Meaning

3 senses

  1. (ergative, intransitive)To come to an end.

    Is this movie never going to end?

    The lesson will end when the bell rings.

    put an end to

  2. (intransitive)To conclude; to bring something to an end.

    The orchestra ended with a performance of Dvořák.

    bring to an end or halt

  3. (transitive)To finish, terminate.

    The referee blew the whistle to end the game.

    enden, beenden

    зака́нчиватьсяzakánčivatʹsja, зако́нчитьсяzakónčitʹsja, конча́тьсяkončátʹsja

    закі́нчуватиzakínčuvaty, закі́нчитиzakínčyty, кінча́тиkinčáty

Examples

5290 sentences

  1. This is never going to end.

    Це ніколи не скінчиться. — Wordowl

    ruЭто никогда не закончится. — Gruzilkin

    deDas wird nie enden. — ludoviko

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  2. The holidays ended all too soon.

    Свята закінчилися аж занадто швидко. — deniko

    deDie Ferien waren allzu schnell vorbei. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  3. The argument ended in a fight.

    Суперечка закінчилася бійкою. — deniko

    ruСпор окончился дракой. — Hellerick

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  4. All is well that ends well.

    Все добре, що добре закінчується. — deniko

    ruВсё хорошо, что хорошо кончается. — Arkadeko

    deEnde gut, alles gut. — xtofu80

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  5. I don't want this to end.

    Я не хочу, щоб це закінчувалося. — deniko

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
transitive: finish, terminate (something):
Русский
By meaning 2
intransitive: be finished, be terminated:
transitive: finish, terminate (something):
Deutsch
By meaning 2
intransitive: be finished, be terminated:
transitive: finish, terminate (something):

Origin

From Middle English ende, from Old English ende, from Proto-West Germanic *andī, from Prot

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”).

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Forms

ends, ending, ended, ended
Base formend · to end
3rd person singularends
Present participleending
Past simpleended
Past participleended

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyend
he, she, itends

Past simpleLesson

all personsended

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave ended
he, she, ithas ended

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill end

Phrasal verbs

4 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

17 synonyms
completeB1concludeB1doA1finishA1stayA1stopA1absolveconsummatediscontinuefinalizeget throughround offterminatewind up
Close in meaning

Antonyms

10 antonyms
beginA1commenceexecuteB2inauguratelaunchB1startA1continueA2maintainB1proceedB1restart

Word family

12 related words
RelatedfinalA2ending
Derivedunendendableend inend offend outend sceneend upnever-endingnonendingunending

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

Collocations

12 patterns
  • the end of
  • end of the
  • by the end
  • at the end
  • until the end
  • end up in
  • make ends meet
  • before the end
  • an an end
  • ends meet
  • end of this
  • in the end

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
encumberC2encyclopaediaB1encyclopediaB1encyclopedicendangerB1endangeredA2endearendearment
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