end
Cross references:
1. intention 2. close
1. end \'end\ \'en-d*d\ n [ME ende, fr. OE; akin to OHG enti and, L ante
before, Gk ]anti against 1a: the part of an area that lies at the boundary
1b1: a point that marks the extent of something 1b2: the point where
something ceases to exist {world without ~} 1c: the extreme or last part
lengthwise : TIP 1d: the terminal unit of something spatial that is marked
off by units 1e: a player stationed at the extremity of a line (as in
football) 2a: cessation of a course of action, pursuit, or activity 2b:
DEATH, DESTRUCTION 2c1: the ultimate state 2c2: RESULT, ISSUE 2d: the
complex of events, parts, or sections that forms an extremity, term
ination, or finish 3: something incomplete, fragmentary, or undersize :
REMNANT 4a: the goal toward which an agent acts or should act 4b: the
object by virtue of or for the sake of which an event takes place 5a: a
share in an undertaking 5b: a particular phase of an undertaking or
organization point or line beyond which something does not or cannot go.
END is the inclusive term, implying the final limit in time or space, in
extent of influence, or range of possibility; TERMINATION and ENDING apply
to the end of something having predetermined limits or being complete or
finished; ENDING often includes the portion leading to the actual final
point; TERMINUS applies commonly to the point to which one moves or
progresses - end.ed aj SYN syn END, TERMINATION, ENDING, TERMINUS mean the
2. end vt 1a: to bring to an end 1b: DESTROY 2: to make up the end of 1:
to come to an end 2: DIE
3. end vt [prob. alter. of E dial. in (to harvest)] dial Eng : to put
(grain or hay) into a barn or stack