2 end
Function:
verbInflected forms:
ends; end·ed; end·ingMeaning:
1 a [no obj] : to stop or finish : to no longer continue to happen or exist ▪ The meeting ended [=concluded] at noon. ▪ The line of people ended around the corner. ▪ The road ends at the top of the hill. ▪ As soon as school ends [=(Brit) breaks up] she'll start her summer job. ▪ The demonstration ended peacefully. ▪ The meeting ended on a positive note. ▪ She started out poor but ended (up) a rich woman. b [+ obj] : to stop or finish (something) : to cause (something) to no longer continue to happen or exist ▪ They ended [=concluded] the meeting at noon. ▪ The allegations could end his career. ▪ Her speech ended the convention. ▪ The argument ended their friendship. ▪ The company claims that its new product will be a/the computer to end all computers. [=a computer that is the ultimate or perfect computer] ▪ World War I was supposed to be the war to end all wars. : to come to the end of (something) ▪ She ended her career (as) a rich woman. [=she was rich at the end of her career] ▪ He ended his life/days (living) in a nursing home. [=he spent the last part of his life in a nursing home]
2 [+ obj] : to be the final part of (something) ▪ The letters “ing” end the word “going.” ▪ A wedding scene ends the film. ▪ A marching band will end the parade. ▪ Her speech will end the convention.
2 [+ obj] : to be the final part of (something) ▪ The letters “ing” end the word “going.” ▪ A wedding scene ends the film. ▪ A marching band will end the parade. ▪ Her speech will end the convention.
end in [phrasal verb]
end in (something) : to have (something) at the end ▪ The word ends in a suffix. [=the last part of the word is a suffix] ▪ The knife ends in a sharp point. ▪ Their marriage ended in divorce. ▪ The race ended in a tie. ▪ The demonstration ended in chaos.
end up [phrasal verb]
end up or end up (something) or end up (doing something) : to reach or come to a place, condition, or situation that was not planned or expected ▪ The book ended up in the trash. ▪ He didn't want to end up [=wind up] like his father. ▪ She ended up rich. = She ended up a rich woman. ▪ He ended up (living) in a nursing home. ▪ The movie we wanted to see was sold out so we ended up seeing a different one.
end with [phrasal verb]
1 end with (something) : to have (something) at the end ▪ The film ends with a wedding scene. [=the last part of the film is a wedding scene] ▪ The convention will end with her speech. ▪ The parade will end with a marching band.
2 end (something) with (something) : to cause (something) to have (something) at the end ▪ She will end the convention with her speech. [=the convention will be over after her speech] ▪ He ended the concert with one of his new songs.
2 end (something) with (something) : to cause (something) to have (something) at the end ▪ She will end the convention with her speech. [=the convention will be over after her speech] ▪ He ended the concert with one of his new songs.
end your life or end it all
: to kill yourself : to commit suicide ▪ He tried to end his life by taking an overdose of pills. ▪ She thought about ending it all after her baby died.