end

end

end¹ [end]

n.

[ME & OE ende, akin to Ger ende, Goth andeis < IE * antyos, opposite, lying ahead < * anti-, opposite, facing (< base * ants, front, forehead) < OHG endi, forehead, Ger anti, L ante]

1. a limit or limiting part; point of beginning or stopping; boundary

2. the last part of anything; final point; finish; completion; conclusion [the end of the day]

3.

a) a ceasing to exist; death or destruction

b) the cause or manner of this

4. the part at, toward, or near either of the extremities of anything; tip

5.

a) an outer district or region [the west end of town]

b) a division, sector, area of responsibility, etc., as in an organization

6. what is desired or hoped for; object; purpose; intention

7. an outcome; result; upshot; consequence

8. a piece left over; fragment; remnant [odds and ends]

9. the reason for being; final cause

☆ 10. Football

a) a player at either end of the line

b) his position

vt.

[ME enden < OE endian]

1. to bring to an end; finish; stop; conclude

2. to be or form the end of

vi.

1. to come to an end; terminate: often with up

2. to die

adj.

at the end; final [end man, end product]

SYN.- CLOSE², INTENTION

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end for end

with the ends, or the position, reversed

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ends of the earth

remote regions

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end to end

in a line so that the ends touch or meet

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in the end

finally; ultimately

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keep one's end up

Informal to do one's share

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make an end of

1. to finish; stop

2. to do away with

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make both ends meet or make ends meet [ensis tā′shən] [as in Fr joindre les deux bouts]

to manage to keep one's expenses within one's income

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no end

Informal extremely; very much or many

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on end

1. in an upright position

2. without interruption [for days on end]

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put an end to

1. to stop

2. to do away with

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to end

that surpasses or exceeds [a trip to end all trips]

end²

abbrev.

1. endorse

2. endorsement