Word meaning the end of something

что« мы должны уйти и… выдумать все это снова», предвещая изменения в истории группы.

and

the

start

of the

hidden track on future pressings

of the

album.

Вейнберг выполнил его просьбу, а также добавил приблизительно десять минут тишины между концом« Something in the Way»

и началом скрытого трека на следующих тиражах диска.

One

of the

songs mastered at

the

session, a hidden track called»Endless, Nameless» intended to appear at the end of»Something in

the

Way», was accidentally left off initial pressings

of the

album.

Одной из подготовленной на сессии песен был скрытый трек« Endless, Nameless», его намеревались поместить в конце« Something in the Way», но он был случайно убран из первых тиражей альбома.

Towards the end

of the

Lovetown Tour, Bono announced on-stage that it was»the

end 

of something for U2″, and that»we have to go away and… dream it all up again.

В финале Lovetown Tour Боно объявил со сцены, что это турне« что-то закончило в истории U2»:« нам нужно уйти… и все переосмыслить заново».

There was a moment… between us… at the end

of the

evening when something… might have happened.

Был такой момент между нами… в конце вечера, когда что-то могло произойти.

Before the end

of the

table Wrocław dropped out something— yet we have not identified what.

До конца таблицы Вроцлаве бросил что-то— Пока мы еще не определили, что.

And, at the end

of the

date, she said something that if she was kidding, was very funny.

И, в конце свидания, она кое-что сказала что, если бы она шутила, было бы смешно.

Have some wine and cheese, see some very angular people

Попьете вина с сыром,

посмотрите на очень угловатых людей в черном нелепо рассуждающих о конце иронии или типа того.

At the end

of the

wall

of

timber was something that looked strange- a sort

of

shield on wheels.

На конце странной стенки находилось что-то странное- вроде щита на колесах.

What you saw was the end

of something,

not

the

beginning.

Что ты видела- это был конец, а не начало.

Other forms: ended; ends; ending

The end of something is its final point or farthest edge. After your cat unwinds a ball of yarn, you may find one end of it in your kitchen and the other end upstairs in the bathroom.

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 or a marriage — is also an end. When you end something, you make it conclude. In football, an «end zone» is the far side of the field, and a «defensive end» is a player near the sideline.

Definitions of end

1. noun

   either extremity of something that has length

   “the
   end of the pier”

   “she knotted the
   end of the thread”

   “they rode to the
   end of the line”

   synonyms:

   terminal

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   bitter end

   (nautical) the inboard end of a line or cable especially the end that is wound around a bitt

   bitthead

   the upper end of a bitt

   heel

   the lower end of a ship’s mast

   point

   sharp end

   magnetic pole, pole

   one of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to be concentrated

   railhead

   the end of the completed track on an unfinished railway

   terminus

   either end of a railroad or bus route

   yardarm

   either end of the yard of a square-rigged ship

   nerve end, nerve ending

   the terminal structure of an axon that does not end at a synapse

   telomere

   either (free) end of a eukaryotic chromosome

   heel

   one of the crusty ends of a loaf of bread

   end point, endpoint, termination, terminus

   a place where something ends or is complete

   destination, finish, goal

   the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)

   tip

   the extreme end of something, especially something pointed

   arrowhead

   the pointed head or striking tip of an arrow

   barb

   a subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove

   barb

   the pointed part of barbed wire

   cusp

   point formed by two intersecting arcs (as from the intrados of a Gothic arch)

   diamond point

   a very hard small point made from a diamond

   negative magnetic pole, negative pole, south-seeking pole

   the pole of a magnet that points toward the south when the magnet is suspended freely

   nib, pen nib

   the writing point of a pen

   pike

   a sharp point (as on the end of a spear)

   pinpoint

   the sharp point of a pin

   north-seeking pole, positive magnetic pole, positive pole

   the pole of a magnet that points toward the north when the magnet is suspended freely

   spear-point, spearhead, spearpoint

   the head and sharpened point of a spear

   spike

   each of the sharp points on the soles of athletic shoes to prevent slipping (or the shoes themselves)

   free nerve ending

   microscopic sensory nerve endings in the skin that are not connected to any specific sensory receptor

   Pacinian corpuscle

   a specialized bulblike nerve ending located in the subcutaneous tissue of the skin; occurs abundantly in the skin of palms and soles and joints and genitals

   proprioceptor

   special nerve endings in the muscles and tendons and other organs that respond to stimuli regarding the position and movement of the body

   fingertip

   the end (tip) of a finger

   tiptoe

   the tip of a toe

   finish line, finishing line

   a line indicating the location of the finish of a race

   beak

   a beaklike, tapering tip on certain plant structures

   type of:

   extremity

   the outermost or farthest region or point

2. noun

   a boundary marking the extremities of something

3. noun

   the surface at either extremity of a three-dimensional object

   “one
   end of the box was marked `This side up’”

4. noun

   a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold

5. noun

   one of two places from which people are communicating to each other

   “the phone rang at the other
   end”

   “both
   ends wrote at the same time”

6. noun

   the part you are expected to play

7. noun

   the point in time at which something ends

   “the
   end of the year”

   synonyms:

   ending

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   Antonyms:

   beginning, commencement, first, get-go, kickoff, offset, outset, showtime, start, starting time

   the time at which something is supposed to begin

   middle

   time between the beginning and the end of a temporal period

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   death, last

   the time at which life ends; continuing until dead

   death, demise, dying

   the time when something ends

   period

   the end or completion of something

   year-end

   the end of a calendar year

   close, conclusion, finale, finis, finish, last, stopping point

   the temporal end; the concluding time

   cease

   (`cease’ is a noun only in the phrase `without cease’) end

   fag end, tail, tail end

   the time of the last part of something

   last gasp

   the point of death or exhaustion or completion

   expiration, expiry, termination

   a coming to an end of a contract period

   limit, terminal point, terminus ad quem

   final or latest limiting point

   grave

   death of a person

   type of:

   point, point in time

   an instant of time

8. noun

   the concluding parts of an event or occurrence

   “the
   end was exciting”

   synonyms:

   final stage, last

9. “he came to a bad
   end”

   “the so-called glorious experiment came to an inglorious
   end”

   synonyms:

   death, destruction

10. verb

    have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical

    “My property
    ends by the bushes”

    “The symphony
    ends in a pianissimo”

    synonyms:

    cease, finish, stop, terminate

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    Antonyms:

    begin, start

    have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense

    begin, start

    have a beginning characterized in some specified way

    begin

    have a beginning, of a temporal event

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    pass away

    go out of existence

    lapse

    end, at least for a long time

    cut out

    cease operating

    go out

    become extinguished

    adjourn, break up, recess

    close at the end of a session

    disappear, vanish

    cease to exist

    climax, culminate

    end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage

    run out

    become used up; be exhausted

    go, run low, run short

    to be spent or finished

    disappear, go away, vanish

    become invisible or unnoticeable

    close, conclude

    come to a close

    come out, turn out

    result or end

    discontinue

    come to or be at an end

    break

    come to an end

    dematerialise, dematerialize

    become immaterial; disappear

    crown, top

    be the culminating event

    clear, dissipate

    go away or disappear

    bob under

    disappear suddenly, as if under the surface of a body of water

    eventuate

    come out in the end

    work out

    happen in a certain way, leading to, producing, or resulting in a certain outcome, often well

    fizzle, fizzle out, peter out, taper off

    end weakly

    leave off

    come to an end, stop or cease

    expire, run out

    lose validity

11. verb

    bring to an end or halt

    “She
    ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime”

    synonyms:

    terminate

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    Antonyms:

    begin, commence, get, get down, set about, set out, start, start out

    take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

    begin, commence, lead off, start

    set in motion, cause to start

    begin

    begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language

    begin

    have a beginning, of a temporal event

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    close out

    terminate

    finish

    cause to finish a relationship with somebody

    abort

    terminate before completion

    culminate

    bring to a head or to the highest point

    lift, raise

    put an end to

    ax, axe

    terminate

    kill, stamp out

    end or extinguish by forceful means

    break up, dissolve

    come to an end

    break up, dissolve

    bring the association of to an end or cause to break up

    break, break off, discontinue, stop

    prevent completion

    break, interrupt

    terminate

    crush out, extinguish, press out, stub out

    extinguish by crushing

    finalise, finalize, nail down, settle

    make final; put the last touches on; put into final form

    complete, finish

    come or bring to a finish or an end

    closure, cloture

    terminate debate by calling for a vote

    adjudicate, decide, dispose, resolve, settle

    bring to an end; settle conclusively

    conclude

    bring to a close

    close

    complete a business deal, negotiation, or an agreement

    phase out

    terminate gradually

    close

    finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.)

    fracture

    become fractured

    close

    finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead

    hold on, stop

    stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments

    break off, break short, cut short

    interrupt before its natural or planned end

    freeze, suspend

    stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it

    bog, bog down

    get stuck while doing something

    top, top off

    finish up or conclude

    clear up, finish off, finish up, get through, mop up, polish off, wrap up

    finish a task completely

    see through

    remain with until completion

    finish out, round out

    fill out

    carry out, follow out, follow through, follow up, go through, implement, put through

    pursue to a conclusion or bring to a successful issue

    judge

    determine the result of (a competition)

    adjust

    decide how much is to be paid on an insurance claim

    break up, cut off, disrupt, interrupt

    make a break in

    perorate

    conclude a speech with a formal recapitulation

    accomplish, action, carry out, carry through, execute, fulfil, fulfill

    put in effect

    type of:

    alter, change, modify

    cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

12. “The terrible news
    ended our hopes that he had survived”

13. noun

    the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it

    “the
    ends justify the means”

    synonyms:

    goal

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    aim, object, objective, target

    the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)

    bourn, bourne

    an archaic term for a goal or destination

    end-all

    the ultimate goal

    destination, terminus

    the ultimate goal for which something is done

    no-goal

    a nonexistent goal

    aim, design, intent, intention, mission, purpose

    an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions

    intention

    (usually plural) the goal with respect to a marriage proposal

    grail

    the object of any prolonged endeavor

    idea, mind

    your intention; what you intend to do

    cross-purpose

    a contrary aim

    final cause

    (philosophy) the end or purpose of a thing or process

    sake

    the purpose of achieving or obtaining

    view

    purpose; the phrase `with a view to’ means `with the intention of’ or `for the purpose of’

    will

    a fixed and persistent intent or purpose

    business

    an immediate objective

    point

    the object of an activity

    thing

    a special objective

    type of:

    cognitive content, content, mental object

    the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned

14. noun

    a final part or section

    “we have given it at the
    end of the section since it involves the calculus”

    “Start at the beginning and go on until you come to the
    end”

15. noun

    the last section of a communication

16. verb

    be the end of; be the last or concluding part of

    “This sad scene
    ended the movie”

    synonyms:

    terminate

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    types:

    close

    cause a window or an application to disappear on a computer desktop

    type of:

    be

    have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)

17. noun

    (football) the person who plays at one end of the line of scrimmage

    “the
    end managed to hold onto the pass”

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    types:

    split end

    (football) an offensive end who lines up at a distance from the other linemen

    tight end

    (football) an offensive end who lines up close to the tackle

    type of:

    lineman

    one of the players on the line of scrimmage

18. noun

    (American football) a position on the line of scrimmage

    “no one wanted to play
    end”

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    type of:

    lineman

    (American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed on the line of scrimmage

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[singular]

[count]

[count]

:

the stopping of a condition, activity, or course of action

◊ When something is at an end it is finished or completed.

◊ If you bring something to an end or bring an end to something, you stop, finish, or complete it.

◊ If you put an end to something, you cause it to stop or prevent it from continuing.

◊ Something comes to an end when it stops or finishes.

◊ If there is no end in sight, the point at which something will be finished is not known.

[count]

:

the point at which someone is no longer living

:

death

— sometimes used with meet

[count]

:

a goal or purpose

◊ If something is an end in itself, it is something that you do because you want to and not because it will help you achieve or accomplish something else.

◊ If the end justifies the means, a desired result is so good or important that any method, even a morally bad one, may be used to achieve it.

[count]

American football

:

a player whose position is at the end of the line of scrimmage

—

see also end run, split ends, tight end

[count]

:

any one of the places connected by a telephone call

ends

[plural]

:

parts of something that are left after the main part has been used

—

see also loose end, odds and ends

at the end of the day

informal

:

when all things are considered

:

in the end

:

with ends touching each other

:

to pay for the things that you need to live when you have little money

not the end of the world

informal

◊ If something is not the end of the world, it is not as terrible or unpleasant as it seems to be.

the end of the line

informal

or

the end of the road

:

the point or time when someone or something stops or cannot continue

:

the end

:

forever, always

— used figuratively after to, till, or until

the end of your rope

informal

or chiefly British

the end of your tether

:

a state in which you are not able to deal with a problem, difficult situation, etc., any longer

:

places in the world that are very far away from cities, large groups of people, etc.

:

the most remote places in the world

— used figuratively

:

a lot

:

a great deal

• We want to save the building. To this end, we have hired someone to assess its current state.

[+ object]

:

to be the final part of (something)

:

to have (something) at the end

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

1 

2 

end your life

or

end it all

:

to kill yourself

:

to commit suicide

I didn’t like the book’s ending.

Common verb endings in English are “-s,” “-ed,” and “-ing.”

You can often recognize an English adverb by its “-ly” ending.

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First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of ending was
before the 12th century