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You can have a revolution wherever you like, except in a government office; even were the world to come to an end, you'd have to destroy the universe first and then government offices.
Karel Capek

Meaning of "come to an end" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF COME TO AN END

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COME TO AN END

come out
come out in the wash
come out of one´s shell
come over
come round
come the raw prawn
come through
come to
come to blows
come to grief
come to hand
come to life
come to light
come to light with
come to one´s knowledge
come to pass
come to rest
come to terms
come to the party
come to the surface

WORDS THAT END LIKE COME TO AN END

at a loose end
at an end
at the sharp end
back end
bin end
bottom end
dead end
deep end
go off the deep end
in the end
no end
on end
tail end
the end
tight end
to go off the deep end
to the bitter end
top end
world without end
year end

Synonyms and antonyms of come to an end in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «come to an end» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COME TO AN END

Find out the translation of come to an end to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of come to an end from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «come to an end» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

走到尽头
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

llegado a su fin
570 millions of speakers

English

come to an end
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

समाप्त हो
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

وصل إلى نهايته
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

подошел к концу
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

chegou ao fim
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শেষ হয়ে যাবে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

arriver à une fin
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berakhir
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

zu einem Ende kommen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

終わる
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

끝이 있기 마련
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Rampung
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chấm dứt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒரு முடிவிற்கு வந்துள்ளது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शेवट व्हा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sona ermek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

giunta al termine
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dobiegła końca
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

підійшов до кінця
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ajuns la capăt
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

έρθει σε ένα τέλος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kom tot ´n einde
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

komma till ett slut
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

komme til en slutt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of come to an end

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COME TO AN END»

The term «come to an end» is very widely used and occupies the 2.380 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COME TO AN END» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about come to an end

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10 QUOTES WITH «COME TO AN END»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word come to an end.
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B. R. Ambedkar
The sovereignty of scriptures of all religions must come to an end if we want to have a united integrated modern India.
2
Gabriel Basso
I think you just have to accept the fact that no one lives forever, and eventually things are going to come to an end, whether it's a TV show or life.
3
Vinoba Bhave
Innumerable actions are going on through us all the time. If we started counting them, we should never come to an end.
4
Karel Capek
You can have a revolution wherever you like, except in a government office; even were the world to come to an end, you'd have to destroy the universe first and then government offices.
5
Frank Chodorov
All wars come to an end, at least temporarily. But the authority acquired by the state hangs on; political power never abdicates.
6
Don Cooper
I've gotta believe that my managing tenure has come to an end here.
7
Richard Dawson
It's important to me that on 'Family Feud' I could kiss all the people. It sounds crazy but when I first came here Petula Clark was on a show with Nat King Cole and he kissed her on the cheek and eighty-one stations in the South canceled him. I kissed black women daily and nightly on 'Family Feud' and the world didn't come to an end, did it?
8
Timothy Geithner
The recognition that things that are not sustainable will eventually come to an end does not give us much of a guide to whether the transition will be calm or exciting.
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Karen Gillan
Being in 'Doctor Who' has been so amazing. I don't think I will ever have a job quite so fun ever again. I feel sad because I am going to leave, but with any story, it has to come to an end.
10
Rupert Grint
It's always at the back of my mind that acting might come to an end for me when Harry Potter finishes. I don't know if I'm good enough to have a long career. I've got a bit of an inferiority complex about my acting. My self-esteem is quite low in that sense.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COME TO AN END»

Discover the use of come to an end in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to come to an end and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Posthistoire: Has History Come to an End?
Here, Lutz Niethammer, Germany's leading practitioner of 'history from below', explores in fascinating detail the forms the conception has taken in the twentieth century and assembles what amounts to an intellectual history of disillusion ...
Lutz Niethammer, 1994
2
The Roads Have Come to an End Now: Selected and Last Poems ...
Bilingual volume of one of Europe's most reverred poets, with introduction by Robert Bly.
Rolf Jacobsen, 2001
3
More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
. Welcome to the frightening world of Scary Stories, a collection of folklorist Alvin Schwartz’s most alarming tales of horror, dark revenge, and supernatural events of all time, with spine-tingling illustrations by renowned artist Brett ...
Alvin Schwartz, 2010
4
All Good Things Come to an End: Free Teen eSampler
Free Teen eSampler Kate Brian, Jessica Verday, Richard Yancey, Scott Westerfeld, Becca Fitzpatrick. at the thought of having to choose between Stanford, Yale, and... what's that big one with the H?” I stared at him a moment, shaken by how ...
Kate Brian, Jessica Verday, Richard Yancey, 2011
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Works
That " fire as such naturally tends to an end, and will, in time," by the laws of nature, " actually come to an end.'"' This, like many other of Dr. C's arguments, if it prove anything, proves too much, and therefore really proves nothing. It depends on ...
Jonathan Edwards, Tryon Edwards, 1850
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All Good Things Must Come to an End
FBI Agent Jason Holcombs life was picture perfect.
Bastiaan, 2009
7
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi)
Oh that the wickedness of the wicked might come to an end, before it bring them to an end! II. An evil, an only evil, behold, has come,v. 5.
Matthew Henry
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Anmerkungen Zu Hitler. English
And after the attempt on his life on 20 July 1944: 'If my life had come to an end then for me personally- 1 can say this- it would have merely been a liberation from worries, sleepless nights and grave nervous disease. It is only the fraction of a ...
Sebastian Haffner, 1979
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Water Services etc. (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 3) - ...
Section 17 makes provision in relation to Scottish Water's duty to provide water services, when the arrangements between a licensed water services provider and the occupier of eligible premises have come to an end. 77. Subsection ( 1 ) ...
Scotland, HM Government, 2005
10
Golf and Philosophy: Lessons from the Links
Sometimes the joy we take in playing a great round of golf is mitigated by the fact that play must come to an end after the regulation eighteen holes have been played. When the drives have been long and straight, chipping has been clean and ...
Andy Wible, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COME TO AN END»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term come to an end is used in the context of the following news items.
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All Market Bubbles Must Come To An End
dollar money bubble Tony Daltorio: Since hitting a high on June 12, the Shanghai Composite Index has tumbled nearly 30%. The recent rout in ... «ETF Daily News, Jul 15»
2
No More 'Roar' as Famed Trading Pits Come to an End
Pete Meegan had every intention of going back to college, but then he got a summer job in the Chicago trading pits and fell in love with the ... «Top Tech News, Jul 15»
3
No more "roar" as famed trading pits come to an end
Traders with colorful jackets shout in a futures pit at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Many pits will close Monday. (Anne Ryan, Associated ... «The Denver Post, Jul 15»
4
Minnesota Twins: All-Star Game fan voting must come to an end
The starting lineups for the MLB All-Star Game were announced last night and luckily, only four Kansas City Royals' were named as starters. «isportsweb.com, Jul 15»
5
18-year legal battle over Dubai properties finally comes to an end
A Dubai legal dispute, which has lasted 18 years, has finally come to an end after the judge ruled on the ownership of two properties at the ... «ArabianBusiness.com, Jul 15»
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Playgolf Colchester teams' winning runs come to an end
THREE of the Playgolf Colchester squads ended winning runs, with two getting the furthest in their respective competitions the club has ever gone, showing ... «Chelmsford Weekly News, Jul 15»
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The World Has Officially Come to an End: New Bubble Wrap …
But like everything in life, all good things must come to an end—and sadly, bubble wrap is one of those things. We know, we're crying too. «Womans Day, Jul 15»
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Irish weather: Sunny conditions expected to end as rain forecast for …
We've got some bad news, the magnificent weather that Ireland has enjoyed in recent days is about to come to an end. The nation has enjoyed ... «Irish Mirror, Jul 15»
9
Reader believes that America has come to an end
The Executive Branch with the help of the NSA has played the same card as J. Edgar Hoover. They have enough information now on everyone ... «Smith Mountain Eagle, Jul 15»
10
The era of IT-as-a-roadblock must come to an end right now
A recent article on TechRepublic asked the question "Does anyone still want to be CIO?" Among other things it highlighted the growing trend of ... «TechRepublic, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Come to an end [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/come-to-an-end>. May 2024 ».
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