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end¹ definition

end (end)

noun

a limit or limiting part; point of beginning or stopping; boundary
the last part of anything; final point; finish; completion; conclusion the end of the day
1. a ceasing to exist; death or destruction
2. the cause or manner of this
the part at, toward, or near either of the extremities of anything; tip
1. an outer district or region the west end of town
2. a division, sector, area of responsibility, etc., as in an organization
what is desired or hoped for; object; purpose; intention
an outcome; result; upshot; consequence
a piece left over; fragment; remnant odds and ends
the reason for being; final cause
☆ Football
1. a player at either end of the line
2. his position

Etymology: ME & OE ende, akin to Ger ende, Goth andeis < IE *antyos, opposite, lying ahead < *anti-, opposite, facing (< base *ants, front, forehead) < OHG endi, forehead, Ger anti, L ante

transitive verb

to bring to an end; finish; stop; conclude
to be or form the end of

Etymology: ME enden < OE endian

intransitive verb

to come to an end; terminate: often with up
to die

adjective

at the end; final end man, end product

end Idioms

end for end

with the ends, or the position, reversed

ends of the earth

remote regions

end to end

in a line so that the ends touch or meet

in the end

finally; ultimately

keep one's end up

Informal to do one's share

make an end of

to finish; stop
to do away with

make (both) ends meet

Etymology: as in Fr joindre les deux bouts

to manage to keep one's expenses within one's income

no end

Informal extremely; very much or many

on end

in an upright position
without interruption for days on end

put an end to

to stop
to do away with

to end

that surpasses or exceeds a trip to end all trips

end² definition

end

endorse
endorsement

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