ends
English meaning: Ends
Definition
The terminal point of something in space or time.
Example
“At the end of the road, turn left.”
Another example: “After paying the rent, they struggle to make ends meet.”
Usage — When, Where & How
A plural noun and verb. As a noun: the tips or extremes of something ('the ends of the rope', 'loose ends'), or aims ('to what ends?'). As a verb (3rd person): to finish. Common idioms: 'odds and ends', 'make ends meet'.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From Old English 'ende' ('end, conclusion, boundary'), of common Germanic origin.
Related Words
Common Collocations
- loose ends
- odds and ends
- make ends meet
- both ends
- ends and means
- tie up loose ends
Word Forms
end (n); ends (pl); end (v); ended; ending
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Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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