{ "term": "end", "partOfSpeech": "noun", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "a1", "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "the final part of a period of time, an event, an activity or a story", "sensetop": "at the end of somethingat the endby the end of somethingto the end of somethingtowards the end (of something)until the enduntil the end of something", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "It's the end of an era." }, { "text": "the end of the book" }, { "text": "at the end of the week", "contextForm": "at the end of something" }, { "text": "There’ll be a chance to ask questions at the end.", "contextForm": "at the end" }, { "text": "He wants the reports by the end of the month.", "contextForm": "by the end of something" }, { "text": "She remained active as an artist to the end of her life.", "contextForm": "to the end of something" }, { "text": "I was getting bored towards the end of the talk.", "contextForm": "towards the end (of something)" }, { "text": "We didn't leave until the **very end**.", "contextForm": "until the end" }, { "text": "I'm staying until the end of this week.", "contextForm": "until the end of something" }, { "text": "We had to hear about the whole journey **from beginning to end**." }, { "text": "He is **nearing the end** of his career." }, { "text": "Our end-of-season sale starts next week." }, { "text": "I'll never get to the end of this book!" }, { "text": "It stayed hot right up to the end of September." }, { "text": "They get married at the end of the movie." }, { "text": "I hope to finish this by the end of the week." }, { "text": "They finally get named at the end of the book." }, { "text": "Her death marks the end of an era." }, { "text": "You don't know who the murderer is until right at the end of the book." }, { "text": "His story was one big lie from beginning to end." }, { "text": "The award was a fitting end to a distinguished career." }, { "text": "The pigs were weighed at the beginning and end of the experiment." }, { "text": "Near the end of each term, students were selected from each class for a prize." }, { "text": "The new rules could be in place before the end of this year." }, { "text": "The plants die at the end of each growing season." }, { "text": "Her contract expires at the end of the year." }, { "text": "In the six months to the end of March overall revenue rose 18%." }, { "text": "They scored a goal three minutes from the end of extra time." } ], "topics": ["Literature and writing"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["abrupt", "sudden", "early"], "verb + end": ["come to", "get to", "reach"], "end + verb": ["be in sight"], "end + noun": ["user", "point", "product"], "preposition": ["at an end", "at the end", "by the end"], "phrases": [ "at the very end", "right at the end", "from beginning to end" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "a situation in which something does not exist any more", "sensetop": "at an endan end to something", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "It was the end of all his dreams." }, { "text": "That was by no means the end of the matter." }, { "text": "The war was finally at an end.", "contextForm": "at an end" }, { "text": "The meeting **came to an end** *(= finished)*." }, { "text": "The coup **brought** his corrupt regime **to an end**." }, { "text": "This latest attack could **spell the end of** the peace process." }, { "text": "They have **called for an end to** violence.", "contextForm": "an end to something" }, { "text": "an end to the conflict/war" }, { "text": "Let’s **put an end to** *(= stop)* these rumours once and for all." }, { "text": "There's no **end in sight** to the present crisis." }, { "text": "Cheap air travel **marked the end** of the golden age of the British seaside holiday." }, { "text": "The release of ‘The Jazz Singer’ **signalled the end** of the silent movie era." }, { "text": "He won't win, but he'll keep fighting to the end." }, { "text": "Talks were in progress to bring an end to the fighting." }, { "text": "The meeting finally came to an end at six." }, { "text": "The proceedings are expected to be at an end by 6 p.m." }, { "text": "What the business community wants is an end to the recession." }, { "text": "The injury brought her career to an early end." }, { "text": "As far as I'm concerned, that's the end of it." }, { "text": "the end of the civil war" }, { "text": "They demanded an end to racial discrimination in the workplace." }, { "text": "I think I've finally reached the end of the teen movie craze." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["abrupt", "sudden", "early"], "verb + end": ["come to", "get to", "reach"], "end + verb": ["be in sight"], "end + noun": ["user", "point", "product"], "preposition": ["at an end", "at the end", "by the end"], "phrases": [ "at the very end", "right at the end", "from beginning to end" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "the part of an object or a place that is the furthest away from its centre", "sensetop": "at the end of somethingon the end of something", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "I joined the end of the queue." }, { "text": "Go to the end of the line!" }, { "text": "Turn right at the end of the road.", "contextForm": "at the end of something" }, { "text": "His office is the room at **the other end** of the corridor." }, { "text": "That's his wife sitting at **the far end** of the table." }, { "text": "You've got something on the end of your nose.", "contextForm": "on the end of something" }, { "text": "Tie the ends of the string together." }, { "text": "These two products are from **opposite ends** of the price range." }, { "text": "We've travelled from one end of Mexico to the other." }, { "text": "They live in the end house." }, { "text": "Continue until you reach the end of the road." }, { "text": "The bank is right at the end of the street." }, { "text": "The famous Las Vegas Strip is about three miles from end to end." }, { "text": "Turn into Hope Street and our house is right at the end." }, { "text": "the southern end of the lake" }, { "text": "We walked along the whole promenade, from end to end." }, { "text": "The rope was unfastened at one end." }, { "text": "Take the free end of the rope and pass it through the hole." }, { "text": "housebuyers at the cheap end of the market" }, { "text": "The two parties represent opposite ends of the political spectrum." }, { "text": "The car was lifted up by the winds and tumbled end over end along the ground." }, { "text": "Their red blood cells were at the low end of the normal range." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["bottom", "lower", "top"], "verb + end": ["come to", "get to", "reach"], "end + noun": ["part", "piece", "portion"], "preposition": ["at the end", "on end"], "phrases": ["at one end", "change ends", "close to the end"] } }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "an aim or a purpose", "examples": [ { "text": "They are prepared to use violence in pursuit of their ends." }, { "text": "She is exploiting the current situation for her own ends." }, { "text": "He joined the society for political ends." }, { "text": "**With this end in view** *(= in order to achieve this)* they employed 50 new staff." }, { "text": "We are willing to make any concessions necessary **to this end** *(= in order to achieve this)*." }, { "text": "They are working towards common ends." }, { "text": "Despite our differences, we were working to a common end." }, { "text": "She was prepared to lie in order to achieve her ends." }, { "text": "He wished to have a house built, and to this end he engaged a local architect." }, { "text": "The money might have been used to more beneficial ends." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["noble", "worthwhile", "worthy"], "verb + end": ["accomplish", "achieve", "attain"], "preposition": ["to… ends", "to this end"], "phrases": [ "an end in itself", "a means to an end", "the end justifies the means" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 5, "definition": "a part of an activity with which somebody is involved, especially in business", "examples": [ { "text": "We need somebody to handle the marketing end of the business." }, { "text": "Are there any problems at your end?" }, { "text": "I have kept my end of the bargain." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["bottom", "lower", "top"], "verb + end": ["come to", "get to", "reach"], "end + noun": ["part", "piece", "portion"], "preposition": ["at the end", "on end"], "phrases": ["at one end", "change ends", "close to the end"] } }, { "senseNumber": 6, "definition": "either of two places connected by a phone call, journey, etc.", "examples": [ { "text": "I answered the phone but there was no one **at the other end**." }, { "text": "Jean is going to meet me at **the other end**." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 7, "definition": "one of the two halves of a sports field", "cefr": "a2", "examples": [ { "text": "The teams changed ends at half-time." } ], "topics": ["Sports: ball and racket sports"] }, { "senseNumber": 8, "definition": "a small piece that is left after something has been used", "labels": "(British English)", "examples": [ { "text": "a cigarette end" } ] }, { "senseNumber": 9, "definition": "a person’s death. People say ‘end’ to avoid saying ‘death’.", "labels": "(literary)", "examples": [ { "text": "She came to **an untimely end** *(= died young)*." }, { "text": "I was with him at the end *(= when he died)*." }, { "text": "He **met his end** *(= died)* at the Battle of Waterloo." }, { "text": "He was bound to meet a violent end one day." }, { "text": "The end came when he collapsed after playing golf." }, { "text": "She had a short life and a tragic end." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["sad", "tragic", "bad"], "verb + end": ["come to", "meet"], "end + verb": ["come"] } }, { "senseNumber": 10, "definition": "a lineman who is nearest to the side of the field", "cefr": "c2", "examples": [ { "text": "a defensive end" }, { "text": "He does as good a job as any end in football at helping his teammates." } ], "topics": ["Sports: ball and racket sports"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used to introduce the most important fact after everything has been considered", "labels": "(informal)", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "At the end of the day, he'll still have to make his own decision." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "having nothing to do and not knowing what you want to do", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "Come and see us, if you're at a loose end." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "something unpleasant that happens to somebody, for example punishment or a violent death, usually because of their own actions", "labels": "(British English, informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "He'll **come to a sticky end** one of these days if he carries on like that." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to have almost nothing left of something", "examples": [ { "text": "I'm at the end of my patience." }, { "text": "They are at the end of their food supply." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to feel that you cannot deal with a difficult situation any more because you are too tired, worried, etc.", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "You’d better let her know you’re safe. She’s at the end of her tether." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to be the person that an action, etc. is directed at, especially an unpleasant one", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "She found herself on the receiving end of a great deal of criticism." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to be so worried by a problem that you do not know what to do next", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "She was at her wits’ end wondering how she’d manage it all in the time." }, { "text": "I'm at my wits' end trying to cope with his moods." } ], "topics": ["Feelings"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "when you say that people or situations are the end, you mean that you are annoyed with them", "labels": "(British English, informal)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "the first sign of something ending", "examples": [ { "text": "The scandal was the beginning of the end of his career as a politician." }, { "text": "It wasn't the end of their marriage, but it was the beginning of the end." }, { "text": "That day was the beginning of the end of our friendship." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to become very tired by trying to do too many things and going to bed late and getting up early", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "a thing that is itself important and not just a part of something more important", "examples": [ { "text": "For her, shopping had become an end in itself." }, { "text": "For him, travelling had become an end in itself rather than a means of seeing new places." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "bad or unfair methods of doing something are acceptable if the result of that action is good or positive", "labels": "(saying)", "examples": [ { "text": "He defended a morality in which the end justifies the means." }, { "text": "That's only OK if you believe that the end justifies the means." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "(to reach) the point at which something can no longer continue in the same way", "examples": [ { "text": "A defeat in the second round marked the end of the line for last year's champion." }, { "text": "The loss of this contract could signal the end of the line for the shipyard." }, { "text": "This latest disagreement could mean the end of the road for the band." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used when you are stating that there is nothing more that can be said or done about something", "examples": [ { "text": "If she doesn’t agree, I won’t go ahead. End of story." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "in a line, with the ends touching", "examples": [ { "text": "They arranged the tables end to end." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to have sex", "labels": "(British English, slang)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to be the person in a group who is chosen or forced to perform an unpleasant duty or task", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to understand something in the wrong way", "labels": "(British English, informal)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to suddenly become very angry or emotional", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to do everything possible, even if it is difficult, in order to get or achieve something", "examples": [ { "text": "I'd go to the ends of the earth to see her again." } ], "topics": ["Success"] }, { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "after a long period of time or series of events", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "He tried various jobs and in the end became an accountant." }, { "text": "In the end, they decided to spend Christmas at home." } ], "topics": ["Time"] }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "after everything has been considered", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "You can try your best to impress the interviewers but in the end it's often just a question of luck." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to start or be made to start a new and difficult activity that you are not prepared for", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "Junior hospital doctors are thrown in at the deep end in their first jobs." }, { "text": "The company believes in throwing new employees in at the deep end with no training." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to continue to be cheerful in a difficult situation", "labels": "(British English, informal)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "something that shows you are nearly at the end of a long and difficult time or situation", "examples": [ { "text": "For the first time since the start of his treatment, we can now see light at the end of the tunnel." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to earn just enough money to be able to buy the things you need", "examples": [ { "text": "Many families struggle to make ends meet." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to shock or frighten somebody", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "a chilling tale that will make your hair stand on end" } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "a thing or an action that is not interesting or important in itself but is a way of achieving something else", "examples": [ { "text": "He doesn't particularly like the work but he sees it as a means to an end." }, { "text": "I don't enjoy studying computing—it's just a means to an end." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "very much", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "It upset me no end to hear they'd split up." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "a lot of something", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "We had no end of trouble getting them to agree." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "not the worst thing that could happen to somebody", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "Failing one exam is not the end of the world." }, { "text": "It won't be the end of the world if you don't get the job." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to keep being reminded of something because somebody is always talking to you about it", "examples": [ { "text": "If we don't get her a dog we'll never hear the end of it." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "in a position standing upright rather than lying flat", "examples": [ { "text": "It'll fit if you stand it on end." }, { "text": "Stand the box on end." }, { "text": "Stand it on end." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "for the stated length of time, without stopping", "examples": [ { "text": "He would disappear for **weeks on end**." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to kill yourself", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "a situation in which somebody is treated badly or unfairly", "labels": "(Australian English, informal)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "the place or position of greatest difficulty or responsibility", "labels": "(British English, informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "He started work at the sharp end of the business, as a salesman." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "an event or action that is the beginning of something more serious and/or unpleasant", "labels": "(especially British English)", "examples": [ { "text": "The introduction of a tax on workplace parking is seen by many as the thin end of the wedge." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "continuing until you have done everything you can, or until something is completely finished, despite difficulties and problems", "examples": [ { "text": "They were prepared to fight to the bitter end for their rights." }, { "text": "We will fight this case to the bitter end." } ] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/end/", "audio": "en/end/end__gb_1.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/end/", "audio": "en/end/end__us_1.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "Old English ende (noun), endian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch einde (noun), einden (verb) and German Ende (noun), enden (verb)." }