| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| PRONUNCIATION: |   nd |
| NOUN: | 1. Either extremity of something that has length: the end of the pier. 2. The outside or extreme edge or physical limit; a boundary: the end of town. 3. The point in time when an action, an event, or a phenomenon ceases or is completed; the conclusion: the end of the day. 4. A result; an outcome. 5. Something toward which one strives; a goal. See synonyms at intention. 6. The termination of life or existence; death: “A man awaits his end/Dreading and hoping all” (William Butler Yeats). 7. The ultimate extent; the very limit: the end of one's patience. 8. Slang The very best; the ultimate: This pizza's the end. 9. A remainder; a remnant. 10a. A share of a responsibility or obligation: your end of the bargain. b. A particular area of responsibility: in charge of the business end of the campaign. 11. Football a. Either of the players in the outermost position on the line of scrimmage. b. The position played by such a player. | | VERB: | Inflected forms: end·ed, end·ing, ends
| | TRANSITIVE VERB: | 1. To bring to a conclusion. 2. To form the last or concluding part of: the song that ended the performance. 3. To destroy: ended our hopes. | | INTRANSITIVE VERB: | 1. To come to a finish; cease. See synonyms at complete. 2. To arrive at a place, situation, or condition as a result of a course of action. Often used with up: He ended up as an advisor to the president. The painting ended up being sold for a million dollars. 3. To die. | | IDIOMS: | in the end Eventually; ultimately: All will turn out well in the end. no end A great deal: She had no end of stories to tell. on end 1. Having one end down; upright: books placed on end on the shelf. 2. Without stopping: drove for hours on end. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English ende, from Old English. See ant- in Appendix I.
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