Слово англійською: end
Дієслово
Переклад end українською: скінчи́тися, закі́нчитися (дійти́ до кінця́), заверши́тися, заверши́ти (зупини́ти, переста́ти роби́ти і т. д.)
Детальний опис
end
verb /end/
[intransitive, transitive]- to finish; to reach a point and go no further; to make something finish
- At last the war ended.
- The road ends here.
- How does the story end?
- The problems did not end there.
- end with something Her note ended with the words: ‘See you soon.’
- end by doing something The speaker ended by suggesting some topics for discussion.
- end something They decided to end their relationship.
- to end the occupation/conflict/violence
- A back injury effectively ended her career.
- end something with something The team ended the season with a 4–0 win.
- + speech ‘And that was that,’ she ended.
Express Yourself Ending a conversationEnding a conversationWhen you stop talking to somebody, there are polite ways to end a conversation:- It's been lovely talking to you.
- It's been so nice to hear all your news.
- It's been good to catch up.
- I'm so glad we got to talk.
- I'm sorry, I have to rush off.
- It was nice to meet you. I'm sorry I have to go now.
- Will you excuse me? There's someone I've got to speak to.
Word OriginOld English ende (noun), endian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch einde (noun), einden (verb) and German Ende (noun), enden (verb).
Idioms end your days/life (in something)
- to spend the last part of your life in a particular state or place
- He ended his days in poverty.
Express Yourself Wrapping up a discussionWrapping up a discussionIn a formal meeting or conference, you may have to bring the session to a close. Here are some ways to get people to stop speaking:- I’m afraid we’re running out of time, so we'll have to make this the final question.
- We've only got a couple of minutes left, so can we summarize what we've agreed?
- I'd like to close the session with a few final remarks…
- We'll have to leave it there, but thank you all very much for your input.
- Well, that's all we have time for today, but we'll meet again on Tuesday.
- I'd like to thank you all for coming and for a very productive meeting.
- (British English, informal) if you say that something will end in tears, you are warning somebody that what they are doing will have an unhappy or unpleasant result
- After all that excitement the day was bound to end in tears.
- Needless to say, it ended in tears.
- He warned us it would all end in tears.
end it all | end your life
- to kill yourself
a/the something to end all sths
- used to emphasize how large, important, exciting, etc. you think something is
- The movie has a car chase to end all car chases.
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