Ended — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical

bring to an end or halt

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɛndᵻd/

🇬🇧British English

/dwˈɔːflɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dwˈɔːflɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /ˈɛndᵻd/.

Examples

the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed
Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other
My property ends by the bushes

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

complete end over all over concluded finish terminate stop terminated cease

Antonyms

begin

Parts of Speech

verb	have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical “the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed”
verb	bring to an end or halt “She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime”
verb	be the end of; be the last or concluding part of “This sad scene ended the movie”
verb	put an end to “The terrible news ended our hopes that he had survived”
adjective	having come or been brought to a conclusion “the harvesting was complete”

Word Forms

end	noun	the last section of a communication
finish	noun	event whose occurrence ends something
terminative	adjective	coming to an end
terminus	noun	a place where something ends or is complete
ending	noun	the act of ending something
termination	noun	the act of ending something

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

beendet

ein Ziel haben, im zeitlichen, räumlichen oder quantitativen Sinne; entweder räumlich oder metaphorisch

🇫🇷French

terminé

avoir une fin, dans un sens temporel, spatial ou quantitatif ; soit spatial, soit métaphorique

🇪🇸Spanish

terminó

tener un fin, en sentido temporal, espacial o cuantitativo; ya sea espacial o metafórico

🇮🇹Italian

finito

avere un fine, in senso temporale, spaziale o quantitativo; spaziali o metaforici

🇳🇱Dutch

eindigde

een doel hebben, in temporele, ruimtelijke of kwantitatieve zin; ruimtelijk of metaforisch

🇵🇹Portuguese

terminou

ter um fim, no sentido temporal, espacial ou quantitativo; seja espacial ou metafórico

🇷🇺Russian

закончился

иметь цель во временном, пространственном или количественном смысле; либо пространственный, либо метафорический

India

🇮🇳Hindi

समाप्त

लौकिक, स्थानिक या मात्रात्मक अर्थ में अंत होता है; या तो स्थानिक या रूपक

🇧🇩Bengali

শেষ

একটি অস্থায়ী, স্থানিক, বা পরিমাণগত অর্থে একটি শেষ আছে; হয় স্থানিক বা রূপক

🇮🇳Tamil

முடிந்தது

ஒரு தற்காலிக, இடஞ்சார்ந்த அல்லது அளவு அர்த்தத்தில் ஒரு முடிவைக் கொண்டிருங்கள்; இடஞ்சார்ந்த அல்லது உருவகம்

🇮🇳Telugu

ముగిసింది

తాత్కాలిక, ప్రాదేశిక లేదా పరిమాణాత్మక కోణంలో ముగింపును కలిగి ఉండండి; ప్రాదేశిక లేదా రూపకం

🇮🇳Marathi

संपले

तात्पुरती, अवकाशीय किंवा परिमाणवाचक अर्थाने अंत आहे; एकतर अवकाशीय किंवा रूपकात्मक

🇮🇳Gujarati

સમાપ્ત

ટેમ્પોરલ, અવકાશી અથવા માત્રાત્મક અર્થમાં, અંત હોવો જોઈએ; અવકાશી અથવા રૂપક

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೊನೆಗೊಂಡಿತು

ತಾತ್ಕಾಲಿಕ, ಪ್ರಾದೇಶಿಕ ಅಥವಾ ಪರಿಮಾಣಾತ್ಮಕ ಅರ್ಥದಲ್ಲಿ ಅಂತ್ಯವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರಿ; ಪ್ರಾದೇಶಿಕ ಅಥವಾ ರೂಪಕ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അവസാനിച്ചു

താത്കാലികമോ, സ്ഥലപരമോ, അളവ്പരമോ ആയ അർത്ഥത്തിൽ ഒരു അവസാനം ഉണ്ടായിരിക്കുക; ഒന്നുകിൽ സ്പേഷ്യൽ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ മെറ്റാഫോറിക്കൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਖਤਮ ਹੋ ਗਿਆ

ਇੱਕ ਅਸਥਾਈ, ਸਥਾਨਿਕ, ਜਾਂ ਮਾਤਰਾਤਮਕ ਅਰਥਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ, ਇੱਕ ਅੰਤ ਹੈ; ਜਾਂ ਤਾਂ ਸਥਾਨਿਕ ਜਾਂ ਅਲੰਕਾਰਿਕ

🇵🇰Urdu

ختم

ایک وقتی، مقامی، یا مقداری معنوں میں اختتام ہونا؛ یا تو مقامی یا استعاراتی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

结束了

在时间、空间或数量意义上有终点；无论是空间的还是隐喻的

🇯🇵Japanese

終わった

時間的、空間的、または量的な意味での終わりがある。空間的または比喩的

🇰🇷Korean

끝났다

시간적, 공간적, 양적 의미에서 목적을 갖습니다. 공간적이든 은유적이든

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đã kết thúc

có mục đích, theo nghĩa thời gian, không gian hoặc số lượng; không gian hoặc ẩn dụ

🇹🇭Thai

สิ้นสุดแล้ว

มีจุดสิ้นสุด ในแง่ชั่วคราว เชิงพื้นที่ หรือเชิงปริมาณ ทั้งเชิงพื้นที่หรือเชิงเปรียบเทียบ

🇮🇩Indonesian

berakhir

mempunyai tujuan, dalam arti temporal, spasial, atau kuantitatif; baik spasial maupun metaforis

🇵🇭Filipino

natapos

may katapusan, sa temporal, spatial, o quantitative na kahulugan; spatial man o metaporikal

🇲🇾Malay

tamat

mempunyai penghujung, dalam pengertian temporal, spatial, atau kuantitatif; sama ada spatial atau metafora

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

انتهى

لها نهاية، بالمعنى الزماني أو المكاني أو الكمي؛ سواء مكانية أو مجازية

🇮🇷Persian

پایان یافت

دارای پایان، به معنای زمانی، مکانی، یا کمی. یا فضایی یا استعاری

🇹🇷Turkish

sona erdi

zamansal, mekansal veya niceliksel anlamda bir sonu vardır; mekansal veya mecazi

🇮🇱Hebrew

הסתיים

יש סוף, במובן זמני, מרחבי או כמותי; או מרחבי או מטפורי

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The primary meaning of 'ended' is 'have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical'.

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Using 'ended' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'ended' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'ended' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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