end

end · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The final part of something.

  2. 2.

    The point where something stops.

  3. 3.

    A goal or purpose.

  4. 4.

    Death or destruction.

  5. 5.

    Either of the two extreme parts.

  6. 6.

    To bring or come to a conclusion.

  7. 7.

    To reach a final condition.

Forms

plural: ends

Related words

Antonyms: beginning, start
See also: beginning, conclusion, finish
Synonyms: close, conclusion, finish, termination

Etymology

From Old English ende meaning "end, conclusion, boundary," from Proto-Germanic andja-, from Proto-Indo-European ant- meaning "front, forehead." Related to German Ende and Latin ante meaning "before."