What is the meaning of ending?

noun

  • The end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme. )
    • usage: "I don't like words that have -ism as an ending"
  • The act of ending something.
    • usage: "the termination of the agreement"
  • The point in time at which something ends.
    • usage: "the end of the year"; "the ending of warranty period"
  • Event whose occurrence ends something.
    • usage: "his death marked the ending of an era"; "when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show"
  • The last section of a communication.
    • usage: "in conclusion I want to say..."

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"
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APAWordNet. (2010). ending. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/ending/definitions/1215869
ChicagoWordNet. 2010. "ending" http://smartdefine.org/ending/definitions/1215869 (accessed September 20, 2026).
HarvardWordNet 2010, ending, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/ending/definitions/1215869>.
MLAWordNet. "ending" 23 October 2010. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/ending/definitions/1215869>
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