What is the meaning of ended?

verb

  • Have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical.
    • usage: "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"
  • Bring to an end or halt.
    • usage: "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"
  • Be the end of; be the last or concluding part of.
    • usage: "This sad scene ended the movie"
  • Put an end to.
    • usage: "The terrible news ended our hopes that he had survived"

adjective

  • Having come or been brought to a conclusion.
    • usage: "the harvesting was complete"; "the affair is over, ended, finished"; "the abruptly terminated interview"
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APAWordNet. (2010). ended. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/ended/definitions/1173307
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