end
English
/ɛnd/
noun
Definitions
- The terminal point of something in space or time.
- (by extension) The cessation of an effort, activity, state, or motion.
- (by extension) Death.
- The most extreme point of an object, especially one that is longer than it is wide.
- Result.
- A purpose, goal, or aim.
- (cricket) One of the two parts of the ground used as a descriptive name for half of the ground.
- (American football) The position at the end of either the offensive or defensive line, a tight end, a split end, a defensive end.
- (curling) A period of play in which each team throws eight rocks, two per player, in alternating fashion.
- (mathematics) An ideal point of a graph or other complex.
- That which is left; a remnant; a fragment; a scrap.
- One of the yarns of the worsted warp in a Brussels carpet.
- (in the plural) Money.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English ende (duck, end) inherited from Old English ende inherited from Proto-Germanic *andijaz (end) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *h₂entíos (end) derived from Middle English enden derived from Old English endian (make an end of, end, die, finish, destroy, come to an end, abolish, complete) derived from Proto-Germanic *andijōną (end, finish).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*andijōną
Gloss
end, finish
Concept
Semantic Field
Time
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
終
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- 's English
- Cliffsend English
- Townsend English
- Wallsend English
- anend English
- antiae English
- back English
- backend English
- bell English
- bell-end English
- bi-endian English
- blown English
- board English
- book English
- bookend English
- box English
- brain English
- bud English
- bulb English
- by-end English
- cap English
- cliff English
- coend English
- court English
- dead English
- deadend English
- dog English
- dogend English
- end in English
- end mark English
- end-foot English
- endable English
- endblown English
- endboard English
- endbox English
- endbrain English
- endbud English
- endbulb English
- endcap English
- endcourt English
- ender English
- endest English
- endeth English
- endful English
- endfulness English
- endgame English
- endgate English
- endian English
- endianness English
- endif English
- ending English
- endingless English
- endism English
- endknot English
- endleaf English
- endless English
- endlessly English
- endlessness English
- endlike English
- endling English
- endloader English
- endly English
- endman English
- endmember English
- endmill English
- endmost English
- endnote English
- endnoted English
- endo English
- endogalactosaminidase English
- endopathogenic English
- endpaper English
- endpin English
- endplate English
- endplay English
- endpoint English
- endsay English
- endscraper English
- endsheet English
- endsome English
- endspan English
- endspeech English
- endstage English
- endstation English
- endstone English
- endtime English
- endward English
- endwards English
- endwise English
- endwork English
- ennet English
- foot English
- fore-end English
- forend English
- game English
- gate English
- head English
- headend English
- if English
- in English
- knot English
- leaf English
- loader English
- mark English
- member English
- mill English
- neverending English
- nonending English
- nonweekend English
- nose English
- nose-ender English
- note English
- paper English
- pin English
- plate English
- play English
- point English
- say English
- scraper English
- sheet English
- span English
- speech English
- split English
- split end English
- stage English
- station English
- stone English
- tail English
- tail end English
- tailend English
- tailender English
- time English
- town English
- unend English
- unendable English
- unending English
- unendly English
- upend English
- upender English
- wall English
- week English
- weekend English
- weekend warrior English
- weekender English
- weekendful English
- weekendly English
- weekendy English
- work English
- year English
- yearend English
- antiae Latin
- Abschnittsende German
- Endbetrag German
- Endchrist German
- Enddarm German
- Ende German
- Endeffekt German
- Endergebnis German
- Endgeschwindigkeit German
- Endlösung German
- Endreim German
- Endsieg German
- Endsilbe German
- Endspiel German
- Endwort German
- Endzeit German
- Frühlingsende German
- Herbstende German
- Jahresende German
- Jahrhundertende German
- Lebensende German
- Monatsende German
- Oberende German
- Satzende German
- Sommerende German
- Tagesende German
- Vorstellungsende German
- Winterende German
- Wochenende German
- endesgefertigt German
- endlich German
- endsunterschrieben German
- víkend Hungarian
- weekend Italian
- Eindkrak Dutch, Flemish
- blijeinde Dutch, Flemish
- doeleinde Dutch, Flemish
- einde Dutch, Flemish
- eindelijk Dutch, Flemish
- eindeloos Dutch, Flemish
- eindexamen Dutch, Flemish
- uiteinde Dutch, Flemish
- weekeinde Dutch, Flemish
- weekend Dutch, Flemish
- week-end French
- weekend French
- уик-энд Russian
- ἀντίος Ancient Greek
- *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂entíos Proto-Indo-European
- *yeh₂- Proto-Indo-European
- *andijaz Proto-Germanic
- *andijōną Proto-Germanic
- ände Swedish
- ED Japanese
- エンディング Japanese
- エンド Japanese
- ブックエンド Japanese
- weekend Polish
- bakende Norwegian Nynorsk
- ende Norwegian Nynorsk
- endemorene Norwegian Nynorsk
- endepunkt Norwegian Nynorsk
- endestasjon Norwegian Nynorsk
- endetarm Norwegian Nynorsk
- ending Norwegian Nynorsk
- nordende Norwegian Nynorsk
- sørende Norwegian Nynorsk
- ende Old English
- endedæg Old English
- endeleas Old English
- endian Old English
- ened Old English
- geendian Old English
- *endful Middle English
- eende Middle English
- end Middle English
- ende Middle English
- ende-day Middle English
- endeles Middle English
- endely Middle English
- enden Middle English
- ender Middle English
- endes Middle English
- endly Middle English
- endyng Middle English
- for-ende Middle English
- fulenden Middle English
- hende Middle English
- taylende Middle English
- toun Middle English
- éad Irish
- enda Old Norse
- endi Old Norse
- endir Old Norse
- ende Danish
- endelig Danish
- endestation Danish
- endetarm Danish
- weekend Danish
- víkend Czech
- викенд Serbo-Croatian
- वीकेंड Hindi
- ende Middle Dutch
- (*)endi Old High German
- enti Old High German
- ét Old Irish
- étaigidir Old Irish
- einde Afrikaans
- eud Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- ende Middle High German
- Enn Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- andej Albanian
- anije Albanian
- ansujë Albanian
- anë Albanian
- anëtar Albanian
- meranë Albanian
- perëndoj Albanian
- pranë Albanian
- 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍃 Gothic
- *andī gmw-pro
- endi Old Dutch
- *occa Proto-Finnic
- *yantus Proto-Celtic
- énte Cimbrian
- викенд Macedonian
- endon Old Saxon
- víkend Slovak
- Endi Alemannic German
- wikendi Swahili
- ende Old Frisian
- wiken Tok Pisin
- Eend Saterland Frisian
- eendelk Saterland Frisian
- eendloos Saterland Frisian
- *antā Proto-Albanian
- ਵੀਕਐਂਡ Panjabi, Punjabi
- ويكاند Moroccan Arabic
- End Pennsylvania German
- Enn Hunsrik
- ويكند Hijazi Arabic
- ānte Tocharian B
- ānt Tocharian A
- *ā́ntë Proto-Tocharian
- *ońća urj-fpr-pro
- if
- 's
- in
- pin
- dog
- box
- say
- cap
- bud
- bell
- game
- foot
- wall
- note
- tail
- mill
- head
- time
- back
- leaf
- town
- mark
- span
- dead
- endo
- work
- bulb
- gate
- book
- week
- knot
- play
- nose
- year
- brain
- plate
- endly
- stage
- ender
- stone
- court
- coend
- unend
- upend
- anend
- point
- paper
- sheet
- blown
- board
- cliff
- endif
- ennet
- split
- endeth
- by-end
- endman
- endest
- forend
- ending
- endful
- endcap
- antiae
- end in
- member
- endian
- endsay
- dogend
- endbox
- endism
- loader
- endpin
- endbud
- speech
- endnote
- scraper
- endwise
- yearend
- endwork
- endmost
- endgame
- endable
- endless
- deadend
- endling
- endtime
- upender
- headend
- endplay
- backend
- endbulb
- tailend
- endlike
- endward
- bookend
- endgate
- endleaf
- endmill
- station
- unendly
- weekend
- endspan
- endsome
- endknot
- endpoint
- endstage
- endnoted
- weekendy
- endstone
- endpaper
- fore-end
- unending
- endsheet
- endboard
- tail end
- end mark
- endplate
- endbrain
- end-foot
- endcourt
- endwards
- Townsend
- endblown
- Wallsend
- bell-end
- nonending
- unendable
- tailender
- endlessly
- bi-endian
- weekendly
- weekender
- endspeech
- split end
- Cliffsend
- endloader
- endmember
- nonweekend
- weekendful
- endstation
- nose-ender
- endianness
- endfulness
- endscraper
- endingless
- neverending
- endlessness
- endopathogenic
- weekend warrior
- endogalactosaminidase