Meaning of "end" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD END

Old English ende; related to Old Norse endir, Gothic andeis, Old High German endi, Latin antiae forelocks, Sanskrit antya last.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF END

end  [ɛnd]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF END

End is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb end in English.

WHAT DOES END MEAN IN ENGLISH?

End

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Definition of end in the English dictionary

The first definition of end in the dictionary is the extremity of the length of something, such as a road, line, etc. Other definition of end is the surface at either extremity of a three-dimensional object. End is also the extreme extent, limit, or degree of something.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO END

PRESENT

Present

I end

you end

he/she/it ends

we end

you end

they end

Present continuous

I am ending

you are ending

he/she/it is ending

we are ending

you are ending

they are ending

Present perfect

I have ended

you have ended

he/she/it has ended

we have ended

you have ended

they have ended

Present perfect continuous

I have been ending

you have been ending

he/she/it has been ending

we have been ending

you have been ending

they have been ending

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I ended

you ended

he/she/it ended

we ended

you ended

they ended

Past continuous

I was ending

you were ending

he/she/it was ending

we were ending

you were ending

they were ending

Past perfect

I had ended

you had ended

he/she/it had ended

we had ended

you had ended

they had ended

Past perfect continuous

I had been ending

you had been ending

he/she/it had been ending

we had been ending

you had been ending

they had been ending

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will end

you will end

he/she/it will end

we will end

you will end

they will end

Future continuous

I will be ending

you will be ending

he/she/it will be ending

we will be ending

you will be ending

they will be ending

Future perfect

I will have ended

you will have ended

he/she/it will have ended

we will have ended

you will have ended

they will have ended

Future perfect continuous

I will have been ending

you will have been ending

he/she/it will have been ending

we will have been ending

you will have been ending

they will have been ending

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would end

you would end

he/she/it would end

we would end

you would end

they would end

Conditional continuous

I would be ending

you would be ending

he/she/it would be ending

we would be ending

you would be ending

they would be ending

Conditional perfect

I would have end

you would have end

he/she/it would have end

we would have end

you would have end

they would have end

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been ending

you would have been ending

he/she/it would have been ending

we would have been ending

you would have been ending

they would have been ending

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you end
we let´s end
you end

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to end

Past participle

ended

Present Participle

ending

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «END»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «end» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of end

abolish · aim · annihilate · annihilation · aspiration · attainment · axe · belay · bit · border · bound · boundary · butt · call off · cease · cessation · climax · close · closure · come to an end · complete · completion · conclude · conclusion · consequence · consummation · culminate · culmination · death · demise · denouement · design · destroy · destruction · discontinue · dissolution · dissolve · do away with · doom · drift · dying · edge · end result · ending · expiration · expiry · extent · exterminate · extermination · extinction · extinguish · extreme · extremity · finale · finish · fragment · goal · halt · head · intent · intention · issue · kill · leftover · limit · margin · mission · nip in the bud · object · objective · oddment · outcome · peak · point · pull the plug on · purpose · put paid to · put to death · reason · remainder · remnant · resolution · resolve · result · ruin · ruination · scrap · sequel · stop · stub · stump · tag end · tail end · take · target · terminate · termination · terminus · tip · upshot · wind up · wind-up

TRANSLATION OF END

Find out the translation of end to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of 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 «end» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 末端
• Translator English - Spanish: fin
• English: end
• Translator English - Hindi: समाप्त
• Translator English - Arabic: نِهَايَة
• Translator English - Russian: конец
• Translator English - Portuguese: fim
• Translator English - Bengali: শেষ
• Translator English - French: fin
• Translator English - Malay: Akhir
• Translator English - German: Ende
• Translator English - Japanese: 終わり
• Translator English - Korean: 끝
• Translator English - Javanese: Pungkasan
• Translator English - Vietnamese: phần kết
• Translator English - Tamil: இறுதியில்
• Translator English - Marathi: शेवट
• Translator English - Turkish: son
• Translator English - Italian: fine
• Translator English - Polish: koniec
• Translator English - Ukrainian: кінець
• Translator English - Romanian: final
• Translator English - Greek: τέλος
• Translator English - Afrikaans: einde
• Translator English - Swedish: slut
• Translator English - Norwegian: slutt

10 QUOTES WITH «END»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word end.

1

Cecelia Ahern

I always want my books to reach a positive point in the end.

2

Matt Barr

'The Notebook' wrecks me! I cry like a 6-year-old girl at the end.

3

Julie Benz

Cause at the end of the day, honestly, at the end of the day when you're in your death bed and that's it, I think it's the relationships you've had and the people that you've touched and the people that have touched you that matter.

4

Raymond Bonner

Sydney's most famous beach is Bondi. At its southern end is Bondi Baths, an eight-lane, 50-meter saltwater pool built into the cliffs.

5

Jackson Browne

No matter how close to yours another's steps have grown, in the end there is one dance you'll do alone.

6

Craig Bruce

My to-do list is so long that it doesn't have an end; it has an event horizon.

7

Georg Buchner

We are always on stage, even when we are stabbed in earnest at the end.

8

Smedley Butler

War is a racket. It always has been... A few profit - and the many pay. But there is a way to stop it. You can't end it by disarmament conferences. You can't eliminate it by peace parleys at Geneva. Well-meaning but impractical groups can't wipe it out by resolutions. It can be smashed effectively only by taking the profit out of war.

9

Chris Carter

'The X-Files' was a hard sell because people didn't know what it was. The network didn't understand what it was that they were buying, and at the beginning, they wanted us to have closure. They wanted us to put the cuffs on the bad guy at the end of each episode.

10

Martin Compston

I don't regret giving up football for acting. I love football and am very proud I played for Morton. But the truth is, I wasn't going to get much higher in football. At the same time, I sensed I could go somewhere in acting. I'm 28, which is young for acting, whereas in football I'd now be near the end of my career.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «END»

Discover the use of end in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to end and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

The Monster at the End of This Book

The package includes the classic title The Monster at the end of this book starring everyone's favourite Sesame Street resident - Grover.As well as the original book, there is a DVD in a special pop out tray.

Hinkler Books Pty, Limited, Jon Stone, 2008

The End of Illness

Is it possible to add more vibrant years to our lives? In the #1 New York Times bestselling The End of Illness, Dr. David Agus tackles these fundamental questions and dismantles misperceptions about what “health” really means.

David B. Agus, 2012

The End of the Nation State: The Rise of Regional Economies

Arguing that nation states are forfeiting their role in the global economy, the author contends that other forces have usurped economic power--capital, corporations, customers, communications, and currencies--and that natural economic zones ...

Kenʼichi Ōmae, 1995

The End of History and the Last Man

Enhanced by a new afterword dealing with the post-September 11th world, a provocative exploration of issues of human society and destiny answers such questions as, is there a direction to human history? does history have an end? and where ...

Francis Fukuyama, 2006

Journey's End

The Heinemann Plays series offers contemporary drama and classic plays in durable classroom editions.

R. C. Sherriff, Maureen Blakesley, 1993

An End to Poverty?: A Historical Debate

In An End to Poverty? Gareth Stedman Jones revisits this founding moment in the history of social democracy and examines how it was derailed by conservative as well as leftist thinkers.

Gareth Stedman Jones, 2008

At War's End: Building Peace After Civil Conflict

Avoiding the problems that marred many peacebuilding operations in the 1990s will require longer-lasting and, ultimately, more intrusive forms of intervention in the domestic affairs of these states. This book was first published in 2004.

Roland Paris, 2004

The End: Hamburg 1943

Translated into English for the first time, "The End" is a searing firsthand account of the Allied firebombing of Hamburg and a rare German perspective on the devastation.

Hans Erich Nossack, 2004

The End of Ideology: On the Exhaustion of Political Ideas in ...

This work first argued that the older humanistic ideologies from the 19th and early 20th centuries were exhausted, and that new parochial ideologies would arise.

Daniel Bell, 1962

End of Days: Essays on the Apocalypse from Antiquity to ...

This book explores the idea of the apocalypse and its reception within culture and society, bringing together 17 essays that explore both the influence and innovation of apocalyptic ideas from classical Greek and Roman writings to the ...

Karolyn Kinane, Michael A. Ryan, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «END»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term end is used in the context of the following news items.

Tube strike: when does it end?

Their 48-hour strike will end at 6.30pm on Friday, however services may be disrupted through to Saturday morning and trains that are running ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»

Is this the end for apps?

Contextual information is changing the world. We have more data available to us than ever before, and much of it is being generated and ... «The Next Web, Jul 15»

Dublin-based Avolon's fleet reached 260 at end of June

Irish aircraft leasing company Avolon increased its fleet by 29 per cent year-on-year to 260 aircraft at the end of June. The Dublin-based ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»

Menards says it will end sales of vinyl flooring that contains toxic …

The Eau Claire-based company joins other retailers that plan to end sales of products with phthalates, a family of chemical compounds used to ... «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Jul 15»

End-of-Life Talk Proposed as New Medicare Benefit

The federal government is proposing to pay health-care providers for talking to Medicare beneficiaries about end-of-life care after mounting ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»

Stocks rout could end with democracy in China

A rout in Chinese stocks that Beijing is desperately trying to stem has deep political ramifications for the country's Communist party, analysts ... «CNBC, Jul 15»

Thai farmers ask spirits for rain to end crippling drought

A caged cat, a part of rural Thai ceremonies praying for rain, stares at villagers parading in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand. Photo: AP. «New York Post, Jul 15»

Trübe Aussichten für Happy-End im Griechenland-Drama

Brüssel/Athen/Frankfurt (Reuters) - Im Ringen um eine Last-Minute-Lösung des Schuldenstreits droht griechischen Banken die Luft ... «Reuters Deutschland, Jul 15»

Rob Ford admits he uses 'pain in the rear end' HOV lanes

"At the end of the day you have to have self control and I can talk from personal experience. I'm proud to say it's been over a year now — didn't ... «Hamilton Spectator, Jul 15»

A closer look at Rutgers freshman tight end Anthony Folkerts, a 'QB's …

The majority of Rutgers' incoming freshmen arrived on campus in late June to participate in the team's summer conditioning program. «NJ.com, Jul 15»