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10 Language-to-English DictionariesEnd
/ɛnd/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The final part of something, especially a period of time, an activity, or a story.
"They lived happily until the very end of their days."
- 1
To come or bring to a final point; to finish or terminate.
"The meeting will end promptly at five o'clock."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'end' originates from the Old English 'endian', which means 'to bring to a conclusion'. It has roots in Proto-Germanic *andwaz and Proto-Indo-European *h₁enḱ-, meaning 'to come to a stop'. Over time, its usage evolved to encompass both the conclusion of an event and the final point of something.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "End" is said worldwide
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fin
Transliteration: fa
"C'est la fin du film."
Ende
Transliteration: EN-duh
"Das ist das Ende der Straße."
fine
Transliteration: FEE-ne
"Questa è la fine della storia."
fin
Transliteration: feen
"Este es el fin del camino."
fim
Transliteration: feeng
"Este é o fim do livro."
अंत
Transliteration: ant
"यह कहानी का अंत है।"
结束
Transliteration: jiéshù
"这是故事的结束。"
끝
Transliteration: kkeut
"이것은 이야기의 끝이다."
終わり
Transliteration: owari
"これが物語の終わりです。"
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