{
    "term": "ending",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the last part of a story, film, etc.",
            "sensetop": "ending to something",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "His stories usually have a **happy ending**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Friends don't spoil the endings of films for their friends."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's a beautiful ending to the scene.",
                    "contextForm": "ending to something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I don't want to ruin the ending for you."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The book has a sad ending."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The story has a tragic ending."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This is a happy ending to a rather sad story."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Literature and writing", "Film and theatre"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["happy", "sad", "tragic"],
                "verb + ending": ["have", "ruin", "spoil"],
                "preposition": ["ending to"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the act of finishing something; the last part of something",
            "sensetop": "ending to something",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Today is the anniversary of the ending of the Pacific War."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It was the perfect ending to the perfect day.",
                    "contextForm": "ending to something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The meal was the perfect ending to a great weekend."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I was surprised by the abrupt ending to the conversation."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The crowd cheered on the unknown Tunisian, hoping for a fairy-tale ending to the race."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["happy", "sad", "tragic"],
                "verb + ending": ["have", "ruin", "spoil"],
                "preposition": ["ending to"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "the last part of a word, that is added to a main part",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "verb endings"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a masculine/feminine ending"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Language"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈendɪŋ/",
                "audio": "en/ending/ending__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈendɪŋ/",
                "audio": "en/ending/ending__us_3.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English endung ‘termination, completion’ (see end, -ing)."
}