What part of speech is ends?

Ends can be categorized as a noun and a verb.

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Parts of speech

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

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Verb

Noun

What does ends 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 ends

#   Sentence  
1. noun At the same time McCartney was going out with Heather Mills, he used Linda's death for promotional ends, due to his waning popularity.
2. noun Paul was going out with Heather, but in front of the audience he played the faithful husband's masquerade pretending to suffer for Linda, for the afore mentioned promotional ends.
3. noun No money, no job, no friends. He was truly at loose ends.
4. noun Before saying goodbye to their neighbors, the Smiths had to tie up some loose ends inside the house.
5. noun After tying up loose ends on the house, the carpenter gave the painter approval to begin work.
6. noun I hope I can manage to make both ends meet.
7. noun The drawer is stuffed full of odds and ends.
8. noun Burning the candle at both ends reduces the candle to wax in a hurry - just like a playboy having a pretty girl on each arm.
9. noun We worked hard to make ends meet.
10. noun Michael had a hard time making ends meet.
11. noun Bolas are made up of a long cord with two stone balls at the free ends.
12. noun Though the Browns have seven children, they seem to make ends meet.
13. noun Please join the two ends of the tape together.
14. noun At last, he gained his ends.
15. noun Living life in the fast lane is like burning the candle at both ends.
16. verb <<"Well then," said Don Quixote, "the same thing happens in the comedy and life of this world, where some play emperors, others popes, and, in short, all the characters that can be brought into a play; but when it is over, that is to say when life ends, death strips them all of the garments that distinguish one from the other, and all are equal in the grave."
17. verb It will not be long before the winter vacation ends.
18. verb Wait a second. Do you just think that all's well that ends well? That's not the way it is.
19. verb The story ends with his death.
20. verb The story ends happily.
21. verb The novel ends with the heroine's death.
22. verb Coffee ends a meal.
23. verb Each episode of that TV drama ends with somebody delivering a profound line.
24. verb It's surprising to know that your school starts at 8:30 and ends at 3:30.
25. verb Death ends man's finite existence.
26. verb Our conversation always ends in a quarrel.
27. verb My day ends at 5 o'clock.
28. verb All's well that ends well.
29. verb All is well that ends well.
30. verb Whenever she goes shopping, she ends up buying more than she can afford.
Sentence  
noun
At the same time McCartney was going out with Heather Mills, he used Linda's death for promotional ends, due to his waning popularity.
Paul was going out with Heather, but in front of the audience he played the faithful husband's masquerade pretending to suffer for Linda, for the afore mentioned promotional ends.
No money, no job, no friends. He was truly at loose ends.
Before saying goodbye to their neighbors, the Smiths had to tie up some loose ends inside the house.
After tying up loose ends on the house, the carpenter gave the painter approval to begin work.
I hope I can manage to make both ends meet.
The drawer is stuffed full of odds and ends.
Burning the candle at both ends reduces the candle to wax in a hurry - just like a playboy having a pretty girl on each arm.
We worked hard to make ends meet.
Michael had a hard time making ends meet.
Bolas are made up of a long cord with two stone balls at the free ends.
Though the Browns have seven children, they seem to make ends meet.
Please join the two ends of the tape together.
At last, he gained his ends.
Living life in the fast lane is like burning the candle at both ends.
verb
<<"Well then," said Don Quixote, "the same thing happens in the comedy and life of this world, where some play emperors, others popes, and, in short, all the characters that can be brought into a play; but when it is over, that is to say when life ends, death strips them all of the garments that distinguish one from the other, and all are equal in the grave."
It will not be long before the winter vacation ends.
Wait a second. Do you just think that all's well that ends well? That's not the way it is.
The story ends with his death.
The story ends happily.
The novel ends with the heroine's death.
Coffee ends a meal.
Each episode of that TV drama ends with somebody delivering a profound line.
It's surprising to know that your school starts at 8:30 and ends at 3:30.
Death ends man's finite existence.
Our conversation always ends in a quarrel.
My day ends at 5 o'clock.
All's well that ends well.
All is well that ends well.
Whenever she goes shopping, she ends up buying more than she can afford.
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