simple past tense and past participle of end
"The movie ended just as the credits began to roll."
In plain English: Ended means something has stopped happening or reached its finish.
"The movie ended just as the sun went down."
Usage: Use "ended" to describe an action that has finished or brought something to a conclusion in the past. It functions as both the simple past tense and the past participle when paired with auxiliary verbs like "has" or "had.
Having (a specified kind or number of) ends.
"The tangled rope had too many loose ends to tie securely."
In plain English: Ended means something has finished happening and is no longer going on.
"The movie ended with a happy surprise."
Usage: Use "ended" only when describing something that has terminated or come to a close, such as an event or relationship. Do not use it as an adjective to mean having physical tips or extremities, as that is the meaning of "terminated" or specific nouns like "ends."
Derived from Old English endian (to finish) via Middle English, ended is the past tense and participle of end, originally signifying to come to a close or termination.