# ending

Pronunciation: say "EN-ding" /ˈɛndɪŋ/

## Noun

1. The concluding part of something: the section that comes at the very end.
   - Simple: The final part of something, such as a story, movie, or event.
   - _The film's ending surprised audiences who expected a tragedy._
   - _Critics praised the novel for its quiet, understated ending._
3. The act of bringing something to a close, or the point at which it stops.
   - Simple: The act of bringing something to a close, or the point where it stops.
   - _The ending of the trade dispute restored normal relations between the two nations._
   - _The ending of the rainy season let farmers return to their fields._
4. The final morpheme added to a base word to form an inflected version, such as the -s in 'dogs.'
   - Simple: The small part at the end of a word that shows things like number or tense, like the -s in 'dogs.'
   - _Latin relies on word endings to indicate case and number._
   - _The verb's ending tells you who is performing the action._

## Verb

2. Present participle and gerund of end. — present participle and gerund of end
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of end. Use it after "be" (is ending) or as a noun for the act (ending the game).
   - _With the last of the snow melting off the roofs, winter is finally ending in the mountain towns._
   - _Negotiations are ending without any agreement between the parties._

## Origin

**Meanings 1, 3–4** — From Middle English endyng, from Old English endung ("ending"), formed from end plus the suffix -ing. It is related to Dutch ending and German Endung ("ending").
**Meaning 2** — Proto-Germanic *andijōną ("to end") had a present participle *andijōndz, which became Old English endiende and then Middle English ending; the word is equivalent to end plus -ing.

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