0 the part of a place or thing that is furthest away from the centre:
This cable should have a plug at one end and a socket at the other.
Get to the end of the queue and wait your turn like everyone else.
The end of the play was much more exciting than I'd expected.
This latest injury must surely mean that her tennis career is now at an end (= finished).
The statement said there would be no end to the violence until the terrorists' demands were met.
The teams change ends at half-time so that neither side has an unfair advantage.
Having agreed upon the matter of payment, he brought the interview to an end.
We were thinking about going to Switzerland, but in the end we went to Austria.
He used to lock himself in his bedroom for hours on end and refuse to talk to anyone.
1 a small part of something that is left after most of it has been used:
2 an aim, intention, or purpose:
Do you have a particular end in mind?
He wanted science students to take an interest in the arts, and to this end he ran literature classes at his home on Sunday afternoons.
3 the parts of a task or process connected with one particular type of activity or person:
4 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.
5 the last or farthest part of something or of a period of time, beyond which it does not exist:
7 something that your actions or efforts are intended to achieve; an aim:
To accomplish that end, you will have to work hard and be lucky, too.
8 (in football) one of two players who begin play farthest from the ball:
a defensive end
10 the time or place that something finishes:
The construction will be completed by the end of the year.
Sales are looking good according to the end-of-month report.
We spent a long time looking for a good supplier, but we found one in the end.
There are encouraging signs that the recession has come to an end.
The difficult period we've been through now seems to be at an end.
The meeting room is at the end of the corridor on the right.
11 used when stating whether goods or services are expensive or cheap, or of high or low quality:
We aim to halve production costs, and to this end we are investing in automating the process.
We see good design not just as a means of increasing profits, but as an end in itself.
13 the parts of a task or process connected with one particular type of activity, or with a particular person:
14 to finish or stop, or to make something finish or stop:
Her resignation ends months of speculation about her future.
end in sth The negotiations ended in failure after three days.
end (sth) with sth I'd like to end my presentation with a little story...
Diplomacy has so far failed to bring an end to the fighting.
Where is the nozzle thing that you attach to the end of this tube?
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.
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