# end

Pronunciation: say "END" /ɛnd/

## Noun

1. The last part or point of something in time or space, such as the farthest point of a long object.
   - Simple: The last part of something, or the point farthest along it, like the end of a road or a stick.
   - _The end of the hallway opened onto a small courtyard._
   - _Few people noticed the end of the old radio era._
3. A stop or halt to an activity, effort, condition, or movement.
   - Simple: The moment when an action or movement stops.
   - _The end of the storm let the rescuers begin their work._
   - _Her retirement marked the end of a long career._
5. A purpose, goal, or aim that one works toward.
   - Simple: A goal or purpose you are trying to reach.
   - _Politicians often justify questionable methods by pointing to noble ends._
   - _She was willing to use almost any means to achieve that end._
7. Death, seen as the final point of a life.
   - Simple: The death of a person or animal.
   - _As her end drew near, she asked to hear her favorite songs once more._
   - _The novel traces a king's slow march toward his end._
8. The portion of a shared task, deal, or exchange that falls to one person or side, especially what they are responsible for. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: The part of a shared job or deal that one person or side does or is in charge of.
   - _We held up our end of the bargain and paid on time, but the contractor never finished the job._
   - _Sales brings in the clients, and our end is making sure every order ships on schedule._
6. A position at either side of the offensive or defensive line in American football, including the tight end, split end, and defensive end.
   - Simple: A player who lines up at the far side of the line in football.
   - _At six foot five, he was a natural fit at tight end._
   - _On defense, the end broke through to sack the quarterback._
9. The outcome or result of a process or course of events.
   - Simple: The result or outcome of something.
   - _The end of all his scheming was that he lost every friend he had._
   - _The end of years of saving was a comfortable retirement._
10. A remaining piece; a remnant, fragment, or scrap.
   - Simple: A small piece left over from something larger.
   - _Only a charred end of the log remained in the fireplace._
   - _The tailor saved every odd end of fabric for patching._
11. In curling, one round of play in which both teams deliver all their stones in turn and the score is counted; in the standard four-player game each team throws eight rocks, two per player.
   - Simple: In curling, one round of play in which both teams slide all their stones and then count the score.
   - _She made a brilliant takeout to steal the end._
   - _With the score level, the final end would decide the game._
12. In cricket, either end of the pitch, from which the bowling takes place, often named after a feature of the ground behind it.
   - Simple: In cricket, either of the two ends of the pitch, where the bowler runs in from.
   - _The fast bowler preferred to attack from the Pavilion End._
   - _After every over, the bowling switches to the other end of the pitch._
13. Money, always used in the plural form ends. *(slang)*
   - Simple: Money, in slang where people always say ends, never end.
   - _Man, I can't come out tonight, my ends are looking real thin this week._
   - _She counted her ends carefully before handing over the rent._
14. In mathematics, an ideal point of a graph or similar complex, representing a direction in which the structure extends infinitely.
   - Simple: In math, an imaginary far-off point that shows how an endless graph keeps spreading outward.
   - _The infinite square grid has just one end, while a path that is infinite in both directions has two._
   - _An infinite binary tree has uncountably many ends._
15. In weaving, a single warp thread, one of the lengthwise threads set up on a loom.
   - Simple: In weaving, one of the long threads that run the length of the cloth on a loom.
   - _She threaded every end through the loom by hand._
   - _A fine Brussels carpet packs many ends into each inch._

## Verb

2. To reach a stopping point; to come to a close.
   - Simple: To stop or come to a finish.
   - _The meeting will end before noon._
   - _Their long rivalry finally ended last spring._
4. To bring something to a finish; to terminate it.
   - Simple: To make something stop or finish.
   - _We must end this practice immediately._
   - _The committee ended the program after budget cuts._

## Origin

From Middle English ende, from Old English ende, going back through Proto-West Germanic *andī and Proto-Germanic *andijaz to Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- ("front, forehead"); it is related to Dutch einde, German Ende, and Swedish ände. The verb comes from Old English endian ("to end, finish, complete"), from a Proto-Germanic verb derived from the same noun.

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