End vs. Ending
Difference Between End and Ending
Endnoun
The terminal point of something in space or time.
At the end of the road, turn left.At the end of the story, the main characters fall in love.Endingnoun
A termination or conclusion.
Endnoun
(by extension) The cessation of an effort, activity, state, or motion.
Is there no end to this madness?Endingnoun
The last part of something.
Endnoun
(by extension) Death.
He met a terrible end in the jungle.I hope the end comes quickly.Endingnoun
(grammar) The last morpheme of a word, added to some base to make an inflected form (such as -ing in "ending").
Endnoun
The most extreme point of an object, especially one that is longer than it is wide.
Hold the string at both ends.My father always sat at the end of the table.Endingnoun
the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme);
I don't like words that have -ism as an endingEndnoun
Result.
Endingnoun
the act of ending something;
the termination of the agreementEndnoun
A purpose, goal, or aim.
Endingnoun
the point in time at which something ends;
the end of the yearthe ending of warranty periodEndnoun
(cricket) One of the two parts of the ground used as a descriptive name for half of the ground.
The Pavillion EndEndingnoun
event whose occurrence ends something;
his death marked the ending of an erawhen these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the showEndnoun
(American football) The position at the end of either the offensive or defensive line, a tight end, a split end, a defensive end.
Endingnoun
the last section of a communication;
in conclusion I want to say...Endnoun
(curling) A period of play in which each team throws eight rocks, two per player, in alternating fashion.
Endnoun
(mathematics) An ideal point of a graph or other complex.
Endnoun
That which is left; a remnant; a fragment; a scrap.
odds and endsEndnoun
One of the yarns of the worsted warp in a Brussels carpet.
Endnoun
Money.
Don't give them your ends. You jack that shit!Endverb
to come to an end
Is this movie never going to end?The lesson will end when the bell rings.Endverb
(transitive) To finish, terminate.
The referee blew the whistle to end the game.Endnoun
either extremity of something that has length;
the end of the piershe knotted the end of the threadthey rode to the end of the lineEndnoun
the point in time at which something ends;
the end of the yearthe ending of warranty periodthe middle of the warrain during the middle of AprilEndnoun
the concluding parts of an event or occurrence;
the end was excitingI had to miss the last of the movieEndnoun
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 meansEndnoun
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 endA whole is that which has beginning, middle, and endEndnoun
a final state;
he came to a bad endthe so-called glorious experiment came to an inglorious endEndnoun
the surface at either extremity of a three-dimensional object;
one end of the box was marked `This side up'Endnoun
(football) the person who plays at one end of the line of scrimmage;
the end managed to hold onto the passEndnoun
one of two places from which people are communicating to each other;
the phone rang at the other endboth ends wrote at the same timeEndnoun
a boundary marking the extremities of something;
the end of townEndnoun
the part you are expected to play;
he held up his endEndnoun
the last section of a communication;
in conclusion I want to say...Endnoun
a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold
Endnoun
a position on the line of scrimmage;
no one wanted to play endEndverb
have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical;
the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bedYour rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of otherMy property ends by the bushesThe symphony ends in a pianissimoEndverb
bring to an end or halt;
She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crimeThe attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WWIThe U.S. started a war in the Middle EastThe Iraqis began hostilitiesbegin a new chapter in your lifeEndverb
be the end of; be the last or concluding part of;
This sad scene ended the movieEndverb
put an end to;
The terrible news ended our hopes that he had survived
