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CEFRA1

/ɛnd/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The final part or point of something.

  2. 02

    verb

    To finish or stop something.

Examples

  • That is somewhat explained at the end.

  • It's the end of an era.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /iːnd/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The cessation of an effort, activity, state, or motion.

  2. The terminal point of something in space or time.

  3. The most extreme point of an object, especially one that is longer than it is wide.

More examples

In context

  • This is never going to end.

  • As it was a great play, the audience applauded at the end.

  • At the end of the garden there was a beautiful fountain.

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Antonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English ende, from Old English ende, from Proto-West Germanic *andī, from Proto-Germanic *andijaz (“end”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂entíos (“forehead; front”), from *h₂ent- (“face; forehead; front”), from *h₂en- (“on, onto”). Cognates Cognate with Yola een, eene (“end”), Saterland Frisian Eend, Eende (“end”), West Frisian ein (“end”), Alemannic German End, Endi (“end”), Central Franconian Eng, Enk (“end”), Cimbrian énte (“end”), Dutch eind, einde, end (“end”), German Ende (“end”), Luxembourgish Enn (“end”), Vilamovian end, ent (“end”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, and Norwegian Nynorsk ende (“end”), Faroese endi (“end”), Icelandic endi, endir (“end”), Swedish ända, ände (“end”),...