intention, intent, purpose, design, aim, end, object, objective, goal mean what one intends to accomplish or attain. intention implies little more than what one has in mind to do or bring …

To bring to a conclusion: Let's end this discussion. 2. To form the last or concluding part of: the song that ended the performance. See Synonyms at complete. 3. To destroy: ended our …

If something such as a book, speech, or performance ends with a particular thing or the writer or performer ends it with that thing, its final part consists of the thing mentioned.

When is your meeting due to end? Her resignation ends months of speculation about her future. Their marriage ended in 1991.

to bring to an end or conclusion. We ended the discussion on a note of optimism.

A piece of string has two ends, while stories, races, and years have just one end each. When you buy a length of fabric, the leftover bit is an end, and the final point of almost anything — a play …

Idioms make (both) ends meet, to manage to live on one's income: trying to make both ends meet with two jobs. Idioms no end, very much or many: We were pleased no end by the enthusiastic …

End Look up end or ending in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. End, END, Ending, or ENDS may refer to:

Definition of end noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. the final part of a period of time, an event, an activity or a story. It's the end of an era. at the end There’ll be a chance to …

There is a summary at the end of the chapter. • You often use at the end of when talking about the last part of a period of time: Marco Polo travelled through Asia at the end of the 13th …