vverb.changebring to an end or haltSynset:end terminate
Examples:- She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime
- The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I
Antonyms:begin
Derivationally Related Form:terminativeendingendtermination
Hypernyms:alter change modify
Inherited Hypernyms:endchange
Direct Hyponyms:abortadjudicateaxaxebreakbreak offbreak upcloseclose outclosurecloturecompleteconcludecrush outculminatedecidediscontinuedissolveextinguishfinalisefinalizefinishinterruptkillliftnail downphase outpress outraiseresolvesettlestamp outstopstub out
Causes:cease end finish stop terminate
Full Troponyms:abortadhereadjustaxbarrage jamblanket jambog downbreakburst in oncallcap offcarry throughchime incloseclose outclosurecompleteconcludeconsummateculminatecutcut incut shortdecidedispatchdissolvedofinalizefinishfollow throughfracturefreezeget overget throughgo all outhang uphecklehold oninterjectinterruptjamjudgelay overliftmisdooverachievepauseperoratephase outplypoint jampunctuateput awayrefereerestround outrunsee throughspot jamstamp outstopstub outtake fivetake offtake tentopturnunderachieve
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something | They won't --- the story (apply to: terminate) | They --- moving (apply to: end)
vverb.stativehave an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphoricalSynset:cease end finish stop terminate
Examples:- the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed
- Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other
- My property ends by the bushes
- The symphony ends in a pianissimo
Antonyms:begin
Derivationally Related Form:finishterminativeendterminus
Inherited Hypernyms:end
Direct Hyponyms:adjournbreakbreak upclimaxclosecome outconcludeculminatecut outdisappeardiscontinuegogo awaygo outlapsepass awayrecessrun lowrun outrun shortturn outvanish
Full Troponyms:adjournbob underbreakclearconcludecrownculminatecut outdematerializediscontinueeventuatego outlapseleave offpass awayrun lowrun outtaper offturn outvanishwork out
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Something is ---ing PP
vverb.stativebe the end of; be the last or concluding part ofSynset:end terminate
Examples:- This sad scene ended the movie
Derivationally Related Form:terminativeendingendterminus
Hypernyms:be
Inherited Hypernyms:endbe
Direct Hyponyms:close
Full Troponyms:close
Sentence Frame:Something ---s something
vverb.socialterminate the employment of; discharge from an office or positionSynset:can dismiss displace fire force out give notice give the axe give the sack sack send away terminate
Examples:- The boss fired his secretary today
- The company terminated 25% of its workers
Antonyms:hire
Derivationally Related Form:dismissiblesackfiringsackingdismissaldismission
Hypernyms:remove
Inherited Hypernyms:displaceremove
Direct Hyponyms:clean outdismissdropfurloughlay offpension offretiresend awaysend packingsqueeze out
Full Troponyms:clean outdismissdownsizefurloughpension offretiresqueeze outsuperannuate
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody to INFINITIVE | Somebody ---s somebody | Somebody ---s PP (apply to: give the axe, give the sack)
adj satadj.allhaving come or been brought to a conclusionSynset:all over complete concluded ended over
Examples:- the harvesting was complete
- the affair is over, ended, finished
- the abruptly terminated interview
Antonyms:unfinished
Inherited Hypernyms:complete
Similar to:finished
adj satadj.all(of e.g. a contract or term of office) having come to an endTopic:contract
Antonyms:unexpired
Inherited Hypernyms:terminated
Similar to:expired