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Definition: End

End

Noun

1. Either extremity of something that has length: "the end of the pier"; "she knotted the end of the thread"; "they rode to the end of the line".

2. The point in time at which something ends; "the end of the year"; "the ending of warranty period".

3. The concluding parts of an event or occurrence: "the end was exciting"; "I had to miss the last of the movie".

4. The state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it; "the ends justify the means".

5. A final part or section: "we have given it at the end of the section since it involves the calculus"; "Start at the beginning and go on until you come to the end".

6. A final state; "he came to a bad end"; "the so-called glorious experiment came to an inglorious end".

7. The surface at either extremity of a three-dimensional object: "one end of the box was marked `This side up'".

8. (football) the person who plays at one end of the line of scrimmage; "the end managed to hold onto the pass".

9. One of two places from which people are communicating to each other; "the phone rang at the other end" or "both ends wrote at the same time".

10. : a boundary marking the extremities of something: "the end of town".

11. : the part you are expected to play; "he held up his end".

12. : the last section of a communication; "in conclusion I want to say...".

13. : a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold.

14. : a position on the line of scrimmage; "no one wanted to play end".

Verb

1. Have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense: "My property ends by the bushes"; "The symphony ends in a pianissimo".

2. Bring to an end; "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime".

3. Be the end of; be the last of concluding part of; "This sad scene ended the movie".

4. Put an end to; "The terrible news ended our hopes that he had survived".

5. Bring to a conclusion or cause to come to an end; "We terminated our relation with the company"; "It is unclear whether the bombing of Hiroshima ended the war"; "Cease doing what you are doing!".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "end" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

 

Specialty Definition: End

DomainDefinition

Satire

END, n. The position farthest removed on either hand from the Interlocutor. The man was perishing apace Who played the tambourine; The seal of death was on his face -- 'Twas pallid, for 'twas clean. "This is the end," the sick man said In faint and failing tones. A moment later he was dead, And Tambourine was Bones. Tinley Roquot. Source: Devil's Dictionary.

Bible

End in Heb. 13:7, is the rendering of the unusual Greek word _ekbasin_, meaning "outcome", i.e., death. It occurs only elsewhere in 1 Cor. 10:13, where it is rendered "escape." Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary.

Electrical Engineering

A single fibre or strand used to form a carrier in braiding operations. Source: European Union. (references)

Mining

A. The secondary cleavage more or less at right angles to the bord or face cleat. b. A direction parallel to the main natural line of cleat or cleavage in coal. Also called end line. (references)

Sports & Leisure

The delivery of 16 stones by the teams completes an --. Source: European Union. (references)

Tips from 1870

Usage: Conclusion, End. The more pretentious word conclusion is often used where the simple Anglo-Saxon word end would be preferable. Source: Slips of Speech.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Abbreviations & Acronyms: End

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
EntrySourceExpressionField

END

EnglishEnvironment Near DeathEnvironment

END

FrenchContrôle non destructifN/A

END

GermanStoppendeTransportation

END

ItalianEsperto nazionale distaccatoEuropean Union
END testEnglishExaltation of the Newcastle Disease virusMedicine
ENEnglishEnd nodeN/A

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Synonyms: End

Synonyms: close (n), closing (n), conclusion (n), death (n), destruction (n), ending (n), final stage (n), goal (n), last (n), oddment (n), remainder (n), remnant (n), scrap (n), cease (v), finish (v), terminate (v). (additional references)
Synonym by domain: shovelling (transportation).
Antonyms: beginning (n), middle (n), begin (v). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: End

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Cessation

Dead stop, dead stand, dead lock; finis, cerrado; blowout, burnout, meltdown, disintegration; comma, colon, semicolon, period, full stop; end; death.

Effect

Noun: effect, consequence; aftergrowth, aftercome; derivative, derivation; result; resultant, resultance; upshot, issue, denouement; end; development, outgrowth, fruit, crop, harvest, product, bud.

Intention

Final cause; raison d'etre; cui bono; object, aim, end; "the be all and the end all"; drift; (meaning); tendency; destination, mark, point, butt, goal, target, bull's-eye,

Summit

Tip, tip top; crest, crow's nest, cap, truck, nib; end; crown, brow; head, nob, noddle, pate; capsheaf.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: End

English words defined with "end": Arm's endbitter end, But end, Butt endChump enddead endEnd bulb, End for end, end man, end on, end organ, end run, End stonefag end, Fore endHooding endin the endMost an end, motor end platenerve endOrd and endscrag end, split end, sticky end, Stub endtail end, tight end, To end upWax end, Waxed end, World without end, World's end. (references)
Specialty definitions using "end": adit endBack End Generator, Back End Generator Language, ball end mill, big endclosed end, Come to an Enddeformable end section, double end, dry endend arch, end clinometer, end door, end face, END FINDER, FORMING DEPARTMENT, END FINDER, ROVING DEPARTMENT, END FRAZER, end leaf, end of dialing, end of dialling, End of Medium, end of message, End Of Text, End Of Transmission, end of-medium character, end operator, end paper, END POLISHER, END STAPLER, end tag, End Transmission Block, End upfast endgate endHair stand on End, head end, High End Exposureinside end recording groovejib endlittle endMAINSPRING FORMER, ARBOR END, MAINSPRING FORMER, BRACE ENDpole end plateretrieval end, rod end, rod end pinsingle end wrench, small end, smaller end, stop endtapered end, THRUST END ASSEMBLYwalk off the end of, warping end, Wax-bond End. (references)
Etymologies containing "end": Vaudeville. (references)
Non-English Usage: "End" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

Albanian (weave), Danish (than), Hawaiian (weave).

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Modern Usage: End

DomainUsage

Screenplays

I didn't come here to tell you how this is going to end. I came here to tell how it's going to begin (The Matrix; writing credit: Andy Wachowski and Larry Wachowski.)

-- or she'll end up on the street (Moulin Rouge!; writing credit: Baz Luhrmann; Craig Pearce)

Why can't things just go back to normal at the end of the half hour, like on the Brady Bunch (Reality Bites; writing credit: Ben Stiller, written by Helen Childress.)

It must be hard living your life off a couple of scraps of paper. You mix your laundry list with your grocery list you'll end up eating your underwear for breakfast (Memento; writing credit: Bo Goldman; Lawrence Hauben)

And in the end you wind up dyin' all alone on some dusty street (High Noon; writing credit: Carl Foreman)

Lyrics

Going down the stoney end (Stoney end; performing artist: Barbra Streisand)

This is the end of the innocence (The End of the Innocence; performing artist: Don Henley)

It's a love without end, amen (Love Without End Amen; performing artist: George Strait)

In a restaurant in a West End town (WEST END GIRLS; performing artist: Pet Shop Boys)

And always will until the end ("Smells Like Teen Spirit"; performing artist: Nirvana)

Clever

Man was made at the end of the week's work when God was tired. (references; author: Mark Twain)

Better an end with pain, than pain with no end. (references; author: unknown)

When you get to your wit's end, you'll find God lives there. (references; author: unknown)

Having your lawyer pay for lunch will be very expensive in the end. (references; author: unknown)

If you ever need a helping hand, there is one at the end of your arm. (references; author: unknown)

Movie/TV Titles

Happy End (2002)

Hobbs End (2002)

End of August (1974)

Happy End (1973)

The Beginning of the End of the World (1971)

Song Titles

The End (performing artist: The Doors)

Love Without End Amen (performing artist: George Strait)

Party at the End of the Universe (performing artist: Honey Would You Be Meshuga Tonite?)

In The End (performing artist: Linkin Park)

West End Girls (performing artist: Pet Shop Boys)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: End

DomainTitle

References

  • Bourne End Properties Plc: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

  • Lands' End, Inc.: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

  • Preston North End Plc: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

    (more reference examples)

  

Books

  • The Belgariad: Castle of Wizardry/Enchanters' End Game (reference)

  • Invading the Privacy of God: Rush into God's Presence, Revitalize Your Prayer Life, Put an End to Devotional Boredom (reference)

  • From the End of the Peloponnesian War to the Battle of Ipsus (reference)

  • The Diet Cure: The 8-Step Program to Rebalance Your Body Chemistry and End Food Cravings, Weight Problems, and Mood Swings-Now (reference)

  • End of e-peopleserve Joint Venture: Accenture Acquires BT Stake [DOWNLOAD: PDF] (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Periodicals

  

Theater & Movies

  • Howards End (reference)

  • Mystery Science Theater 3000 - Beginning of the End (reference)

  • Neon Genesis Evangelion - The End of Evangelion (reference)

  • Power Rangers Time Force - The End of Time (reference)

    (more DVD examples; more video examples)

  

Music

  

High Tech

  

Consumer Goods

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: End

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Photo Album: End

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Photo shows interior hallway of NCI new building in 1939. Dr. Leonard A. Scheele stands at end of hallway door. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist.

(11) color slides show different types of bread. (4) two pieces of toasted white bread with a pat of melted butter, (1) two pieces of toasted white bread, (2) single slice of bread spread completely with butter, (1) french bread loaf with two pieces sliced off the end, (1) loaf of garlic bread, (2) single slice of garlic bread. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist.

Locks at Pacific end of Panama Canal. View from ship of opening gates. Ship is moved forward and stopped by cables attached to small electric locomotives on tracks. Credit: CDC.

Brugia malayi, agent of filariasis. Anterior end. Parasite. Credit: CDC.

This oddly shaped object is an aging, Sun-like star near the end of its life. The Hubble ... Credit: NASA.

The end of a Sun-like star's life was once thought to be simple: the star gracefully casts off ... Credit: NASA.

Carrying lumber up rift in cliffs at east end of Amlia Island Note boat at beach - shore party shows as barely visible specks at top of photo Party off of PIONEER. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

Sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) at the east end of Amlia Island. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

Aerial view of Carambola Beach Resort - west end of St. Croix. Credit: America's Coastlines.

The RONALD H. BROWN approaching the pier at NOAA's Pacific Marine Center at the end of its around the world cruise from October 1998 to October 1999. Credit: America's Coastlines.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Digital Photo Gallery: End
 

"End of the day" by Gabyu@noos.fr
Commentary: "The night is coming."
"USB Cable End" by Conor Tapp
Commentary: "The USB end of a Canon S230's connection."

Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers.

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Sounds Captioned with "End".

PlayCaptionPlayCaption
Clarinet solo over a string drone with a hammered dulcimer at the end.Robust chorale for piano featuring a typical cadence at the end.
School bell ringing to signify the end of class; fire alarm bell ringing.Sound of person hanging up on the other end of the telephone connection.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Familiar Quotations: End

AuthorQuotation

Aristotle

The end of labor is to gain leisure.

Baltasar Gracian

Begin with another's to end with your own.

Daniel Webster

Wisdom begins at the end.

George Herbert

Better never begin than never make an end.

H. G. Wells

The War That Will End War.

Jean de La Fontaine

In everything one must consider the end.

Mary Stuart

In my end is my beginning.

Samuel Butler

Eating is touch carried to the bitter end.

Socrates

The hottest love has the coldest end.

The Talmud

The end result of wisdom is... good deeds.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Historic Usage: End

AuthorDateQuotation

John Locke

1690

And all this to be directed to no other end, but the peace, safety, and public good of the people. (Second Treatise of Government)

US Constitution

1791

Clause 3: The President shall have Power to fill up all Vacancies that may happen during the Recess of the Senate, by granting Commissions which shall expire at the End of their next Session. (reference)

Amendment to US Constitution

1795-2025

The terms of the President and the Vice President shall end at noon on the 20th day of January, and the terms of Senators and Representatives at noon on the 3d day of January, of the years in which such terms would have ended if this article had not been ratified; and the terms of their successors shall then begin. (reference)

Communist Manifesto

1848

The bourgeoisie, wherever it has got the upper hand, has put an end to all feudal, patriarchal, idyllic relations. (reference)

Treaty of Versailles

1919

At the end of fifteen years from the coming into force of the present Treaty the inhabitants of the said territory shall be called upon to indicate the sovereignty under which they desire to be placed. (reference)

Winston S. Churchill

1946

Anyone can see with his eyes open that our path will be difficult and also long, but if we persevere together as we did in the two world wars - though not, alas, in the interval between them - I cannot doubt that we shall achieve our common purpose in the end. ("Iron Curtain" Speech)

John F. Kennedy

1961

We observe today not a victory of party but a celebration of freedom-- symbolizing an end as well as a beginning--signifying renewal as well as change. (reference)

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

1963

Nineteen sixty-three is not an end, but a beginning. (Delivered on the steps at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. on August 28, 1925)

Roe v. Wade

1973

For the stage prior to approximately the end of the first trimester, the abortion decision and its effectuation must be left to the medical judgment of the pregnant woman's attending physician. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Use in Literature: End

TitleAuthorQuote

Emma

Austen, Jane

South End is an unhealthy place

Sylvie and Bruno

Carroll, Lewis

Sylvie and Bruno waited patiently till the end of the first verse

A Christmas Carol

Dickens, Charles

Much they saw, and far they went, and many homes they visited, but always with a happy end.

Scarlet Letter

Hawthorne, Nathaniel

At one end of the room, in a recess, were a number of barrels, piled one upon another, containing bundles of official documents

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

The poor cannot go to the end of their chamber or to the end of their destiny, but by bending continually more and more

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

Joyce, James

Yet eternity had no end.

Neverwhere

Neil Gaiman

New messages: END IT ALL was one of them

King Richard III

Shakespeare, William

My lord, He wonders to what end you have assembled Such troops of citizens to come to him.

Grapes of Wrath

Steinbeck, John

Two of the supports of the porch roof were pushed out so that the roof flopped down on one end.

Gulliver's Travels

Swift, Jonathan

When this adventure was at an end, I came back out of my house, having occasion for fresh air.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: End

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

It often is the end stage of cardiac disease. (references)

Treatment is necessary to end this compulsive behavior. (references)

No medication is available to end or prevent infection. (references)

Business

This investigation continued at year's end. (references)

They are directly in contact with the end users. (references)

Premium beer is at the top end of the hopocracy. (references)

Children

Maldives

This law was being implemented at year's end. (references)

Thailand

There had been no prosecutions under the law by year's end. (references)

Afghanistan

The AIA authorities had lifted these restrictions by year's end. (references)

Civil Liberties

Turkey

His trial continued at year's end. (references)

Malaysia

His case was pending at year's end. (references)

Burundi

No person was arrested by year's end. (references)

Discrimination

Brazil

The others had not yet been tried at year's end. (references)

Romania

The two houses had not reconciled their versions by year's end. (references)

Economic History

Haiti

Inflation (2001 year end): 15%. (references)

Human Rights

Somalia

She was released by year's end. (references)

United Kingdom

Work had not resumed by year's end. (references)

Chile

All were free on bail at year's end. (references)

Indigenous People

Malaysia

A verdict on the case had not been announced by year's end. (references)

Colombia

ONIC maintained its suspension of dialog with the Government at year's end. (references)

Ecuador

With few exceptions, indigenous people are at the lowest end of the socioeconomic scale. (references)

Minorities

Czech Republic

Her case was pending at year's end. (references)

United Kingdom

The inquiry continued at year's end. (references)

Russia

The law remained in effect at year's end. (references)

Political Economy

Japan

Many cases end up in court. (references)

East Timor

The trial continued at year's end. (references)

SOUTH AFRICA

At end 2000 the NOFP stood at $9.5 billion. (references)

Political Rights

Latvia

The case had not been heard by year's end. (references)

United Arab Emirates

No observers had been named by year's end. (references)

Turkey

The deputies remained in prison at year's end. (references)

Trade

Venezuela

This prerequisite was eliminated at the end of 2000. (references)

Philippines

The Philippines also requested flexibility on end dates. (references)

Nepal

Nepal is expecting admission to the WTO by the end of 2002. (references)

Travel

Egypt

It may take a year or more, but in the end, it is usually profitable. (references)

Philippines

No matter what the final result, the discussions should always end cheerfully. (references)

Cote D'ivoire

The vehicle or goods must then be exported at the end of the stipulated period. (references)

Women

Tanzania

No updated statistics were available at year's end. (references)

Palau

A case against a Philippine citizen was pending at year's end. (references)

Kuwait

The Kuwaiti woman was being held in prison without bail at year's end. (references)

Worker Rights

Nigeria

Her trial was ongoing at year's end. (references)

Gabon

No one was prosecuted by year's end. (references)

Slovak Republic

This case was pending at year's end. (references)

Lexicography

Devil's Dictionary

END, n. The position farthest removed on either hand from the Interlocutor. The man was perishing apace Who played the tambourine; The seal of death was on his face -- 'Twas pallid, for 'twas clean. "This is the end," the sick man said In faint and failing tones. A moment later he was dead, And Tambourine was Bones. Tinley Roquot

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Spoken Usage: End

SpeakerPhrase(s)

Gerald Ford

Theirs is an American tragedy in which we all have played a part. It could go on and on and on, or someone must write the end to it. I have concluded that only I can do that. And if I can, I must.

James Dobson

Well, again, I'm not an authority on end times in that sense. But I sure see a lot of evil. And it is certainly out there.

James Lipton

Not just project, but on stage, you have to begin at the beginning and end at the end, and you're out there, you can't stop for anything. In film, you stop constantly.

Julianne Moore

That happens to me at the end of a movie. You know I'm fine at the beginning and then near the end I start getting depressed because I realize I've made all the wrong choices.

Lynne Cheney

When your child is four, it's difficult to read any book, you know, from beginning to end. Because what a four-year-old wants to do is talk about what's on the page.

Mary Tyler Moore

You bet. And if you have got some bleeds and your doctor feels that it is time to do something about it, you go in and you get a laser treatment, and it is not the end of the world. It's quite easy to take.

Paul McCartney

Yeah, it got a bit bitter towards the end. We had a sort of strange manager guy who came in from New York and that got bitter. It got a bit of a feud thing going. So we started bitching at each other.

Rush Limbaugh

We need action, not end zone dances.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Speeches: End

SpeakerTermPhrase(s)

George Washington

1789-1797Posterity may have cause to regret if from any motive intervals of tranquility are left unimproved for accelerating this valuable end.

Thomas Jefferson

1801-1809The duties composing the Mediterranean fund will cease by law at the end of the present session.

Herbert C. Hoover

1929-1933First steps toward that end should not longer be delayed.

Harry S. Truman

1945-1953When the inevitable crash occurred less than two years after the end of the war, business bankruptcies were widespread.

John F. Kennedy

1961-1963This is the best record of overall price stability of any comparable period of recovery since the end of World War II.

Richard Nixon

1969-1974There are powerful personal reasons I want to end this war.

Ronald Reagan

1981-1989Toward this end, we have four basic objectives tonight.

George Bush

1989-1993Only the dead have seen the end of conflict.

Bill Clinton

1993-2001All schools must end social promotion.

George W. Bush

2001-2005In addition to declaring and destroying all of its weapons of mass destruction, Iraq must end its support for terrorism.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Usage Frequency: End

"End" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 86.05% of the time. "End" is used about 48,138 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (singular)86.05%41,424196
Lexical Verb (infinitive)8.29%3,9912,465
Noun (proper)3.5%1,6854,969
Lexical Verb (base form)2.15%1,0357,176
                    Total100.00%48,138N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Name Usage Frequency: End

The following table summarizes the usage of "end" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.
NameUsage/GenderUsage per 100
million Persons
Rank in USA
EndLast name17040,830
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Derived & Related Names: End

The following table summarizes names derived from the word "end".
 
NameGenderLanguageMeaning
HakkozN/ABiblical

An end

KezizN/ABiblical

End

MahazN/ABiblical

An end

SelahN/ABiblical

The end

SycharN/ABiblical

End

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

 

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Usage in Company Names: End

CountryNameCountryName
United Kingdom

Bourne End Properties Plc

USA

Lands' End, Inc.

 (more examples...)  

Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.

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Expressions: End

Expressions using "end": (Lexicon Entries End Here) abnormal end achieve an end adjustable end wrench An end and there's an end of it! approach end of runway approach the end Arm's end at a loose end at an end at one's wits end at one's wit's end at the end at the end of one's tether at the end of the day at the end of the month at the far end at the far end of the street at the further end back end back End Generator back End Generator Language ball end mill be at a loose end be at an end be at one's wits end be at one's wit's end be at one's wits' end be at the end of one's patience be at the end of one's resources be at the end of one's rope be at the end of one's tether be drawing to an end be nearing it's end be no end disappointed begin at the wrong end beginning of the end big end bitter end book end box end wrench brace end bring smth. to an end bring to an end business end But end butt end cable end connection carry through to the end Chump end cigarette end closed end cohesive end come to a bad end come to a inglorious end come to a sticky end come to an end come to an untimely end dead end dead end kid deformable end section departure end dog end double end draw to an end dry end east end either end hop off end arch end block End bulb end bulkhead end cloth end corpuscles end door end effector end effects end face End fly End for end end game end impedance end in end in a draw end in smoke end it all end item end justifies the means end leaf end loan end losses End man end matter end of a fiscal year end of all things end of broadcasts end of data marker end of days end of dialing end of dialling. Additional references.

Hyphenated Usage

Beginning with "end": end-aligned, End-all, End-april, End-area, End-august, end-based, end-bay, end-blocks, end-boards, End-born, end-butting, end-cannot, end-cap, end-caps, end-consumer, End-cretaceous, end-customer, End-december, end-diastolic, end-discharge, end-effector, end-effectors, end-effects, end-expiratory, end-facing, End-february, end-feed, end-filing, end-filling, end-fired, end-flap, end-focus, end-folding, end-gaining, end-game, end-gap, end-gaps, end-grain, end-group, end-held, end-in-itself, end-items, End-january, End-john, end-joining, End-july, End-june, end-knotted, end-labeled, end-labelled, end-labelling, end-loads, end-man, End-march, End-may, end-members, end-music, end-note, End-november, End-october, end-of, end-of-agreement, end-of-camp, end-of-century, end-of-class, end-of-classifications, end-of-coding-details, end-of-conference, end-of-contest, end-of-course, end-of-day, end-of-description-lines, end-of-errors, End-of-february, end-of-file, end-of-flight, end-of-foreign-set, end-ofgame, End-of-grant, end-of-ice-age, End-of-june, end-of-level, end-of-life, end-of-line, end-of-meeting, end-of-modification-records, end-of-module-relations, end-of-month, end-of-period, end-of-phase, end-of-pipe, end-of-pulsing, end-of-race, end-of-range, end-of-references, end-of-row, end-of-run, end-of-scene, end-of-school, end-of-season, end-of-season-game, end-of-session, end-of-shift, end-of-shoot, end-of-show, end-of-stage, end-of-summer, end-of-teenage, end-of-term, end-of-terrace, end-of-test-status, end-of-tether, end-of-the, end-of-the-century, end-of-the-day, end-of-the-night, end-of-the-pier, end-of-the-road, end-of-the-trail, end-of-the-world, end-of-the-worldish, end-of-the-year, end-of-time, end-of-tour, end-of-types-and-names, end-of-war, end-of-word, end-of-year, end-on, End-ordovician, end-organ, end-over-end, end-palaeozoic, end-paper, end-papers, end-pattern, end-piece, end-pieces, end-piled, end-plate, end-plate effect, end-plates, end-play, end-point, end-points, end-port, end-post, end-probes, end-product, end-products, end-quarter, end-repaired, end-result, end-results, end-rhymed, end-selling, End-september, end-stage, end-stage renal, end-state, end-station, end-stopped, end-stops, end-struggle, end-systems, End-Systole, end-tag, end-terrace, end-terraced, end-the, end-time, end-title, end-to-end, end-to-side, end-trimming, end-use, end-user, end-users, end-uses, end-view, end-wall, end-walls, end-weight, end-window, end-wise, end-year.

Ending with "end": bottom-end, dead-end, East-end, gable-end, higher-end, loose-end, lower-end, means-end, nerve-end, p-end, sharp-end, tail-end, top-end, West-end, year-end.

Containing "end": be-all-and-end-all, P-end-labelled.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: End

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

land end

8,522

land end catalog

150

end preventing split

3,023

rod end

140

in the end

979

end internet

135

book end

762

end of day

135

end table

760

land end coupon

134

to the end

459

end of the trail

132

end times

450

split end

132

end gry in that words

444

end living

132

the end

442

end in linkin lyrics park

128

end of the world

366

end mill

125

rear end

287

dallas west end

121

activity end school year

282

front end loader

118

end it all

267

end of the year lesson plan

116

107.7 end

227

london hotel west end

114

this end up

196

closed end fund

113

activity end year

195

end in lyrics

111

land end.com

176

high end audio

110

107.9 end

173

closed end funds

110

this end up furniture

169

bitter end

109

west end

153

loose end

105
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: End

Language Translations for "end"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Afrikaans

  

ophou (cease, come to an end, end up, expire, stop), eindig (accomodate, come to an end, end up, expire, finish, terminate), einde (conclusion, ending). (various references)

   

Albanian

  

fund (back, base, bed, bottom, death, decease, decline, doom, ending, epilogue, extremity, finality, finish, foot, foundation, ground, Omega, petticoat, quietus, rock bottom, skirt, sole, stub, tag, tail, tailpiece, terminal, termination). (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏قطع (amputate, amputation, ax, axe, break, cease, cessation, chop off, chopping off, cross, crossing, cut, cut across, cut away, cut down, cut off, cut out, cutoff, cutting off, disconnect, discontinuance, discontinue, divide, dividing, exchange, fell, felling, forbid, halt, hew, hinder from, interrupt, intersect, lop, prevent from, scission, section, segment, segmentation, separate, sever, severance, slit, split, stop, sunder, suspend, suspension, tear, terminate, traverse), ‏أنهى (call a halt, close, complete, compose, conclude, cut, determine, dissolve, do, finish, fulfil, fulfill, last, last out, round off, terminate, top, wind up, wrap up), ‏إنتهى (determine, do, fall out, finish, have smth. done, issue, pack up, run out, turn out, wink), ‏طرف (extreme, extremity, margin, part, party, selvage, side, tip), ‏توقف (break off, breakdown, come to a halt, cut off, demise, discontinue, halt, hinge, hitch, lapse, layover, let up, letup, obstruction, pass by, pause, pull up, quit, rest, run down, setback, stall, stand, stay, stop, stop over, stoppage, stopping, touch), ‏حد (border, borderline, boundary, brim, confine, definition, delimit, edge, extreme, frontier, limit, margin, mourn, outline, restrict, tauten, terminus, utmost degree, verge), ‏غرض (aim, destination, intent, objective, point, prejudice, purpose, study, tendency), ‏غاية (aim, destination, goal, mean, object, plan, point, purpose, tendency, uttermost), ‏بقية (remainder, remnant, rest, stub, survival), ‏قصد (aim, design, go to, goal, have in mind, intend, intent, intention, mean, motive, object, purpose, repair to, sake, seek), نهاية (conclusion, result), ‏قتل (assassinate, assassination, bag, butcher, croak, death, despatch, dispatch, do in, finish, fire, homicide, immolate, kill, killing, knock off, lay out, manslaughter, murder, poleaxe, procure, put down, put to death, shoot, slay, take for a ride), ‏نتيجة (conclusion, consequence, echo, effect, emanation, event, fruit, offshoot, offspring, outcome, payoff, precipitate, product, progeny, purpose, ramification, repercussion, result, score, sequel, termination, upshot, work), ‏نهاية (close, demise, ending, fate, fine, fining, finish, limit, stop, tag, tail end, termination, terminus), ‏هدف (aim, butt, clout, goal, ideal, intent, intention, mark, object, objective, plan, purpose, study, target, tendency, view), ‏هلاك (bane, destruction, perdition), ‏مات (check in, check out, croak, decease, depart, die, die off, expire, give up the ghost, go west, pass away, pass on, peg out, perish, rest in peace, snuff it, snuff out, succumb), ‏فرغ (be empty, become empty, complete, conclude, discharge, drain, dry out, empty, evacuate, finalize, finish, pour, terminate, vacate, void), خاتمة (conclusion), ‏وضع حد (break up, demolish, make shift, stop). (various references)

   

Basque

  

bukatu (end to). (various references)

   

Blackfoot

  

ipon (to end). (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

цел (aim, ambition, consummation, designation, destination, effect, goal, intent, intention, mission, object, objective, point, purport, purpose, scope, target, turn), изчерпване (depletion, impoverishment), последен (dernier, final, lag, last, last ditch, latest, latter, lattermost, new, outside, parting, recent, red-hot, terminal, the last, ultimate, uttermost), привършване, приключвам (conclude, determine, end off, get over, sign off, top off, wind up, work out), завършек (tip), завършвам (accomplish, carry through, complete, conclude, crown, end up, eventuate, finish, perfect, round, round off, round out, terminate, wind up), остатък (balance, difference, dreg, odd-come-short, overage, patch, remainder, remnant, residual, residue, residuum, shank, stub, surplus, the rest), довършвам (burn away, complete, finish, use up), край (about, abutment, border, by, close, closing, conclusion, country, curtains, death, dissolution, edge, ending, extremity, fag end, finale, finality, finish, flange, hem, issuance, issue, land, last, limb, limit, list, margin, off, on, outskirts, over, parts, past, period, point, quietus, region, rim, stop, surcease, tail, term, terminal, termination, truce, ultima thule, verge, wind up), умирам (be dying, cash in, conk, cross the styx, depart, die, exit, expire, fade away, go under, go west, kick in, kick off, kick up, mortify, pass, pass away, pass on, pass out, peg out, pip out, pop off, quit the scene, snuff out, step off, step out, succumb, sup with pluto, wither), резултат (aftermath, conclusion, consequent, count, effect, event, harvest, issuance, offspring, outcome, outgrowth, produce, product, progeny, purpose, result, score, sequel), спирам (arrest, bit, block, brake, bring to, bring to rest, bring up, call a halt, cease, check, come to a halt, come to rest, cut, cut off, cut short, die, discontinue, draw up, drive up, dwell, fix, go phut, halt, hang up, heave to, hold back, hold in, immobilize, impede, inhibit, intervene, keep off, kill, leave off, lock, occlude, preclude, prevent, pull in, pull up, put in, quash, quit, run down, snub, stint, stop, suppress, suspend, trammel, trig, withhold), слагам край на (quash, quench, resolve, tip), смърт (curtains, death, decease, demise, departure, divide, doom, dust, dying, ending, exit, expiration, fatality, fate, grave, happy release, last, passing, quietus, tomb), свършвам (accomplish, adjourn, be through with smth., clear away, finish, job, put through, run short, shoot away, sink, turn off, wind up, work out), свършвам се (finish, give out, run out), убивам (account for, assassinate, dispose of, do in, finish, fix, kill, lay out, liquidate, murder, pip, polish off, pop off, pot, push off, put away, put to death, quench, remove, rub out, shoot up, slay, snuff out, starve, strike down, wipe out, zap), краен (completive, distal, dizzy, endmost, eventual, extreme, final, high, intense, intolerant, latter, marginal, out-, outside, profuse, rabid, red-hot, sublime, supreme, terminal, terminative, terrible, ultimate, unmerciful, utmost, utter, uttermost, veriest, wild-eyed). (various references)

   

Catalan

  

fi (aim, conclusion, ending, goal, purpose, target), acabar (accomodate, finish, terminate, use up). (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

(consolidate, strong), 終端 (terminal), (finish), (extremity, item, port, regular, to carry, to hold sth. level with both hands), 末端 (Distal), (be obstructed, bend back, dampen, fail, final stage, latter part, lower the tone, oppress, repress), 屁股 (arse, bottom, butt, buttocks), 告終 (reach an end). (various references)

   

Czech

  

konec (amen, bottom, close, death, ending, finish, tail, terminal, termination, the end of, time is up, upshot). (various references)

   

Danish

  

fuldende (accomodate, finish, prepare, terminate), ende (conclusion, ending). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

uiteinde (conclusion, ending, tip), einde (conclusion, ending, tip), uiterste deel (tip), eind (conclusion, distance, ending, offset). (various references)

   

Esperanto

  

ekstremaĵo (tip), fino (ending), finiĝo (terminate), finiĝi (come to an end, end up, expire), fini (accomodate, finish, terminate). (various references)

   

Faeroese

  

ending (terminate), endi (conclusion, ending), enda (accomodate, finish, terminate), verða endaður (come to an end, end up, expire). (various references)

   

Farsi 

  

فرجام , پایان (Cessation, Close, Godspeed, Limit, Period, Point, Sequel, Terminal), نوک (Apex, Ascendant, Barb, Bill, Head, Horn, Jag, Peak, Point, Ridge, Summit, Tip, Top, Vertex), تمام کردن (Attain, Exhaust, Forth, Integrate, Process), سر (Acme, Apex, Cabal, Chief, Corona, Extremity, Mystery, Pash, Pate, Plug, Point, Ruler, Secret, Thought, Top, Vertex), طرف (Avuncular, Face, Half, Hand, Opponent, Party, Side), خاتمه (Closure, Expiry, Sequel), انتها (Close, Extremity, Head, Outrance, Supreme, Tagend, Terminal), اخر (Finale, Last, Latter, Ultimate), بپایان رساندن (Conclude, Consummate, Terminate). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

loppu (close, conclusion, ending, finish, remainder, rest, termination). (various references)

   

French

  

finir (come to an end, end up), fin (ending), bout (ending, tail end), terminer, terminaison (ending), se terminer (come to an end, end up). (various references)

   

Frisian

  

ein (conclusion, duck, ending), dien meitsje (accomodate, finish, terminate), beteare (come to an end, end up, expire), besljochtsje (accomodate, finish, terminate), ôfmeitsje (accomodate, finish, terminate). (various references)

   

German

  

ende (bottom, branch, cessation, close, conclusion, death, decline, ending, exit, expiration, finish, finished, outcome, point, quietus, result, ruin, tail, termination, terminus, tine, tip, upshot), enden (accomodate, cease, come to an end, end up, ends, expire, finish, run out, terminate, to conclude (with), to end, upshots, wind up), beenden (accomodate, adjourn, be at the end of one's tether, bring to an end, cancel, cease, complete, conclude, determine, discontinue, exit, finalize, finish, serve out, stop, terminate, to break up, to conclude, to determine, to finalize, to finish, to finite, to truncate, unquote), endigen (accomodate, come to an end, end up, expire, finish, terminate), beschließen (accomodate, choose, conclude, decide, decide on, determine, end off, establish, finish, fix, resolve, terminate, to conclude, to determine, vote in, wind up), beendigen (accomodate, finish, terminate, to end, to finish). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

άκρο (abutment, border, brim, brow, butt, edge, extreme, extremity, foot, ledge, limb, Marge, Neb, peak, rim, tip, verge), τελειώνω (be through, break up, complete, conclude, draw in, end up, finish, get through). (various references)

   

Guarani

  

ko'êmba (dawn's end), ipahápeve (until its end). (various references)

   

Hawaiian

  

mërrij (arrive, end up, get), arrij (arrive, end up, get). (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

גבול (border, bound, boundary, extremity, frontier, limit, line, margin, mete, pale, threshold). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

vég (butt, fag end, finish, heel, last, quietus, roll, surcease, tail, terminal, termination, to talk the hind leg off a donkey), maradék (frazzle, left over, left overs, oddments, pickings, remainder, remains, remnant, residua, residue, residuum, rest, rump, stub, tailings, the rest), befejezés (accomplishment, completion, conclusion, finale, finishing, perfecting, perfection, roundoff, termination, windup). (various references)

   

Icelandic

  

koma (arrive, come, end up, get). (various references)

   

Indonesian

  

ujung (edge, point, tip), menghabisi (finish off, spend, wipe out), mengakhiri (abolish, assuage, conclude, terminate), berakhir (become extinct, come to an end, expire), akhir. (various references)

   

Irish

  

deireadh. (various references)

   

Italian

  

finire (accomodate, accomplish, cease, close, complete, conclude, do, expire, finish, get to, kill, pass, run out, sell out, spend, stop, terminate), terminare (accomodate, come out, conclude, finish, pull off, terminate), fine (chic, close, closure, conclusion, dainty, ending, fine, finish, object, purpose, result, sake, subtile, subtle, termination, thin), estremità (border, bottom, butt, edge, essential data, extreme, extremeness, extremity, point, tag, tail, terminal, tip). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

終結 (close, conclusion), (edge, margin, point, tip), 末尾, (close, finally, future, tip, top, trivialities). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

エンド , うちどめ, うちだし (embossing), ばつろ (fate, last days), ではずれ (extremity), つきあたり, ほうず (limit), こぐち (beginning, clue, edge, section, small amount), こうたん (birth, exaggerated beyond recognition, lies, nativity, nonsense, wild talk), あって (aim, expectations, hopes, object), めあて (guide, object, purpose, view), だんらく (conclusion, paragraph), あて (addressed to, aim, expectations, hopes, object), さいげん (bounds, limits, reappearance, reproduction, return, revival), けつび (close, conclusion), けつまつ (conclusion), けっちゃく (conclusion, decision, settlement), じまい (informal, locally produced rice, Noh dance in plain clothes, termination), はずれ (extremity, failure, miss, outskirts, tip, verge), はな (edge, flower, margin, nasal mucus, nose, petal, point, snivel, snot, tip), はてし (bounds, extremity, fate, limit, result), はし (bridge, chopsticks, edge, margin, point, tip), とまり (anchorage, night duty, stay, stop, stopover, stoppage), とめど (termination point), あけ (beginning, dawn, expiration), しゅうきょく (bend, close, conclusion, denouement, end of a game of go, final, finale, geologic fold, ultimate), すえ (close, finally, future, posterity, tip, top, trivialities, youngest child), おさまり (conclusion, settlement), しまい (informal, Noh dance in plain clothes, older sister and younger brother, sisters, termination), きりあげ (conclusion), きり (all there is, auger, bounds, closing sentence, drill, fog, limits, mist, only, paulownia tree, period, place to leave off, since), きれめ (break, cut, gap, incision, interruption, notch, pause, rift, section), くれ (nightfall, sunset, year end), しあがり (completion, finish), しめくくり (completion, conclusion, summing up, supervision), しめきり (Closed, closing, cut-off, deadline, No Entrance), うちきり (close, discontinuance, finish), しゅうしふ (full stop, period), さき (destination, following, former, head, nozzle, objective, point, previous, prior, remainder, sequel, small peninsula, the first priority, the future, the other party, tip, undermentioned), しゅうまく (close), しゅうりょう (close, completion, size of harvest, termination, yield), しゅうけつ (close, conclusion, ending, gathering, massing), ひとくぎり (break), まつび, まつよう (close), まつろ (fate, last days), まったん (extremities, tip), さいがい (boundary, calamity, disaster, limits, misfortune, outer-most), さいご (conclusion, last, one's last moment, one's time of death), たいび (conclusion, finale), しあげ (being finished, finishing touches). (various references)

   

Korean 

  

최후 (eventual, LAST). (various references)

   

Lombard

  

fin (conclusion, ending). (various references)

   

Malagasy

  

faran'ny (end of the). (various references)

   

Malay

  

berakhir (come to an end, end up, expire), akhir (conclusion, ending). (various references)

   

Manx

  

s'jerree (aftermost, latest), kione (bottom, chief, close, closing, dyke, extreme, extremity, finish, head, headland, point, point of argument, poll, ringleader, termination, top, top of flower, top-end, tribune), jerrinagh (absolute, belated, closing, concluding, conclusive, eventual, final, finalist, foregoing, hindmost, last, late, late of fruit, latter, rearmost, ultimate, utmost), jerrey (back, back of cart, bottom, close, closing, closure, conclusion, effect, expiration, expiry, extreme, finale, finish, hinderpart, offal, stern, termination), erree (fate), cur gy kione, cheet gy kione (development, draw on, evolve, finishing), castey (appease, beat back, censor, check, choke back, contain, counter, cure, defeat, freeze, freeze as loan, hitch, inhibit, preclude, staunch, stave off, suppress, throwing stones), bun (base, basis, bottom, derivation, details, dope, explanation, eye of storm, foot, foundation, heart, interpretation, news, origin, original, prime, principle, raw material, root, root cause, sole, source, stem, stool, stump, underneath), baare (apex, cap, climax, crest of wave, curl, film on milk, interval, point, ruin, summit, surface, tip, toe, top), arbyl (fluke of whale, queue, slick, stem of note, stern, tail, train of dress). (various references)

   

Norwegian

  

slutt (conclusion, ending, finish). (various references)

   

Occitan

  

finir, acabar. (various references)

   

Papiamen

  

terminá (accomodate, finish, terminate), kaba (accomodate, finish, terminate), finalisá (accomodate, finish, terminate), fin (conclusion, ending), caba (come to an end, end up, expire). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

enday.(various references)

   

Polish

  

koniec (conclusion, ending), kończyć (accomodate, finish, terminate). (various references)

   

Portuguese

  

fim (aim, close, closing, drift, ending, expiration, expiry, finality, fine, finish, function, gaol, goal, jail, last, object, point, purpose, quietus, sake, stop, surcease, target, term, termination, terminus, tip, upshot, use, windup), extremidade (chape, cusp, extreme, extremity, neb, peak, point, summit, tail, tip). (various references)

   

Portuguese Brazilian

  

final (final), fim. (various references)

   

Romanian

  

termina (accomodate, accomplish, achieve, bring to an end, clear up, close, complete, conclude, do, finish, get over, have done, liquidate, mop up, pack it in, shoot away, spend, stop, terminate, wind up). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

конец (closing, consummation, curtains, decline, dissolution, ending, extremity, finish, heelpiece, latter end, quietus, tail end, termination, tip, wind up, windup). (various references)

   

Scottish

  

ceann (chief, conclusion, ending, extremity, head, pate), crìoch (boundary, close, conclusion, ending, limit). (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

završiti (be over, complete, finalize, finish, quits: be quits, round up, terminate, wrap up), završetak (coda, completion, conclusion, termination, wind up), svršiti (accomplish, complete, finish, terminate), svršetak (end play, ending, finish, termination, terminus), rep (coma, rear end, tail, tail end, trail), prestati (cease, cut out, desist, discontinue, intermit, knock off, leave, quit, surcease), minuti (pass), kraj (beside, by, corner, finish, heelpiece, landscape, lappet, last, parts, tail, tail end, termination, terminus), izmak (wane). (various references)

   

Sotho

  

mafelo (the end). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

final (close, conclusion, doom, ending, epilogue, eventual, final, finale, finish, last, leave, liquidation, terminal, ultimate, wire), terminar (accomodate, break, break off, call it a day, close up, come, complete, conclude, discontinue, dispose of, end up, expire, finish, finish off, follow up, go out, leave off, let up, sign off, stay, stop, terminate, throw over), término (concept, conclusion, definition, ending, finisher, term, terminal, terminus, word), fin (aim, cease, close, closure, conclusion, corona, ending, finale, fining, finish, goal, last, purpose, target, term), concluir (accomodate, close, come, complete, conclude, dispose of, finish, infer, lock, terminate, tie up, top off, wind up), acabar (accomodate, accomplish, break off, come, complement, complete, discontinue, eat up, expire, finish, follow up, get over, give over, go out, hole, knock off, land, leave off, let up, play out, round off, terminate, throw over, top off, use up, wash out, waste, wind up, work out), vencimiento (defeat, expiration, expiry, matureness, maturity, terminate), terminarse (come to an end, end up, expire, terminate), expirar (come to an end, die, end up, expire, fall in), expiración (expiration, expiry, terminate), cabo (cable, Cape, Corporal, ply, point, rope, sergeant, serjeant, stub, stump, tag, tag end, tail, termination, tip). (various references)

   

Sranan

  

kaba (already, by now, come to an end, conclusion, end up, ending, expire, yet). (various references)

   

Swahili

  

mwisho (conclusion, ending). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

ände (conclusion, ending, extremity, heel, termination), ända (accomodate, all the same, bit, butt, conclusion, ending, fag end, finish, heel, piece, posterior, rear, right, switch, terminate, termination, tip), sluta (be through with, cease, close, come to an end, conclude, discontinue, drop it, drop out, end up, expire, finish, finish off, finish up, fold up, give over, leave off, let up, quit, re-energise, re-energize, sag, stop, stop it, terminate, turn out), slut (at an end, close, closure, colophon, come off, conclusion, demise, disposed of, done in, done up, ending, exhausted, expiry, finish, finished, gone, heel, net, out, over, tail, termination, upshot, washed up, wind up), stump (bit, snippet, stub, stump, tag, tag end), avsluta (balance, close, conclude, finalize, finish, finish off, terminate, transact). (various references)

   

Tagalog

  

wakás (conclusion, ending), katapusán (conclusion, ending). (various references)

   

Thai

  

เป้าหมาย (objective), ส่วนที่เหลือ, ส่วนปลายของวัตถุ, ทำให้สิ้นสุด (terminate), ตอนจบ, ความตาย (ending, eternal checkout, kiss-off), ขอบเขต (border, boundary, circuit, extent, limit, orbit, reach, scope, sweep, tether), มีผลสรุป. (various references)

   

Tswana

  

bokhutlo. (various references)

   

Turkish

  

erek (aim, drift, goal, ideal, intention, land of promise, objective, promised land, terminus), kalıntı (carcase, carcass, hangover, relic, remainder, remnant, residual, residue, rest, ruins, rump, spoils, waif), ölmek (belly up, bite the dust, cash in, choke, conk, croak, cross the styx, cut up, decease, depart, die, exit, expire, gasp one's life out, give up the ghost, go, go belly up, go hence, go the way of all flesh, go west, hand in one's checks, hand in one's chips, hop the twig, kick the bucket, pass away, pass in, pass out, pay one's debt to nature, peg out, perish, pip, pip out, pop off, return to dust, snuff it, succumb, yield up the ghost), akıbet (aftermath, curtains, denouement, event, issue, outgrowth, result), bítírmek (accomodate, finish, terminate), bítmek (come to an end, end up, expire), bitirmek (break up, bring to an end, bring to completion, call it off, carry through, cease, clean up, clear off, close, complete, conclude, consume, deplete, drink, end off, exhaust, expend, fetch up, finish, fulfil, fulfill, get through, graduate, leave off, make an end of, play out, point, polish off, put a stop to, put an end to, put through, round out, run out, sign off, snuff out, swallow up, terminate, use up, wind up, work off, wrap it up), bitmek (adore, be at an end, be out of smth., be very fond of, break off, break up, cease, come to an end, conclude, die down, drop, end off, end up, expire, fag, finish, lapse, lay off, leave off, quit, run out, sprout, stop, surcease, terminate, vegetate, wear out), ölüm (bitter end, capital, deadly, death, decease, demise, departure, dissolution, doom, dying, ending, exit, killing, kiss off, last, latter end, longed-for rest, mortuary, necro-, obituary, passing, passing away, quietus, rest, sleep, the great divide, the grim reaper, the reaper, tomb), kafa (bean, brains, cast of mind, chump, coconut, conk, costard, head, headpiece, intelligence, knob, nob, noddle, noggin, noodle, nut, onion, pate, poll, potato, savvy, sconce), yok etmek (charm away, clear off, cut off, cut up, dispose of, dissipate, dissolve, do away with, efface, eliminate, eradicate, exterminate, extinguish, extirpate, liquidate, make away with, shatter, spirit away, spirit off, sponge out, stamp, wipe away, wipe off, wipe out), son (afterbirth, bedrock, close, conclusion, conclusive, curtains, definitive, denouement, ending, expiration, expiry, extremity, farewell, fate, final, finis, finish, finishing, full, full stop, issue, kiss off, last, late, latest, latter, nth, Omega, outcome, quietus, recent, result, ruination, secundine, sunset, supreme, tail end, terminal, termination, ultimate, upshot), son vermek (adjourn, call a halt, call off, cease, chuck, close, cut off, discontinue, end off, fetch up, finish, make an end of, put a stop to, put an end to, raise, shut down on, shut down upon, sign off, stash, stop, terminate, top off, wind up, wipe up, wrap up), sona ermek (be at an end, bust, bust up, cease, come to a head, come to an end, die, discontinue, end off, expire, finish, leave off, quit, run out, terminate, wind up), sonuç (aftermath, close, conclusion, consequence, consequent, corollary, decision, deduction, denouement, effect, event, finding, fruit, harvest, inference, issue, joy, outcome, payoff, produce, product, result, resultant, sequel, show, success, sum, upshot), sonuçlanmak (be at an end, be concluded, come out, conclude, culminate, end up, eventuate, finish, go, issue, redound, turn out, work out), sonuca ulaşmak (come through, extrapolate, win through), taraf (contractor, facet, hand, member, part, party, side, way), (apex, bit, cusp, extremity, peak, point, pole, tab, tail, terminal, the extreme, tip, toe, top), izmarit (blotched picarel, butt, cigarette butt, cigarette end, dog end, fag end, pill, sea bream, stub, stump). (various references)

   

Turkmen 

  

(finish), tamamlamak, tamam bolmak, gutarmak, aяak (leg), ahyr (exit, trough). (various references)

   

Ukrainian

  

смерть (bane, death, decease, last, quietus), результат (conclusion, consequence, consequent, corollary, development, eduction, effect, issue, offspring, omnium, outcome, outgrowth, output, produce, product, progeny, purpose, ramification, result, subsequence, termination, upshot), кінчати (close, down, finish), кінець (close, closing, decline, extremity, finish, last, outcome, overthrow, terminal, truce), край (area, border, brim, brink, edge, edging, lip, list, margin, outskirts, rand, ridge, skirt, tail, verge), закінчуватися (conclude, elapse, end off, end up, go out, issue, result in, run out, terminate, wane, waste), залишок (carry over, left over, relic, remainder, remains, remnant, residual, stump, vestige, vestigium), припиняти (abate, adjourn, cease, desist, discontinue, give over, leave off, nip, stash, stop, surcease), померти (bump off, decease, go west, pack up, pass away, pass in, pass out, peg out, pip out, pop off). (various references)

   

Vietnamese 

  

trở đầu lại, mẩu còn lại sự kết thúc sự kết liễu, giới hạn đầu, bãi bỏ lộn ngược lại, đuôi (dog's-meat, tail-end). (various references)

   

Welsh

  

tranc (death, dissolution), terfynu (determine, terminate), terfyn (barrier, bound, boundary, extremity), ta+l (forehead, pay, payment), pen (apex, chief, head, pate, summit, supreme, surface, top), diweddu (conclude, finish), diwedd (conclusion), dihenydd (death, execution), dibennu (conclude, finish), diben (aim, purpose), darfod (become, come about, finish, grow, happen, occur, perish), blaen (anterior, apex, edge, first, fore, foremost, front, point, precedence, priority, tip, top, van), adlaw (inferior person or thing, rain, servile). (various references)

   

Wolof

  

njeextel (the end). (various references)

   

Xhosa

  

ngalempela (This end). (various references)

   

Yucatec

  

ts'oksik (accomodate, finish, terminate). (various references)

   

Zulu

  

-qeda (accomodate, complete, finish, terminate), -gcina (come to an end, conserve, end up, expire, keep, maintain, preserve). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: End

LanguagePeriodTranslations
Latin500 BCE-Modern

ansa, ansae, ansam, ansas, cadam, cadamus, cadant, cadas, cadat, cadatis, cadebant, cadebat, cadens, cadensque, cadent, cadentes, cadentesque, cadentibusque, cadere, caderem, caderent, caderet, cades, cadet, cadetis, cadit, cadite, cadunt, ceciderant, ceciderat, ceciderint, ceciderit, cecideritque, ceciderunt, cecideruntque, cecidi, cecidimus, cecidisse, cecidissent, cecidisset, cecidisti, cecidit, ceciditque, decurrant, decurrens, decurrent, decurrentes, decurrentis, decurrere, decurrit, decurrunt, dele, deleam, deleamus, deleant, deleantur, deleas, deleat, deleatur, delebimus, delebis, delebit, delebitque, delebitur, delebo, delebor, delebunt, delebuntur, delendam, delendi, delendos, delens, deleo, delere, delerem, delerent, deleret, deleri, deleta, deletae, deleti, deletis, deleverit, deleverunt, delevi, delevimus, delevit, delevitque, desino, exhaurient, exhauriet, exitibus, exitu, exitum, exitus, expletio, extrema, extremi, extremis, extremitas, extremo, extremum, fine, finem, fines, finiantur, finibus, finierint, finies, finietur, finire, finis, finissem, finisset, finita, finiti, finitisque, finito, finitum, finitur, finitus, finium, finiunturque, finivit, medad, metis, metitus, occasu, occasum, occasus, occidam, occidamus, occidas, occidat, occidatis, occidatur, occide, occidebant, occidebat, occidebatis, occidendi, occidendum, occidendus, occident, occidente, occidentem, occidentis, occidentium, occidentur, occiderant, occiderat, occidere, occiderem, occiderent, occiderentur, occideres, occideret, occideretis, occideretur, occiderimus, occideris, occiderit, occideritis, occidero, occiderunt, occides, occidet, occidetis, occidetur, occidi, occidimus, occidis, occidisse, occidissem, occidissent, occidisses, occidisset, occidisti, occidistis, occidit, occidite, occiditis, occiditque, occidunt, pausa, peractio, requiescam, requiescant, requiescat, requiescatis, requiesce, requiescebant, requiescent, requiescere, requiescerent, requiesceret, requiesces, requiescet, requiescis, requiescit, requiescite, requiescunt, requieverit, requieverunt, requievi, requievissent, requievisset, requievit, requievitque, summa, summaque, summi, summis, summo, summoque, summum, supercecidit, termini, terminis, termino, terminos, terminum, terminus. (various references)

Avestan200-600

apêmem, karana. (various references)

Old English450-1100

buttuc, ende. (various references)

Old French900-1400

bot, but, fin. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Bible Trace: End

LanguageDateSourceProverbs Chapter 10, Verse 28
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintEgcronizei dikaioiV eufrosunh elpiV de asebwn ollutai
Latin405VulgateExpectatio iustorum laetitia spes autem impiorum peribit
Old English990West SaxonÞæra rihtwisena gebidan is bliðnes,ac þæra yflena hyhtas forweorðeð.
Middle English1395WyclifThe biding of riytwismen gladnesse; the hope forsothe of vnpitous men shal pershen.
Jacobean English1611King JamesThe hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
Victorian English1833WebsterThe hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
Basic English1964OgdenThe hope of the upright man will give joy, but the waiting of the evil-doer will have its end in sorrow.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: End

LanguageProverbs Chapter 10, Verse 28
CebuanoAng paglaum sa matarung mao ang kalipay; Apan ang gipaabut niadtong dautan mawagtang.
CroatianPravednièko je ufanje puno radosti, a opakima je nada uprazno.
DanishRetfærdige har Glæde i Vente, gudløses Håb vil briste.
DutchDe hoop der rechtvaardigen is blijdschap; maar de verwachting der goddelozen zal vergaan.
FinnishVanhurskasten odotus koituu iloksi, mutta jumalattomien toivo hukkuu.
FrenchL`attente des justes n`est que joie, Mais l`espérance des méchants périra.
GermanDas Warten der Gerechten wird Freude werden; aber der Gottlosen Hoffnung wird verloren sein.
Haitian CreoleSa moun k'ap mache dwat yo ap tann lan va rive vre. Men, mechan yo p'ap janm jwenn sa y'ap tann lan.
HungarianAz igazaknak reménysége öröm; az istenteleneknek várakozása pedig elvész.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariHarapan orang baik menjadikan dia bahagia; harapan orang jahat kosong belaka.
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaBahwa harap orang yang benar itu kelak mendatangkan kesukaan, tetapi harap orang jahat itu akan diputuskan.
ItalianL'attesa dei giusti finirà in gioia, ma la speranza degli empi svanirà.
MaoriTumanako atu te hunga tika, koa iho; tumanako atu te hunga kino, ngaro iho.
NorwegianDe rettferdige har glede i vente, men de ugudeliges håp blir til intet.
PortugueseA esperança dos justos é alegria; mas a expectação dos ímpios perecerá.   
RumanianAwteptarea celor neprihqniyi nu va fi deckt bucurie, dar nqdejdea celor rqi va pieri. -
RussianпЦЙДБОЙЕ РТБЧЕДОЙЛПЧ--ТБДПУФШ, Б ОБДЕЦДБ ОЕЮЕУФЙЧЩИ РПЗЙВОЕФ.
SpanishLa expectativa de los justos es alegría, pero la esperanza de los impíos perecerá.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Derivations & Misspellings: End

Derivations

Words beginning with "end": endamage, endamaged, endamages, endamaging, endameba, endamebae, endamebas, endamoeba, endamoebae, endamoebas, endanger, endangered, endangering, endangerment, endangerments, endangers, endarch, endarchies, endarchy, endarterectomies, endarterectomy, endbrain, endbrains, endear, endeared, endearing, endearingly, endearment, endearments, endears, endeavor, endeavored, endeavoring, endeavors, endeavour, endeavoured, endeavouring, endeavours, ended, endemial, endemic, endemically, endemicities, endemicity, endemics, endemism, endemisms, ender, endergonic, endermic, enders. (additional references)

Words ending with "end": addend, adherend, amend, append, apprehend, archfiend, ascend, attend, augend, backbend, bartend, befriend, bend, blend, bookend, boyfriend, coattend, coextend, commend, compend, comprehend, condescend, contend, countertrend, defend, depend, descend, discommend, dispend, distend, dividend, downtrend, emend, expend, extend, faciend, fend, fiend, forefend, forfend, friend, girlfriend, godsend, hyperextend, impend, intend, interdepend, interlend, lagend, legend, lend. (additional references)

Words containing "end": addenda, addends, addendum, adherends, agenda, agendaless, agendas, agendum, agendums, amendable, amendatory, amended, amender, amenders, amending, amendment, amendments, amends, antependia, antependium, antependiums, antispending, appendage, appendages, appendant, appendants, appendectomies, appendectomy, appended, appendicectomies, appendicectomy, appendices, appendicitis, appendicitises, appendicular, appending, appendix, appendixes, appends, apprehended, apprehending, apprehends, archfiends, ascendable, ascendance, ascendances, ascendancies, ascendancy, ascendant, ascendantly, ascendants. (additional references)


Misspellings

"End" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: aend, cend, ead, ebdg, ecd, ecn, edm, edn, Edne, edr, edu, Edv, edx, Eed, eende, egd, egn, Ehdc, eid, eind, eld, Eldc, Emd, emdy, ena, enb, enda, ende, Endhi, endi, Endlf, Endt, endu, endw, ene, ened, enf, enh, eni, enj, enk, enm, enn, Enno, enny, eno, enod, Enq, enr, ent, enth, enu, env, eny, enyd, enz, eod, Epdd, erd, esd, esdu, esn, eud, ewd, exdo, exn, gend, ndb, ndd, ne, ned, nedi, nedn, neld, nndy, ond, Qedn, tnd, Uncd, Undc, Undd, undy, Unld. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "End"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "end" (pronounced e"nd)
3e" n damend, append, apprehend, ascend, attend, befriend, bend, blend, commend, comprehend, condescend, contend, defend, depend, descend, lend, distend, expend, extend, fend, friend, impend, intend, mend, misspend, offend, overextend, penned, portend, pretend, recommend, relend, send, spend, suspend, tend, transcend, trend, unbend, wend, yearend.
2-n dabstained, abandoned, abound, adjourned, adorned, aforementioned, aground, aland, aligned, almond, ampersand, and, apportioned, armband, around, arraigned, ascertained, assigned, astound, attained, attuned, auctioned, auditioned, awakened, background, backhand, Badland, ballooned, band, bandstand, banned, bargained, battleground, beckoned, beforehand, behind, bemoaned, beyond, bind, blackened, bland, blind, blond, blonde, bloodhound, bloodstained, bludgeoned, bond, boned, bookend, bound, boyfriend, brained, brand, brightened, broadband, broadened, browned, bund, burdened, burgeoned, burned, buttoned, campaigned, campground, caned, canned, captioned, careened, cautioned, chagrined, chained, championed, chastened, cheapened, chickened, christened, churned, cleaned, cloned, coined, colorblind, combined, command, commissioned, complained, compound, concerned, conditioned, condoned, confined, confound, conjoined, conned, consigned, constrained, contained, contraband, convened, cordoned, correspond, cottoned, craned, cropland, crowned, cushioned, dachshund, dampened, darkened, darned, dawned, declined, decommissioned, deepened, defined, defund, demand, demeaned, designed, destined, detained, determined, dethroned, diamond, dimensioned, dined, disband, discerned, disciplined, interned, intertwined, intervened, intoned, ironed, island, jettisoned, joined, kind, krugerrand, lampooned, land, leaned, learned, leavened, legend, lengthened, lessened, ligand, lightened, likened, lined.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: End

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: den.

Words within the letters "d-e-n"

-1 letter: de, ed, en, ne.

 Words containing the letters "d-e-n"
 

+1 letter: bend, dean, dene, deni, dens, dent, deny, dine, done, dune, dyne, ends, fend, lend, mend, need, nerd, nide, node, nude, pend, rend, send, sned, tend, unde, vend, wend.

 

+2 letters: acned, admen, amend, anode, anted, awned, baned, bends, bendy, blend, boned, caned, coden, coned, dance, daven, dawen, deans, deign, demon, denar, denes, denim, dense, dents, devon, dewan, diene, dined, diner, dines, dinge, dizen, donee, donne, doven, doyen, dozen, drone, dunce, dunes, dwine, dynel, dynes, eland, emend, ended, ender, endow, endue, fends, fiend, fined, honed, index, indie, indue, inked, inned, kendo, knead, kneed, laden, lends, lined, loden, maned, menad, mends, mined, monde, naked, naled, named, needs, needy, nerds, nerdy, nided, nides, nixed, nodes, nosed, noted, nuder, nudes, nudge, nudie, nuked, odeon, olden, owned, paned, pends, pined, redan, redon, rends, saned, scend, sedan, sends, shend, sneds, snide, sonde, spend, teind, tends, tined, toned, trend, tuned, tyned, undee, under, undue, unfed, unled, unwed, upend, vaned, vends, vined, waned, wends, widen, wined, zoned.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern
5. Usage: Commercial
6. Images: Slideshow
7. Images: Photo Album
8. Images: Digital Art
9. Sounds
10. Quotations: Familiar
11. Quotations: Historic
12. Quotations: Fiction
13. Quotations: Non-fiction
14. Quotations: Spoken
15. Quotations: Speeches
16. Usage Frequency
17. Names: Frequency
18. Names: Derived from
19. Names: Company Usage
20. Expressions
21. Expressions: Internet
22. Translations: Modern
23. Translations: Ancient
24. Bible Trace
25. Abbreviations
26. Acronyms
27. Derivations
28. Rhymes
29. Anagrams
30. Bibliography


  

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