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# end

«end» in Mova's school dictionary: **the last part of something, like the end of a story or a day** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (end, ends); verb (end, ends, ended, ending)

### meaning for a pupil

1) The end is the last part of something, like the end of a story or a day. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/end/#m1)

2) An end is the far part or tip of something long, like the end of a rope or a road. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/end/#m2)

3) To end means to stop or to finish. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/end/#m3)

4) An end can also mean an aim, what you want to get. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/end/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

maths: the last moment or place; the amount «at the end» is the result after all changes; ends of a row (trees from one end to the other); end time of an event (length = end − start); stories: «the end», a happy ending; everyday life: the end of term, the deep end of the pool; phrases: «in the end», «end up», «make ends meet», «at the end of»

### examples

- At the end of the day, he had 5 dollars. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/end/#x1)
- The movie ends at 8 o'clock. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/end/#x2)
- How many are left at the end? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/end/#x3)
- She ran to the end of the road. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/end/#x4)
- Hold the other end of the rope. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/end/#x5)
- The school year ends in summer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/end/#x6)
- In the end, they became friends. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/end/#x7)
- We sat at the end of the table. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/end/#x8)
- The story does not end here. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/end/#x9)

### note

Points to the final amount after all the changes. Trap: «trees from one end to the other» of a row often counts both ends (one more than the gaps). «End up» means finally be somewhere or have something.

### In the corpora

- [At the other end of working life comes retirement, when people stop paid work for good.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/3-finding-a-job-and-getting-on/4/)
- [By the end of the call there is a plan, and he says, "Right.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/8-borrowing-and-debt/7/)
- [Families move house for many reasons: a new job, more room, a cheaper rent, or because a tenancy ends.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/10-moving-house-and-renting-a-home/0/)
- [A divorce is the official legal end of a marriage, and "the divorce came through" means the court has finished it.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/15-when-parents-separate/11/)
- [Good secrets are about timing, like a surprise party that ends in a happy moment.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/35-closed-doors-whispers-and-secrets/6/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «end» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/end/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.