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end: end n

1 *limit, bound, term, confine

Analogous words: *extreme, extremity

2 End, termination, ending, terminus are comparable when opposed to beginning or starting point and meaning the point or line beyond which a thing does not or cannot go (as in time or space or magnitude).

End is not only the ordinary but also the most inclusive of these terms, and it may be used of almost any final limit and in such varied applications as time

{
the end of a period
}

{
at the end of his life
}

or space

{
the end of the road
}

or movement or action

{
the end of his journey
}

or magnitude

{
there is no end to his energy
}

or range of possibility

{
his statement put an end to speculation
}

Termination and ending apply especially to the end in time or, less often, in space of something that is brought to a close typically as having a set term or bounds or predetermined limits or as being complete, finished, or futile

{
the termination of a lease
}

{
the termination of the period agreed upon
}

{
the termination of a search
}

{
a fair beginning but a bad ending
}

{
the maiden sang as if her song could have no ending— Wordsworth
}

Terminus applies to the end (often in clear opposition to starting point) to which a person or a thing moves or progresses. The term usually suggests spatial relations and often indicates a definite point or place

{
the terminus of his tour
}

{
New York is the terminus of several important railroads
}

{
an airway terminus
}

{
the object is the starting point, not the terminus, of an act of perception— Jeans
}

Analogous words: closing or close, concluding or conclusion, finishing or finish, completion (see corresponding verbs at CLOSE): culmination, climax (see SUMMIT): term, bound, *limit

Antonyms: beginning

Contrasted words: inception, *origin, source, root

3 objective, goal, aim, object, *intention, intent, purpose, design

Analogous words: destiny, *fate, lot, doom, portion: *function, office, duty

end vb *close, conclude, terminate, finish, complete

Antonyms: begin

Contrasted words: commence, start, initiate, inaugurate (see BEGIN): originate, derive, arise, rise, *spring

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Synonyms:

Extremity, extreme point, Terminate, conclude, finish, close, put an end to, bring to an end, make an end of, cut short, wind up, Conclude, terminate, cease, be finished, come to an end, come to a close, wind up / Close, cessation, period, expiration, finale, finis, last, fall of the curtain, Destroy, kill, put to death, Close, conclude a discourse, cease speaking / Conclusion, completion / Termination, bound, limit / Final state, ultimate condition / Result, event, consequence, sequel, upshot, issue (final) / Fragment, scrap, remnant / Aim, purpose, object, design, drift, bearing, intent, intention, view, final cause

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End- — End … Deutsch Wörterbuch
end — [end] noun 1. STATISTICS MARKETING top/bottom end a figure that is at the top or bottom end of a range is high or low in the range of possible figures that were expected: • The results were at the top end of previous market forecasts. 2.… … Financial and business terms
end — end·amebiasis; end·amoeba; end·amoe·bi·dae; end·aortic; end·arterial; end·arteritis; end·ar·te·ri·um; end·er·gon·ic; end·ing; end·less; end·less·ness; end·lich·ite; end·most; end·oral; end·osmometer; end·osmosis; end·osteal; end·osteitis;… … English syllables
End — ([e^]nd), n. [OE. & AS. ende; akin to OS. endi, D. einde, eind, OHG. enti, G. ende, Icel. endir, endi, Sw. [ a]nde, Dan. ende, Goth. andeis, Skr. anta. [root]208. Cf. {Ante }, {Anti }, {Answer}.] 1. The extreme or last point or part of any… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
End on — End End ([e^]nd), n. [OE. & AS. ende; akin to OS. endi, D. einde, eind, OHG. enti, G. ende, Icel. endir, endi, Sw. [ a]nde, Dan. ende, Goth. andeis, Skr. anta. [root]208. Cf. {Ante }, {Anti }, {Answer}.] 1. The extreme or last point or part of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
end — ► NOUN 1) the final part of something. 2) the furthest or most extreme part. 3) a termination of a state or situation: they called for an end to violence. 4) a person s death or downfall. 5) a goal or desired result. 6) a part or share of an… … English terms dictionary
end*/*/*/ — [end] noun [C] I 1) the final part of a period of time We re going on holiday at the end of this month.[/ex] They ll make their decision at the very end of the week.[/ex] The work should be completed by the end of the year.[/ex] 2) the time when… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
end — end1 [end] n. [ME & OE ende, akin to Ger ende, Goth andeis < IE * antyos, opposite, lying ahead < * anti , opposite, facing (< base * ants, front, forehead) < OHG endi, forehead, Ger anti, L ante] 1. a limit or limiting part; point of … English World dictionary
end — O.E. ende end, conclusion, boundary, district, species, class, from P.Gmc. *andja (Cf. O.Fris. enda, O.Du. ende, Du. einde, O.N. endir end; O.H.G. enti top, forehead, end, Ger. ende, Goth. andeis end ), originally the opposite side, from P … Etymology dictionary
end — [n1] extreme, limit borderline, bound, boundary, butt end, confine, cusp, deadline, edge, extent, extremity, foot, head, heel, limitation, neb, nib, point, prong, spire, stub, stump, tail, tail end, term, terminal, termination, terminus, tip, top … New thesaurus

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