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END | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary Meaning of end in English end noun uk Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / end / us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / end / end noun ( LAST POINT ) Add to word list Add to word list A2 [ C ] the part of a place or thing that is furthest away from the centre : at the end This cable should have a plug at one end and a socket at the other. the end of We damaged the end of the piano when we moved it. Get to the end of the queue and wait your turn like everyone else . Our house is the third from the end on the left . Is it safe to stand the computer on ( its ) end? end to end ( also end-to-end ) arranged with one end of next to the end of something else : Tables were arranged end to end across the basketball court . See more A1 [ C ] the final part of something such as a period of time , activity , or story : at the end of I always like to leave my desk clear at the end of the day . The end of the play was much more exciting than I'd expected . at an end This latest injury must surely mean that her tennis career is now at an end (= finished ) . no end to The statement said there would be no end to the violence until the terrorists ' demands were met . the start of something beginning Let's go back to the beginning. Can you tell me when you arrived at the crime scene? start I didn't like him from the very start. end This is it – the end of the tour. opening The opening of the ceremony was marred by protest. commencement What is the commencement date of their contract? kick-off What time is the kick-off for the banquet and show? See more results » the final part of something end This mammal roamed the steppes during the end of the last Ice Age. close Stock prices were up 6 percent at the close of the trading day. culmination This starring role in a West End musical is the culmination of her years of hard work in local theatres. completion At the completion of the exam, please return the materials to the proctor's desk and exit the room quietly. endpoint Both parties agree that they have reached a suitable endpoint to the negotiations. See more results » [ S ] polite word for death : We were all by her bedside when the end finally came. meet your end He met his end (= died ) in a shoot-out with the police . [ C ] either of the two halves of the field in some sports : The teams change ends at half-time so that neither side has an unfair advantage . bring something to an end C1 to make something finish : He ran out of time and brought the interview to an end. See more in the end B1 finally , after something has been thought about or discussed a lot: We were thinking about going to Switzerland, but in the end we went to Austria. See more for hours, days, etc. on end B2 for hours , days , etc. without stopping : He used to lock himself in his bedroom for hours on end and refuse to talk to anyone. See more come to an end B2 to finish : Everyone wishes the war would come to an end soon . See more Her office is at the end of the corridor . Diplomacy has so far failed to bring an end to the fighting . Where is the nozzle thing that you attach to the end of this tube ? The book has exercises at the end of every chapter . Ends and endings a screeching halt idiom abrupt end accomplishment at the close of something be someone's last rodeo idiom break something up phrasal verb chop dying endgame endpoint era expiration expiration date non-ending outro passing retire retirement screeching termination See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Death and dying Surfaces on which sports take place end noun ( PART OF GAME ) [ C ] in sports including curling , bowls , and archery , a part of a game , especially one in which each team or player throws or shoots towards one end of the playing area : It was a close contest that came down to the last stone in the last end. The Canadians took singles on each of the next three ends. Parts & stages of competitions 1-2-3 inning a game in hand idiom added time cup final elimination eliminator extra innings full time half heat injury time inning playoff qualifier round run something up phrasal verb runoff semi-finalist semifinal shootout See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Winter sports Bowls, bowling & croquet Target sports end noun ( SMALL PART ) [ C ] a small part of something that is left after most of it has been used: She makes quilts out of fabric bolt ends. cigarette end UK The floor was covered in cigarette ends. Things remaining (and) all the rest idiom bastion be left phrase bloom cremains cutpiece deposit hangover mopping-up redoubt relic remainder remains remnant stub survival throwback time capsule to the dregs unallocated See more results » end noun ( AIM ) [ C ] an aim , intention , or purpose : Do you have a particular end in mind ? to this end in order to achieve this aim : He wanted science students to take an interest in the arts , and to this end he ran literature classes at his home on Sunday afternoons . See more Goals and purposes achievement orientation affordance aim ambition avail dedicated function goal idea idly intention mission object purposively raison d'être reorientate reorientation someone's heart's desire idiom someone's idea of something idiom subgoal See more results » end noun ( TYPE OF ACTIVITY ) [ S ] informal the parts of a task or process connected with one particular type of activity or person : end of things Rick's more involved with the financial end of things. someone's end of the bargain, deal, etc. the area of activity for which someone is responsible : We've kept our end of the deal - let's see if they keep theirs. See more Duty, obligation and responsibility accountable accountable to someone accountably answer for something phrasal verb bind buck dual role duty duty of care fall to someone phrasal verb fiefdom not my circus, not my monkeys idiom obligated obligation obligatorily obligatory owe preserve saddle someone's answer to someone/something idiom See more results » Idioms at the end of the day at the end of your tether the end justifies the means end of end of day end of story the end of the line/road get/have your end away keep/hold your end up make ends meet no end no end of something not be the end of the world put an end to something end verb [ I or T ] uk Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / end / us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / end / A2 to finish or stop , or to make something finish or stop : When is your meeting due to end? Her resignation ends months of speculation about her future . Their marriage ended in 1991. end in The game ended in a draw . end with I'd like to end with a song from my first album . She ended her speech on an optimistic note . to finish something finish Did you finish your homework? end What time does the concert end? complete Have you completed the questionnaire? conclude She concluded her speech by thanking everyone who had helped her. polish off He's just polished off two huge bowls of pasta. wind up It's time to wind up the game now. See more results » Eventually, the two girls agreed to end their quarrel . This was her final professional match , and she wanted to end her career in a blaze of glory . Their marriage ended eight years ago in an acrimonious divorce . The president ended his visit by laying a wreath at the war memorial . In Britain , the spring term starts in January and ends just before Easter . Causing something to end abandon abandonment all good things (must) come to an end idiom and have done with it idiom be over the hump idiom brake cure freeze get something out of the way idiom get something over with phrasal verb give over phrasal verb grind to a halt idiom halt slam on the brakes snap snap out of something phrasal verb snuff something out phrasal verb stamp stamp on something phrasal verb stamp something out phrasal verb See more results » Grammar End or finish ? We use the verbs end and finish in similar ways, to mean ‘come to a stop’: … Idioms end it (all) it'll (all) end in tears Phrasal verb end up (Definition of end from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) end | American Dictionary end noun [ C ] us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / end / end noun [C] ( LAST PART ) Add to word list Add to word list the last or farthest part of something or of a period of time , beyond which it does not exist : She tied one end of the rope to a tree . The punctuation at the end of this sentence is a period . Did you stay to the end of the movie ? Steve can swim to the far end of the lake and back. at an end To be at an end is to be finished : His career was at an end. end to end If things are end to end, they are all facing in the same direction , with the back end of each against the front end of the next one: The new cars were lined up end to end. end noun [C] ( PART ) a specific part or division of an activity : She takes care of the financial end of the business and I handle the marketing end. end noun [C] ( INTENTION ) something that your actions or efforts are intended to achieve ; an aim : To accomplish that end, you will have to work hard and be lucky , too. end noun [C] ( FOOTBALL PLAYER ) (in football ) one of two players who begin play farthest from the ball : a defensive end endlessly adverb [ not gradable ] us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / ˈen·dlə·sli / Education policy is endlessly debated . Idioms at the end of your rope in the end not the end of the world on end end verb [ I/T ] us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / end / end verb [I/T] ( FINISH ) to finish or stop , or to make something finish or stop : [ I ] Our arguments always end in tears . [ T ] She ended her speech on an optimistic note . Phrasal verb end up (Definition of end from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) end | Business E