0 past simple and past participle of end
1 to finish or stop, or to make something finish or stop:
Her resignation ends months of speculation about her future.
Their marriage ended in 1991.
She ended her speech on an optimistic note.
This was her final professional match, and she wanted to end her career in a blaze of glory.
Their marriage ended eight years ago in an acrimonious divorce.
The president ended his visit by laying a wreath at the war memorial.
In Britain, the spring term starts in January and ends just before Easter.
Starting from very different philosophical premises, they ended up arguing for very similar political goals.
Victory in the civil war brought recognition of the country's economic collapse and ended the dreaming.
The rotation of political power to an opposition party more than three years ago has not ended the streaks of political corruption.
We use the verbs end and finish in similar ways, to mean ‘come to a stop’: