ends
plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length
An inflected form of end · plural.
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,240 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 7,799 times across 175,112 chapters — 0.004% of every word in the library.
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
ends 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.
-
But beauty, real beauty, ends where an intellectual expression begins.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1
-
The sale was over, but a few odds and ends remained.
The High School Boys' Canoe Club · H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock · Chapter 1
-
The people one wants at the same time are always nailed to the opposite ends of the earth.
Emily Fox-Seton · Frances Hodgson Burnett · Chapter 1
-
Rapidly and stoutly Maxence had fastened four sheets together by the ends, which gave a more than sufficient length.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
-
The spear must be as thick in the middle as a large tree, and both its ends must be sharp.
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1