单词 | end in itself |
释义 | Example sentences from the Web for end in itself
end in itselfA purpose or goal desired for its own sake (rather than to attain something else). For example, For me, writing books is an end in itself; they don't really make that much money. This expression employs the noun end in the sense of “final cause or purpose,” a usage dating from the early 1500s. Words nearby end in itselfendgate, end grain, endhand, Endicott, ending, end in itself, endive, end leaf, endless, end line, endling The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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