end
either extremity of something that has length
How often you will meet it
Rank 254 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 88,673 times across 155,168 chapters — 0.042% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 500 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
noun
- either extremity of something that has length also: terminal the end of the piershe knotted the end of the thread
- the point in time at which something ends also: ending the end of the yearthe ending of warranty period
- the final stage or concluding parts of an event or occurrence also: last the end was excitingI had to miss the last of the movie
- the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it also: goal the ends justify the means
- a final part or section we have given it at the end of the section since it involves the calculusStart at the beginning and go on until you come to the end
- a final state also: destruction, death he came to a bad endthe so-called glorious experiment came to an inglorious end
end in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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But nobody ever came quite to the end of it.
Christian's Mistake · Dinah Maria Mulock Craik · Chapter 1
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She worked hard to attain this modest end and was quite satisfied.
Emily Fox-Seton · Frances Hodgson Burnett · Chapter 1
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So no rain fell in the valley from one year's end to another.
Famous Stories Every Child Should Know · Hamilton Wright [Editor] Mabie · Chapter 1
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At the end of the corridor he heard the closing of the door, the scraping of the key.
The Abandoned Room · Wadsworth Camp · Chapter 1
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Walk by her a' th' nobleman's fashion, and tell her you will lie with her at the end of the progress.
The White Devil · John Webster · Chapter 1