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The football player at the end caught the long pass.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • The final part of something: The point in time or space where something stops or ceases to exist.
    • A goal or purpose: The object toward which effort is directed; an aim.
    • Either of the two extreme points of something that has length: One of the terminal points or boundaries of an object, area, or period.
    • A remnant or leftover piece: A small remaining part of something, especially after the main part has been used.

  2. Verb:

    • To bring something to a conclusion: To cause an activity, process, or state to finish.
    • To reach a final point or state: To come to a stop or conclusion; to terminate.
Usage and Examples

  • Noun:

    • We reached the end of the road. (We arrived at the road's final point.)
    • His end was to become a doctor. (His goal was to become a doctor.)
    • She tied a knot at the end of the rope. (She tied a knot at one extremity of the rope.)
    • He used a candle end to seal the letter. (He used a small leftover piece of a candle.)

  • Verb:

    • The meeting ended at five o'clock. (The meeting concluded at five.)
    • They ended their partnership. (They brought their partnership to a close.)
Advanced Usage
  • "to end in": To have as a result; to conclude with a particular state or thing.
    • Their argument ended in a compromise.
  • "to end up": To eventually reach a particular state or place, often unexpectedly.
    • If you're not careful, you'll end up in trouble.
  • "at the end of the day": When everything is considered; ultimately.
    • At the end of the day, honesty is the best policy.
  • "to make ends meet": To have just enough money to pay for one's basic needs.
    • They work hard to make ends meet.
Variants and Related Words
  • Ending (n): The final part, especially of a story, film, or word.
    • I didn't like the movie's ending.
  • Endless (adj): Having no end; seeming to continue forever.
    • The desert seemed endless.
  • Endmost (adj): Situated at the very end.
    • The endmost house on the street.
Synonyms
  • Noun: Conclusion, finish, termination, extremity, goal, objective, remnant.
  • Verb: Conclude, finish, stop, terminate, cease.
Phrasal Verbs
  • End off: To finish something in a particular way.
    • She ended off her speech with a quote.
  • End with: To have something as the final part.
    • The concert ended with a fireworks display.
Idioms
  • The end of the line/road: The point where something can no longer continue or develop.
    • This defeat marks the end of the road for his political career.
  • A means to an end: A thing that is not valued or important in itself but is useful in achieving an aim.
    • For him, the job was just a means to an end.
  • On end: Continuously, without stopping.
    • It rained for days on end.
end

The football player at the end caught the long pass.

Noun
  1. (American football) a position on the line of scrimmage
    • no one wanted to play end
  2. a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold
  3. the last section of a communication
    • in conclusion I want to say...
  4. the part you are expected to play
    • he held up his end
  5. 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. a boundary marking the extremities of something
    • the end of town
  7. (football) the person who plays at one end of the line of scrimmage
    • the end managed to hold onto the pass
  8. the surface at either extremity of a three-dimensional object
    • one end of the box was marked `This side up'
  9. a final state
    • he came to a bad end
    • the so-called glorious experiment came to an inglorious end
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. the concluding parts of an event or occurrence
    • the end was exciting
    • I had to miss the last of the movie
  13. the point in time at which something ends
    • the end of the year
    • the ending of warranty period
  14. 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
    • the terminals of the anterior arches of the fornix
Verb
  1. put an end to
    • The terrible news ended our hopes that he had survived
  2. be the end of; be the last or concluding part of
    • This sad scene ended the movie
  3. bring to an end or halt
    • She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime
    • The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I
  4. have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
    • the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed
    • Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other
    • My property ends by the bushes
    • The symphony ends in a pianissimo

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