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ending
[en-ding]
noun
a bringing or coming to an end; termination; close.
Putting away the Christmas ornaments marked the ending of the season.
the final or concluding part; conclusion.
a story with a happy ending.
death; destruction.
Grammar.a morpheme, especially an inflection, at the end of a word, as -s in cuts.
(not in technical use) any final word part, as the -ow of widow.
ending
/ ˈɛԻɪŋ /
noun
the act of bringing to or reaching an end
the last part of something, as a book, film, etc
the final part of a word, esp a suffix
chess another word for endgame
Other Word Forms
- unending adjective
- unendingly adverb
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
But he again over-drove when it mattered, making mistakes on both of his laps in the final session, and ending up seventh on the grid.
In the first act of Flanagan’s movie — that’s Act 3 for those who need to be reminded that “Life of Chuck” is not your average narrative feature, okay! — the world is ending.
She urged families to keep young people away from trouble and stop them from ending up with criminal records.
"This includes ending the use of hotels, testing new locally-led models, and working closely with local authorities and other departments to ensure a fairer, more efficient approach," they added.
He did the same thing in the fifth, ending the inning with two vintage swing-and-miss curveballs that left Tyler Fitzgerald looking silly.
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When To Use
An ending is a conclusion, as in I like stories with a happy ending.An ending is also a time when something is finishing or nearing completion, as in I’m ending my school career with all As. An ending is the opposite of a beginning and is used to mean the conclusion of something. Movies have endings. So do civilizations, like the Roman Empire. We even sometimes refer to a person’s death as an ending. Endings and the reasons or events surrounding them are often intensely studied or debated.Example: I liked the book until the terrible ending where the villain won in the last chapter.
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