end

end is on the Basic English 850 List.

electric - end - engine

end is one of the 1000 most common headwords.

encourage - end - engine

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈɛnd/
• SAMPA: /"End/

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Verb

Plain form end

Third-person singular ends

Past tense ended

Past participle ended

Present participle ending

1. To put a stop to something.
   • Antonym: begin

   The movie ends after this scene.

Noun

Singular end

Plural ends

1. (countable) The last one of a group. Or, the last part of a thing, the place where it stops.

   I tied a knot in the end of the rope.