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Definition of end in Essential British English Dictionary

end

noun
uk
/end/
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A1
the final part of something:
I’ll pay you at the end of next month.
A2
the furthest part:
They live at the other end of the street.
 in the end
B1
finally:
We thought we might go away for Christmas, but in the end we stayed at home.
a situation in which something stops happening or existing:
They are calling for an end to the violence.
 put an end to something
to make something stop:
We must put an end to this violence.

end

verb
uk
/end/
A2
to stop, or to make something stop:
What time does the concert end?
These talks do not look likely to end the war.

Phrasal verbs

end up

(Definition of end from the Cambridge Essential Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of end

in Chinese (Traditional)
終點, 末端，盡頭, 最後部分，末尾…
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in Chinese (Simplified)
最后的点, 末端，尽头, 最后部分，末尾…
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in Spanish
final, extremo, fin…
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in Portuguese
final, extremo, fim…
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終わり, 端, （存在、状態の）終わり…
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son, nihayet, bitiş…
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bout [masculine], extrémité [feminine], fin [feminine]…
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final, fi, extrem…
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uiteinde, einde, doel…
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نِهاية, خاتِمة, يُنْهي…
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konec, kraj(ní), smrt…
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ende, slutning, død…
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ujung, akhir, kematian…
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ตอนปลาย, ตอนจบ, ความตาย…
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cuối cùng, sự kết thúc, cái chết…
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koniec, kres, cel…
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hujung, tamat, kematian…
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das Ende, End-…, der Tod…
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ende [masculine], slutt [masculine], hensikt [masculine]…
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끝, (가장 먼) 끝, 종료…
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край, кінець, смерть…
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fine, estremità, finire…
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конец, прекращение, цель…
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