end
part of speech
noun (end, ends); verb (end, ends, ended, ending)
meaning for a pupil
1) The end is the last part of something, like the end of a story or a day. tree →
2) An end is the far part or tip of something long, like the end of a rope or a road. tree →
3) To end means to stop or to finish. tree →
4) An end can also mean an aim, what you want to get. tree →
sense in the lessons
maths: the last moment or place; the amount «at the end» is the result after all changes; ends of a row (trees from one end to the other); end time of an event (length = end − start); stories: «the end», a happy ending; everyday life: the end of term, the deep end of the pool; phrases: «in the end», «end up», «make ends meet», «at the end of»
examples
- At the end of the day, he had 5 dollars. tree →
- The movie ends at 8 o'clock. tree →
- How many are left at the end? tree →
- She ran to the end of the road. tree →
- Hold the other end of the rope. tree →
- The school year ends in summer. tree →
- In the end, they became friends. tree →
- We sat at the end of the table. tree →
- The story does not end here. tree →
note
Points to the final amount after all the changes. Trap: «trees from one end to the other» of a row often counts both ends (one more than the gaps). «End up» means finally be somewhere or have something.
In the corpora
- At the other end of working life comes retirement, when people stop paid work for good.
- By the end of the call there is a plan, and he says, "Right.
- Families move house for many reasons: a new job, more room, a cheaper rent, or because a tenancy ends.
- A divorce is the official legal end of a marriage, and "the divorce came through" means the court has finished it.
- Good secrets are about timing, like a surprise party that ends in a happy moment.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «end» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.