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End has 21 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Verb

Definitions
Noun
1

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"

2

the point in time at which something ends

"the end of the year"

"the ending of warranty period"

3

the final stage or concluding parts of an event or occurrence

"the end was exciting"

"I had to miss the last of the movie"

4

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"

5

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"

end
6

a final state

"he came to a bad end"

"the so-called glorious experiment came to an inglorious end"

7

the surface at either extremity of a three-dimensional object

"one end of the box was marked `This side up'"

end
8

(football) the person who plays at one end of the line of scrimmage

"the end managed to hold onto the pass"

end
9

a boundary marking the extremities of something

"the end of town"

end
10

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"

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11

the part you are expected to play

"he held up his end"

end
12

the last section of a communication

"in conclusion I want to say..."

13

a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold

"The tailor cut off an end of fabric to use as a patch on his coat."

14

(American football) a position on the line of scrimmage

"no one wanted to play end"

end
15

A key that when pressed causes the cursor to go to the last character of the current line.

"The summit marked the end of their three-day hiking trail."

16

The terminal point of something in space or time.

In plain English: An end is the final point where something stops or finishes.

"The end of the movie was very surprising."

Usage: Use end to refer to either the physical extremity of an object or the final moment when something concludes, such as the end of a movie or road. Avoid confusing it with finish, which describes the act of completing rather than the point itself.

Verb
1

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"

2

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"

3

be the end of; be the last or concluding part of

"This sad scene ended the movie"

4

put an end to

"The terrible news ended our hopes that he had survived"

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5

to come to an end

"The concert came to an end after three hours of music."

Example Sentences
"The end of the movie was very surprising." noun
"The end of the movie was surprisingly happy." noun
"We reached the end of the road just in time for dinner." noun
"Every child knows that there is an end to every story." noun
Related Terms
finish line final beginning finale conclusion curtains endless sagittate coend fadeaway nonterminated abolish summum bonum internal prosecute rotundate knell endful underwrapped
Antonyms
commencement middle beginning start lead off get
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
extremity point ending content part state surface lineman boundary topographic point contribution section piece of cloth change be destroy
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
bitter end bitthead heel point pole railhead terminus yardarm nerve ending telomere end point finish tip death period year-end stopping point cease fag end fin de siecle last gasp termination terminus ad quem endgame homestretch passing aim bourn end-all destination no-goal purpose intention split end tight end anticlimax epilogue peroration finale pass away lapse cut out go out adjourn vanish culminate run out run low conclude turn out discontinue break close out abort lift ax stamp out dissolve interrupt stub out finalize complete closure decide close phase out

Origin

The word "end" comes from Old English and originally meant "forehead" or "front." Its meaning shifted over time to refer to the final part of something.

Rhyming Words
bend hend vend lend pend send tend zend wend mend fend rend emend 3 end trend piend fiend shend anend unend
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