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ending
[en-ding]
noun
a bringing or coming to an end; termination; close.
Putting away the Christmas ornaments marked the ending of the season.
the final or concluding part; conclusion.
a story with a happy ending.
death; destruction.
Grammar.a morpheme, especially an inflection, at the end of a word, as -s in cuts.
(not in technical use) any final word part, as the -ow of widow.
ending
/ ˈɛԻɪŋ /
noun
the act of bringing to or reaching an end
the last part of something, as a book, film, etc
the final part of a word, esp a suffix
chess another word for endgame
Other 51Թ Forms
- unending adjective
- unendingly adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Example Sentences
Deliberately ending a pregnancy outside of these circumstances remains a criminal offence in England and Wales under the 1861 Offences Against the Person Act, which carries a maximum punishment of life in prison.
The mystery of Fox’s death gets resolved, yet Oates doesn’t end there: Her ending changes who has the power.
But he again over-drove when it mattered, making mistakes on both of his laps in the final session, and ending up seventh on the grid.
In the first act of Flanagan’s movie — that’s Act 3 for those who need to be reminded that “Life of Chuck” is not your average narrative feature, okay! — the world is ending.
She urged families to keep young people away from trouble and stop them from ending up with criminal records.
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When To Use
An ending is a conclusion, as in I like stories with a happy ending.An ending is also a time when something is finishing or nearing completion, as in I’m ending my school career with all As. An ending is the opposite of a beginning and is used to mean the conclusion of something. Movies have endings. So do civilizations, like the Roman Empire. We even sometimes refer to a person’s death as an ending. Endings and the reasons or events surrounding them are often intensely studied or debated.Example: I liked the book until the terrible ending where the villain won in the last chapter.
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