Tra từ end - Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th

end (ĕnd)n.
1. Either extremity of something that has length:
the end of the pier.
2. The outside or extreme edge or physical limit; a boundary:
the end of town.
3. The point in time when an action, an event, or a phenomenon ceases or is completed; the conclusion:
the end of the day.
4. A result; an outcome.
5. Something toward which one strives; a goal. See Synonyms at intention.
6. The termination of life or existence; death: “A man awaits his end/Dreading and hoping all” (William Butler Yeats).
7. The ultimate extent; the very limit:
the end of one's patience.
8. Slang. The very best; the ultimate:
This pizza's the end.
9. A remainder; a remnant.
10.
a. A share of a responsibility or obligation:
your end of the bargain.
b. A particular area of responsibility:
in charge of the business end of the campaign.
11. Football.
a. Either of the players in the outermost position on the line of scrimmage.
b. The position played by such a player.v. end·ed, end·ing, endsv. tr.
1. To bring to a conclusion.
2. To form the last or concluding part of:
the song that ended the performance.
3. To destroy:
ended our hopes.v. intr.
1. To come to a finish; cease. See Synonyms at complete.
2. To arrive at a place, situation, or condition as a result of a course of action. Often used with up:
He ended up as an advisor to the president. The painting ended up being sold for a million dollars.
3. To die.Idioms:in the end
Eventually; ultimately:
All will turn out well in the end.no end
A great deal:
She had no end of stories to tell.on end
1. Having one end down; upright:
books placed on end on the shelf.
2. Without stopping:
drove for hours on end. [Middle English ende, from Old English. See ant- in Indo-European Roots.]