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end(verb)BrE / end / NAmE / end / - to finish; to make something finish
- The road ends here.
- How does the story end?
- The speaker ended by suggesting some topics for discussion.
- Her note ended with the words: ‘See you soon.’
- They decided to end their relationship.
- They ended the play with a song.
- ‘And that was that,’ she ended.
- It's been lovely/so nice/good talking to you.
- I'm so glad we got to talk.
- I'm sorry, I have to rush off.
- It was nice to meet you. I'm sorry I have to go now.
- Will you excuse me? There's someone I've got to speak to.
- used to emphasize how large, important, exciting, etc. you think something is
- The movie has a car chase to end all car chases.
- to spend the last part of your life in a particular state or place
- He ended his days in poverty.
- if you say that something will end in tears, you are warning somebody that what they are doing will have an unhappy or unpleasant result
- to kill yourself
Extra Examples- A back injury effectively ended her career.
- After all that excitement the day was bound to end in tears.
- At last the war ended.
- His speech ended on a positive note.
- The attempt finally ended in failure.
- The meeting ended abruptly when the chairman was called away.
- The military action could end in disaster.
- The peace talks have ended inconclusively, with neither side prepared to give way on key points.
- The show ended with a song.
- We thought they’d never end.
Verb Forms- present simple I / you / we / they end
- he / she / it ends
- past simple ended
- past participle ended
- -ing form ending
Word Origin- Old English ende (noun), endian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch einde (noun), einden (verb) and German Ende (noun), enden (verb).
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