ending

Definition

  • noun: the final part of something
  • noun: something that constitutes an end

Examples

  • You can often recognize an English adverb by its “-ly” 'ending'.

  • Common verb 'endings' in English are “-s,” “-ed,” and “-ing.”

  • She thought about 'ending it all' after her baby died.

Movie quotes

  • (..) Starts a catalog, opens three more stores, and after five years, he sells the company to Leslie Wexner and The Limited for $ million. Happy ending, right? Except two years later, the company's worth $ million, and Roy Raymond jumps off the Golden Gate Bridge. Poor guy just wanted to buy his wife (..)
    2010 The Social Network
  • (..) I wanted to tell you, but I didn't dare. I knew you wouldn't have left and the Gestapo would have caught you, so I... Well, you know the rest. It's still a story without an ending. What about now? Now? I don't know. I know I'll never have the strength to leave you again. (..)
    1942 Casablanca
  • (..) It's time for me to flatter Strasser. I'll see you later. Sascha! French '. Put up the whole row of those. Starting here and ending here. We will begin with two. What did you say? Would you repeat it? What I said is not your business. (..)
    1942 Casablanca