ended
having come or been brought to a conclusion
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,436 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 12,761 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.006% of every word in the library.
What it means
adjective
- having come or been brought to a conclusion also: complete, concluded, over, all over, terminated the harvesting was completethe affair is over, ended, finished
ended 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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The night was almost ended: six o’clock had just struck.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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She was the kind of American girl who ended by marrying a title.
Emily Fox-Seton · Frances Hodgson Burnett · Chapter 1
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With these words the guardian ended the interview and, saying good-bye, carefully descended the steep staircase.
Cornelli · Johanna Spyri · Chapter 1
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I watched you more closely, and I saw before that year ended that you were taking your medicine rightly.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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Uttered not, yet comprehended, Is the spirit's voiceless prayer, Soft rebukes, in blessings ended, Breathing from her lips of air.
The Complete Poetical Works of Henry · Henry Wadsworth Longfellow · Chapter 1