What part of speech is end?

End can be categorized as a noun and a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. end is a verb, present, 1st person singular of end (infinitive).
  • 2. end is a verb (infinitive).
  • 3. end is a noun, singular of ends.

Inflections

Verb

Noun

What does end mean?

Definitions

Verb
end - bring to an end or halt; "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I"
end - have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical; "the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed"; "Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other"; "My property ends by the bushes"; "The symphony ends in a pianissimo"
end - be the end of; be the last or concluding part of; "This sad scene ended the movie"
end - put an end to; "The terrible news ended our hopes that he had survived"

Noun
end - the point in time at which something ends; "the end of the year"; "the ending of warranty period"
end - either extremity of something that has length; "the end of the pier"; "she knotted the end of the thread"; "they rode to the end of the line"; "the terminals of the anterior arches of the fornix"
end - the concluding parts of an event or occurrence; "the end was exciting"; "I had to miss the last of the movie"
end - a final part or section; "we have given it at the end of the section since it involves the calculus"; "Start at the beginning and go on until you come to the end"
end - a final state; "he came to a bad end"; "the so-called glorious experiment came to an inglorious end"
end - (football) the person who plays at one end of the line of scrimmage; "the end managed to hold onto the pass"
end - a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold
end - (American football) a position on the line of scrimmage; "no one wanted to play end"
end - a boundary marking the extremities of something; "the end of town"
end - the surface at either extremity of a three-dimensional object; "one end of the box was marked `This side up'"
end - the part you are expected to play; "he held up his end"
end - one of two places from which people are communicating to each other; "the phone rang at the other end"; "both ends wrote at the same time"
end - the last section of a communication; "in conclusion I want to say..."
end - the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it; "the ends justify the means"
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Examples of end

#   Sentence  
1. noun The end of the year.
2. noun The end of the pier.
3. noun She knotted the end of the thread.
4. noun They rode to the end of the line.
5. noun The end was exciting.
6. noun We have given it at the end of the section since it involves the calculus.
7. noun Start at the beginning and go on until you come to the end.
8. noun He came to a bad end.
9. noun The so-called glorious experiment came to an inglorious end.
10. noun The end managed to hold onto the pass.
11. noun No one wanted to play end.
12. noun The end of town.
13. noun One end of the box was marked `This side up.
14. noun He held up his end.
15. noun The phone rang at the other end.
16. verb The Palestinians who have been willing to kill themselves to end the Israeli occupation of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank were not driven by economic considerations.
17. verb The Spanish story will surely end up being extremely costly to other European countries, including France, who is now expelling inciting preachers and forbidding veils and including others who sent troops to Iraq.
18. verb I understand all of those comparisons, however, the reality is if we lose Dean (which we will if we don't pay 65k + 10k), we will end up hiring a replacement at 75-80k.
19. verb Keep in mind though that if you end up failing I will not let you forget it (and, as we have established, I have the memory of an elephant).
20. verb "Beijing may end up in a early 1990s Japan situation, where it is forced to sell recently purchased overseas assets for a fraction of what it paid for them."
21. verb I figured it would end soon, but the money just kept coming in.
22. verb You might end up as a no show passenger.
23. verb Don't know the economics of Fujairah but Dubai is basically bankrupt so you wouldn't want to end up like them!
24. verb I don't like that option though - I think it's pretty cruel and I'd not done properly you'll end up really hurting the rat but not stunning him enough to stop possible injury to your snake.
25. verb Have a good trip where-ever you end up.
26. verb From there you end up with electrolyte imbalances, which can lead to heart and kidney problems.
27. verb I didn't end up buying my car here, but I did think the guy who worked with me was pretty cool - he was willing to budge a little on the price which means a lot to me.
28. verb This is never going to end.
29. verb The holidays always end all too soon.
30. verb If I happen to end up going abroad, I'd probably go for France.
Sentence  
noun
The end of the year.
The end of the pier.
She knotted the end of the thread.
They rode to the end of the line.
The end was exciting.
We have given it at the end of the section since it involves the calculus.
Start at the beginning and go on until you come to the end.
He came to a bad end.
The so-called glorious experiment came to an inglorious end.
The end managed to hold onto the pass.
No one wanted to play end.
The end of town.
One end of the box was marked `This side up.
He held up his end.
The phone rang at the other end.
verb
The Palestinians who have been willing to kill themselves to end the Israeli occupation of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank were not driven by economic considerations.
The Spanish story will surely end up being extremely costly to other European countries, including France, who is now expelling inciting preachers and forbidding veils and including others who sent troops to Iraq.
I understand all of those comparisons, however, the reality is if we lose Dean (which we will if we don't pay 65k + 10k), we will end up hiring a replacement at 75-80k.
Keep in mind though that if you end up failing I will not let you forget it (and, as we have established, I have the memory of an elephant).
"Beijing may end up in a early 1990s Japan situation, where it is forced to sell recently purchased overseas assets for a fraction of what it paid for them."
I figured it would end soon, but the money just kept coming in.
You might end up as a no show passenger.
Don't know the economics of Fujairah but Dubai is basically bankrupt so you wouldn't want to end up like them!
I don't like that option though - I think it's pretty cruel and I'd not done properly you'll end up really hurting the rat but not stunning him enough to stop possible injury to your snake.
Have a good trip where-ever you end up.
From there you end up with electrolyte imbalances, which can lead to heart and kidney problems.
I didn't end up buying my car here, but I did think the guy who worked with me was pretty cool - he was willing to budge a little on the price which means a lot to me.
This is never going to end.
The holidays always end all too soon.
If I happen to end up going abroad, I'd probably go for France.
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