end

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

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Synonyms:

Extremity, extreme point, Terminate, conclude, finish, close, put an end to, bring to an end, make an end of, cut short, wind up, Conclude, terminate, cease, be finished, come to an end, come to a close, wind up / Close, cessation, period, expiration, finale, finis, last, fall of the curtain, Destroy, kill, put to death, Close, conclude a discourse, cease speaking / Conclusion, completion / Termination, bound, limit / Final state, ultimate condition / Result, event, consequence, sequel, upshot, issue (final) / Fragment, scrap, remnant / Aim, purpose, object, design, drift, bearing, intent, intention, view, final cause

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end — [end] noun 1. STATISTICS MARKETING top/bottom end a figure that is at the top or bottom end of a range is high or low in the range of possible figures that were expected: • The results were at the top end of previous market forecasts. 2.… … Financial and business terms
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End — ([e^]nd), n. [OE. & AS. ende; akin to OS. endi, D. einde, eind, OHG. enti, G. ende, Icel. endir, endi, Sw. [ a]nde, Dan. ende, Goth. andeis, Skr. anta. [root]208. Cf. {Ante }, {Anti }, {Answer}.] 1. The extreme or last point or part of any… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
End on — End End ([e^]nd), n. [OE. & AS. ende; akin to OS. endi, D. einde, eind, OHG. enti, G. ende, Icel. endir, endi, Sw. [ a]nde, Dan. ende, Goth. andeis, Skr. anta. [root]208. Cf. {Ante }, {Anti }, {Answer}.] 1. The extreme or last point or part of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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End — End, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ending}.] 1. To bring to an end or conclusion; to finish; to close; to terminate; as, to end a speech. I shall end this strife. Shak. [1913 Webster] On the seventh day God ended his work. Gen. ii … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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end up — {v.} 1. To come to an end; be ended or finished; stop. * /How does the story end up?/ 2. To finally reach or arrive; land. * /I hope you don t end up in jail./ 3. {informal} To die, be killed. * /The gangster ended up in the electric chair./ 4.… … Dictionary of American idioms
end up — {v.} 1. To come to an end; be ended or finished; stop. * /How does the story end up?/ 2. To finally reach or arrive; land. * /I hope you don t end up in jail./ 3. {informal} To die, be killed. * /The gangster ended up in the electric chair./ 4.… … Dictionary of American idioms

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