology of end
probably alteration of English dialect in to harvest
Origin and Etymology of end-
French, from Greek, from endon within; akin to Greek en in, Old Latin indu, Hittite andan within — more at in
END Defined for English Language Learners
end
playDefinition of end for English Language Learners
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: a point that marks the limit of something : the point at which something no longer continues to happen or exist
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: the last part of a story, movie, song, etc.
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: the part at the edge or limit of an area
END Defined for Kids
Definition of end for Students
1 : the part near the boundary of an area I live in the city's north end.
2 : the point where something stops or ceases to exist That's the end of the story.
3 : the first or last part of a thing She knotted the end of the rope.
4 : death 1, destruction “You'll meet the same sticky end as your parents one of these days, Harry Potter …” — J. K. Rowling, Chamber of Secrets
6 : a player in football positioned at the end of the line of scrimmage
7 : a part of an undertaking He kept his end of the agreement.
Definition of end for Students
ended
;ending
end up
: to reach or come to a place, condition, or situation unexpectedly “… unless you make a deal with his dad, you're going to end up with nothing …” — Andrew Clements, Frindle
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