| word | end |
|---|---|
| definition | noun The end of something such as a period of time, an event, a book, or a film is the last part of it or the final point in it. The £5 banknote was first issued at the end of the 18th century. The report is expected by the end of the year. You will have the chance to ask questions at the end. An end to something or the end of it is the act or result of stopping it so that it does not continue any longer. The French government today called for an end to the violence. I was worried she would walk out or bring the interview to an end. Francis fined him two weeks' wages and said: 'That's the end of the matter.' The two ends of something long and narrow are the two points or parts of it that are furthest away from each other. The company is planning to place surveillance equipment at both ends of the tunnel. A typical fluorescent lamp is a tube with metal electrodes at each end. The end of a long, narrow object such as a finger or a pencil is the tip or smallest edge of it, usually the part that is furthest away from you. He tapped the ends of his fingers together. She let the long cone of ash hang at the end of her cigarette. End is used to refer to either of the two extreme points of a scale, or of something that you are considering as a scale. At the other end of the social scale was the grocer, the village's only merchant. The agreement has been criticised by extremist groups on both ends of the political spectrum. The other end is one of two places that are connected because people are communicating with each other by phone or writing, or are travelling from one place to the other. When he answered the phone, Ferguson was at the other end. There was silence at the other end of the line. Make sure to meet them at the other end. If you refer to a particular end of a project or piece of work, you mean a part or aspect of it, for example a part of it that is done by a particular person or in a particular place. You take care of your end, kid; I'll take care of mine. Let's go up to the office and settle the business end of things. An end is the purpose for which something is done or towards which you are working. The police force is being manipulated for political ends. Now the government is trying another policy designed to achieve the same end. You can refer to someone's death as their end, especially when you are talking about the way that they died or might die. Soon after we had spoken to this man he had met a violent end. verb When a situation, process, or activity ends, or when something or someone ends it, it reaches its final point and stops. The meeting quickly ended and Steve and I left the room. Talks have resumed to try to end the fighting. She began to weep. That ended our discussion. ...depression after the loss of a job or the ending of a relationship. If you say that someone or something ends a period of time in a particular way, you are indicating what the final situation was like. You can also say that a period of time ends in a particular way. The markets ended the week on a quiet note. The company's shares ended the day 1p up at 287p. The evening ended with a dramatic display of fireworks. If a period of time ends, it reaches its final point. Its monthly reports usually come out about three weeks after each month ends. The first figure shows sales for week ending July 27. They hired eight college graduates to start work after the college year ends in March. If something such as a book, speech, or performance ends with a particular thing or the writer or performer ends it with that thing, its final part consists of the thing mentioned . His statement ended with the words: 'Pray for me.'. The book ends on a lengthy description of Hawaii. Dawkins ends his discussion with a call for liberation. The memo ends: 'Please give this matter your most urgent attention.' If a situation or event ends in a particular way, it has that particular result. The incident could have ended in tragedy. The match ended in a draw. Our conversations ended with him saying he would try to be more understanding. My own view is that we can have a relationship without worrying where it will end. Shares ended 1.7 per cent firmer on the Frankfurt exchange. If an object ends with or in a particular thing, it has that thing on its tip or point, or as its last part. It has three pairs of legs, each ending in a large claw. A journey, road, or river that ends at a particular place stops there and goes no further. The road ended at a T-junction. The journey ends in the ancient city of Marrakesh. If you say that something ends at a particular point, you mean that it is applied or exists up to that point, and no further. Helen is also 25 and from Birmingham, but the similarity ends there. Does responsibility end at the fitting of car seats? If you end by doing something or end in a particular state, you do that thing or get into that state even though you did not originally intend to. They ended by making themselves miserable. They'll probably end back on the streets. |
| inflections | endsendingendedending |
| cefr-level | A1 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:a1
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