End

end (English)

Etymology 1

From - ende|lang=enm, from - ende, from - andijaz (compare Dutch - lang=nl, German - lang=de, Swedish - lang=sv), from - antios (compare Old Irish - lang=sga 'end, point', Latin - lang=la 'forelock', Albanian - lang=sq 'side', Ancient Greek - antyas 'last'), from *anti 'opposite'. More at anti.

Pronunciation

  • - /ɛnd/,

    /End/

  • en-us-end.ogg
  • Rhymes: ɛnd

    • Noun

    The final point of something in space or time

  • Is there no end to this madness?
  • At the end of the road, turn left.
  • At the end of the story, the main characters fall in love.

    • * 1908: w:Kenneth_Grahame|Kenneth_Grahame, w:The_Wind_in_the_Willows|The_Wind_in_the_Willows

    *: they followed him... into a sort of a central hall; out of which they could dimly see other long tunnel-like passages branching, passages mysterious and without apparent end.

    death

    result

    A purpose, goal, or aim

    * 1946,

    Bertrand Russell

    , History of Western Philosophy, I.21:

    *: There is a long argument to prove that foreign conquest is not the end of the State, showing that many people took the imperialist view.

    One of the two parts of the ground used as a descriptive name for half of the ground

    * The Pavillion End

    The position at the end of either the offensive or defensive line, a tight_end, a split_end, a defensive_end

    A period of play in which each team throws eight rocks, two per player, in alternating fashion

    An ideal point of a graph or other complex

    Usage notes

  • Adjectives often used with "end": final, ultimate, deep, happy, etc.

    • Synonyms

  • final point in space or time

    termination
  • See also Wikisaurus:goal

    • Derived terms

    Terms derived from end

  • at_the_end_of_the_day
  • big_end
  • bitter_end
  • dead-end
  • East_End
  • -ended
  • endless
  • endlike
  • endly
  • End_of_Days
  • end_of_the_line
  • end_of_the_road
  • endpaper
  • end_piece, endpiece
  • end_product
  • endsay
  • end_times
  • end-to-end
  • endward
  • endways, endwise
  • high-end
  • loose_end
  • low-end
  • make_ends_meet
  • off_the_deep_end
  • on_end
  • rear_end
  • split_end
  • The_End
  • tight_end
  • to_this_end
  • up-end
  • West_End
  • week-end, weekend
  • without_end

    • Translations

    extreme part

  • Arabiska - نهاية
  • Armenian - վերջ|tr=verǰ|sc=Armn, - ծայր|tr=çayr|sc=Armn
  • Vitryska - канец
    • , край

    edge

  • Bosnian - kraj|m
  • Breton: diwezh
  • Bulgariska - край
  • Katalanska - final
  • Chinese:
  • : Mandarin - 結束|sc=Hani, - 结束|tr=jiéshù|sc=Hani, - 末尾|tr=mòwěi|sc=Hani, - 端|tr=duān|sc=Hani

    edge

  • Tjeckiska - konec
  • Dalmatian - fain|m
  • Danska - ende
    • , afslutning
  • Holländska - einde
    • , uiteinde
  • Esperanto - fino
  • Estniska - lõpp
  • Ewe: nuwuwu
  • Finska - pää
    • , loppu
  • Franska - fin
    • , bout, extrémité
  • Friulian - fin
  • Georgian - ბოლოს|tr=bolos|sc=Geor
  • Tyska - Ende
    • , Schluss
  • Grekiska - τέλος
  • Hebrew - סוף|m|tr=sof|sc=Hebr, - קצה|m|tr=q'tzeh|sc=Hebr

    literally "edge"

  • Hindiska - अंत
  • Ungerska - vég
  • Ido: fino
  • Indonesian: akhir, ujung
  • Italienska - fine
  • Japanska - 終了
    • , 終わり, 端
  • Koreanska - 끝
  • Kurdish - dawî|f, - talî|f, - dûmahî|f, - xilasî|f, - kutahî|f
  • Lao - ຈົບ|sc=Laoo
  • Latgalian - beigys, - gols|m, - pabeigys
  • Latin - finis, - finis|m|f, - terminus|m, - exitus|m, - extremum|n, - extremus|m, - peractio|f, - finalitas
  • Lettiska - gals
    • , beigas
  • Litauiska - pabaigos
  • Luxembourgish - Enn|n
  • Makedonska - крај
  • Maltese: tmiem, għeluq
  • Norska - ende
  • Norska - slutt
  • Persiska - انتها
    • , پایان, آخر
  • Polska - koniec
  • Portugisiska - fim
  • Portugisiska - cabo
  • Portugisiska - término
  • Rumänska - sfârșit
    • , terminație, capăt
  • Ryska - конец
    • , край
  • Sardinian - fíne
  • Scottish Gaelic - eàrr|m|f|xs=Scottish Gaelic
  • Serbo-Croatian:
  • : Cyrillic - крај|m|sc=Cyrl
  • : Roman - kraj|m
  • Slovakiska - koniec
  • Slovenska - konec
  • Spanska - fin
  • Swahili - mwisho
  • Svenska - slut
    • , ände
  • Filippinska - katapusan
    • , dulo
  • Thailändska - จบ
  • Turkiska - son
  • Ukrainska - кінець
    • , край

    edge

  • Urdu - انت|m|tr=ant|sc=ur-Arab
  • Vietnamesiska - kết thúc
  • Walesiska - diwedd
  • West Frisian - ein|xs=West Frisian

    • death

  • Bulgariska - смърт
  • Tjeckiska - smrt
  • Holländska - einde
  • Finska - loppu
  • Tyska - Tod
    • , Ende
  • Latgalian - kaiki
  • Latin - finis
  • Lettiska - gals
  • Norska - slutt
  • Polska - śmierć
    • , koniec
  • Ryska - смерть
    • , конец
  • Serbo-Croatian:
  • : Cyrillic - смрт|f|xs=Serbo-Croatian
  • : Roman - smrt|f
  • Spanska - muerte
  • Swahili - mwisho
  • Svenska - slut
    • , död
  • Filippinska - katapusan
    • , wakas, kamatayan

    period in curling

  • Polska - meta
  • Ryska - энд
  • Slovak: cieľ
  • Slovenska - cilj
  • Swahili - tamati

    • ideal point of a complex

    Etymology 2

    From - enden|lang=enm, - lang=enm, from - endian||to end, to make an end of, complete, finish, abolish, destroy, come to an end, die|lang=ang, from - andiōnan|to finish, end|lang=en, from - ant-|forehead, end, limit|lang=en
  • Holländska - -
    • - |to end|lang=nl, - - |to end|lang=de, - - |to end|lang=is.

    Verb

    : To finish, terminate

  • Is this movie ever going to end?
  • The lesson will end when the bell rings.
  • The referee blew the whistle to end the game.

    • * 1896, w:A._E._Housman|A._E._Housman, w:A_Shropshire_Lad|A_Shropshire_Lad, XLV, lines 7-8:

    *: But play the man, stand up and end you

    *: When your sickness is your soul.

    Translations

    intransitive: finish, terminate

  • Albanian: mbaron
  • Armenian - վերջանալ|tr=verǰanal|sc=Armn
  • Bosnian - svršiti
  • Bulgariska - завършвам
    • , завършвам
  • Catalan: acabar
  • Chinese:
  • : Mandarin - 完成|tr=wánchéng|sc=Hani, - 完|tr=wán|sc=Hani
  • Kroatiska - svršiti
  • Tjeckiska - končit
  • Holländska - eindigen
    • , ophouden
  • Estonian: lõppema
  • Finska - loppua
  • Franska - finir
    • , terminer
  • Georgian - დამთავრება|sc=Geor, - მორჩენა|sc=Geor
  • Tyska - enden
  • Greek: : τελειώνω (telióno)
  • Hebrew - נגמר|tr=nigmár|sc=Hebr
  • Hindiska - ख़त्म होना
  • Ungerska - befejeződik
  • Ido: finar
  • Indonesian: berakhirkan, akhir|berakhir, tamat, selesai, habis
  • Italienska - finire
  • Japanska - 終わる
  • Kurdish: qedîn, xilas bûn, temam bûn, kuta bûn, neman, bi_dawî_hatin
  • Meru - muthia
  • Norska - slutte
  • Persiska - تمام شدن
  • Polish: kończyć się
  • Portugisiska - acabar
    • , terminar
  • Rumänska - sfârși
    • , termina
  • Ryska - окончиться
  • Ryska - закончиться
  • Serbian:
  • : Cyrillic: свршити
  • : Latin: svršiti, - finio, - termino, - finem habeo, - finior, - terminor
  • Slovenska - končati
  • Spanska - acabar
    • , terminar, finir
  • Swahili - mwisho
  • Swahili - dali
  • Svenska - sluta
    • , ända
  • Filippinska - matapos
  • Turkiska - bitmek
  • Urdu - ختم ہونا|tr=xatm honā|sc=ur-Arab

    • transitive: finish, terminate (something)

  • Arabiska - أنهى
    • , فرغ
  • Armenian - վերջացնել|tr=verǰac'nel|sc=Armn
  • Bosnian - završiti
  • Breton: echuiñ
  • Bulgariska - приключвам
  • Chinese:
  • : Mandarin - 完成|tr=wánchéng|sc=Hani, - 完|tr=wán|sc=Hani, - 结束|jiéshù
  • Holländska - beëindigen
  • Estonian: lõpetama
  • Finska - lopettaa
  • Franska - finir
    • , terminer
  • Tyska - beenden
  • Grekiska - τελειώνω
  • Hindiska - ख़त्म करना
    • , अंत करना
  • Ido: finar
  • Italienska - finire
  • Japanska - 終了
    • , 終える
  • Kurdish: qedandin, xilas kirin, temam kirin, kuta kirin, nehêlan, bi_dawî_anîn
  • Norska - avslutte
    • , terminere
  • Persiska - تمام کردن
  • Polska - skończyć
    • , zakończyć
  • Portugisiska - acabar
    • , terminar
  • Rumänska - sfârși
    • , termina
  • Ryska - окончить
  • Ryska - закончить
  • Ryska - заканчивать
  • Serbian:
  • : Cyrillic: завршити
  • : Latin: završiti, - finio, - termino
  • Slovak: skončiť, ukončiť
  • Spanska - acabar
    • , terminar, finalizar
  • Swahili - mwisho
  • Svenska - sluta
  • Filippinska - tapusin
  • Urdu - ختم کرنا|tr=xatm karnā|sc=ur-Arab

    • Derived terms

  • ending
  • end_up
  • never-ending
  • unending

    • Statistics

  • - turned|taken|240|end|rather|until|does

    • Anagrams

  • Den#English|Den, den#English|den, DNE#English|DNE, NDE#English|NDE, NED#English|NED, Ned#English|Ned, ned#English|ned
    • ----

    end (Albanian)

    Verb

    to weave

    ----

    end (Danish)

    Conjunction

    da|conjunction

    than (in comparisons):

  • Han er venligere end hun. (He is friendlier than she.)

    • Verb

    da|verb form

    - ende|lang=da

    ----

    end (Vilamovian)

    Noun

    wym|noun

    #English|end

    Antonyms

  • ofaong
    • ang:end zh-min-nan:end scn:end simple:end

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