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endnoun

uk​/end/us​/end/

end noun (LAST POINT)

A2 [ C ] the part of a place or thing that is furthest away from the centre:

This cable should have a plug at one end and a socket at the other.
We damaged the end of the piano when we moved it.
Get to the end of the queue and wait your turn like everyone else.
Our house is the third from the end on the left.
Is it safe to stand the computer on (its) end?

A1 [ C ] the final part of something such as a period of time, activity, or story:

I always like to leave my desk clear at the end of the day.
The end of the play was much more exciting than I'd expected.
This latest injury must surely mean that her tennis career is now at an end (= finished).
The statement said there would be no end to the violence until the terrorists' demands were met.

[ S ] polite word for death:

We were all by her bedside when the end finally came.
He met his end (= died) in a shoot-out with the police.

[ C ] either of the two halves of the field in some sports:

The teams change ends at half-time so that neither side has an unfair advantage.

[ C ] one of the two players in American football who begin play furthest from the ball

bring sth to an end

C1 to make something finish:

Having agreed upon the matter of payment, he brought the interview to an end.
in the end

B1 finally, after something has been thought about or discussed a lot:

We were thinking about going to Switzerland, but in the end we went to Austria.
for hours, days, etc. on end

B2 for hours, days, etc. without stopping:

He used to lock himself in his bedroom for hours on end and refuse to talk to anyone.
come to an end

B2 to finish:

Everyone wishes the war would come to an end soon.

More examples

  • Her office is at the end of the corridor.
  • Diplomacy has so far failed to bring an end to the fighting.
  • Where is the nozzle thing that you attach to the end of this tube?
  • The book has exercises at the end of every chapter.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Ends and endings

  • accomplishment
  • break
  • break up
  • cessation
  • coda
  • completion
  • conclusion
  • culminate
  • death
  • demise
  • denouement
  • ending
  • endpoint
  • expiry
  • fag
  • finalize
  • finish
  • it'll (all) end in tears idiom
  • later
  • the tail end

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You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Death and dying
Surfaces on which sports take place
American football
Final and finally
Continuous & permanent
Coming to an end

end noun (SMALL PART)

[ C ] a small part of something that is left after most of it has been used:

She makes quilts out of fabric bolt ends.
UK The floor was covered in cigarette ends.

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Things remaining

  • (and) all the rest idiom
  • balance
  • bastion
  • cutpiece
  • deposit
  • dregs
  • for the rest idiom
  • ground
  • hangover
  • relic
  • remainder
  • remains
  • remnant
  • residual
  • residue
  • the shirt off sb's back idiom
  • throwback
  • time capsule
  • vestige
  • wreckage

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end noun (AIM)

[ C ] an aim, intention, or purpose:

Do you have a particular end in mind?
to this end

in order to achieve this aim:

He wanted science students to take an interest in the arts, and to this end he ran literature classes at his home on Sunday afternoons.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Goals and purposes

  • affordance
  • aim
  • ambition
  • aspiration
  • avail
  • cause 1
  • dedicated
  • deliverable
  • KPI
  • objective
  • order
  • orientation
  • point
  • poodle
  • poodle around (sth)
  • prize
  • should
  • target
  • use
  • utility

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end noun (TYPE OF ACTIVITY)

[ S ] informal the parts of a task or process connected with one particular type of activity or person:

Rick's more involved with the financial end of things.
sb's end of the bargain, deal, etc.

the area of activity for which someone is responsible:

We've kept our end of the deal - let's see if they keep theirs.

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Duty, obligation and responsibility

  • accountable
  • answer for sb/sth
  • answer for sth
  • answer to sb
  • answerable
  • commitment
  • fail
  • have sth on your hands idiom
  • I am not my brother's keeper idiom
  • in the hot seat idiom
  • incharge
  • it's your own lookout idiom
  • portfolio
  • responsibility
  • responsible
  • risk
  • saddle sb with sth
  • shoulder
  • social contract
  • stick

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Idiom(s)

at the end of the day
at the end of your tether
the end justifies the means
end of
end of story
the end of the line/road
get/have your end away
keep/hold your end up
make ends meet
no end
no end of sth
not be the end of the world
put an end to sth

endverb [ I or T ]

uk​/end/us​/end/

A2 to finish or stop, or to make something finish or stop:

When is your meeting due to end?
Her resignation ends months of speculation about her future.
Their marriage ended in 1991.
The game ended in a draw.
I'd like to end with a song from my first album.
She ended her speech on an optimistic note.

More examples

  • Eventually, the two girls agreed to end their quarrel.
  • This was her final professional match, and she wanted to end her career in a blaze of glory.
  • Their marriage ended eight years ago in an acrimonious divorce.
  • The president ended his visit by laying a wreath at the war memorial.
  • In Britain, the spring term starts in January and ends just before Easter.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Causing something to end

  • abandon
  • all good things (must) come to an end idiom
  • and have done with it idiom
  • be over the hump idiom
  • bitter
  • draw
  • knock off (sth)
  • lay
  • lay sth to rest idiom
  • lay the ghost of sth (to rest) idiom
  • leave it at that idiom
  • leave off (sth/doing sth)
  • lid
  • lift
  • raise
  • suppression
  • the curtain falls on sth idiom
  • to the bitter end idiom
  • top sth off
  • walk

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Idiom(s)

end it (all)
it'll (all) end in tears

Phrasal verb(s)

end up

endnoun [ C ]

us​/end/

end noun [ C ] (LAST PART)

the last or farthest part of something or of a period of time, beyond which it does not exist:

She tied one end of the rope to a tree.
The punctuation at the end of this sentence is a period.
Did you stay to the end of the movie?
Steve can swim to the far end of the lake and back.
at an end

To be at an end is to be finished:

His career was at an end.
end to end

If things are end to end, they are all facing in the same direction, with the back end of each against the front end of the next one:

The new cars were lined up end to end.

end noun [ C ] (PART)

a specific part or division of an activity:

She takes care of the financial end of the business and I handle the marketing end.

end noun [ C ] (INTENTION)

something that your actions or efforts are intended to achieve; an aim:

To accomplish that end, you will have to work hard and be lucky, too.

end noun [ C ] (FOOTBALL PLAYER)

(in football) one of two players who begin play farthest from the ball:

a defensive end
endlessly
adverb [ not gradable ] us​/ˈen·dlə·sli/

Education policy is endlessly debated.

Idiom(s)

at the end of your rope
in the end
not the end of the world
on end

endverb [ I/T ]

us​/end/

end verb [ I/T ] (FINISH)

to finish or stop, or to make something finish or stop:

[ I ] Our arguments always end in tears.
[ T ] She ended her speech on an optimistic note.

Phrasal verb(s)

end up

endnoun [ C ]

uk​/end/us​

the time or place that something finishes:

The construction will be completed by the end of the year.
Sales are looking good according to the end-of-month report.
We spent a long time looking for a good supplier, but we found one in the end.
There are encouraging signs that the recession has come to an end.
The difficult period we've been through now seems to be at an end.
There is no end to the possible markets for this product.
The meeting room is at the end of the corridor on the right.

used when stating whether goods or services are expensive or cheap, or of high or low quality:

the bottom/low/top end of the market This basic laptop is aimed at the low end of the market.

an aim or purpose:

We aim to halve production costs, and to this end we are investing in automating the process.
We see good design not just as a means of increasing profits, but as an end in itself.

the parts of a task or process connected with one particular type of activity, or with a particular person:

Rick's more involved with the financial end of things.
Everything's ready here, but how are thing's your end?
sb's end of the bargain/deal We kept our end of the bargain, but they failed to meet their deadline.

See also

back-end
closed-end
dead end
end-to-end
front-end
high-end
low-end
year end

endverb [ I or T ]

uk​/end/us​

to finish or stop, or to make something finish or stop:

What time is your meeting due to end?
Her resignation ends months of speculation about her future.
Our contract with those suppliers ended in April.
end in sth The negotiations ended in failure after three days.
end (sth) with sth I'd like to end my presentation with a little story...
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