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  • 31end — n. & v. n. 1 a the extreme limit; the point beyond which a thing does not continue. b an extremity of a line, or of the greatest dimension of an object. c the furthest point (to the ends of the earth). 2 the surface bounding a thing at either… …

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  • 32come*/*/*/ — [kʌm] (past tense came [keɪm] ; past participle come) verb 1) to move to the place where the person who is speaking is, or to the place that they are going, or to the place that they are talking about Billy, I want you to come here at once![/ex]… …

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  • 33end — 1. noun 1) the end of the road Syn: extremity, furthermost part, limit; margin, edge, border, boundary, periphery; point, tip, tail end, tag end, terminus Ant: beginning …

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  • 34end — end1 [ end ] noun count *** ▸ 1 final part ▸ 2 place farthest out ▸ 3 reason/goal ▸ 4 part in activity ▸ 5 opposite place ▸ 6 someone s death ▸ 7 in football ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) the final part of a period of time: at the end of something: You re… …

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  • 35end */*/*/ — I UK [end] / US noun [countable] Word forms end : singular end plural ends Get it right: end: People often confuse the phrases at the end and in the end. In the end is similar to finally or eventually. Use it when you are saying what happens… …

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  • 36come to your resting place —    to die    Not reaching your overnight hotel but the common imagery of likening death to resting while you await resurrection or whatever may be in store. Also as come to the end of the road:     He drove me direct to this bungalow and then to… …

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  • 37end — I. n. 1. Extremity, extreme point. 2. Close, cessation, period, expiration, finale, finis, last, fall of the curtain. 3. Conclusion, completion. 4. Termination, bound, limit. 5. Final state, ultimate condition. 6. Result, event, consequence,… …

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  • 38end — end1 ender, n. /end/, n. 1. the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is longer than it is wide or broad: the end of a street; the end of a rope. 2. a point, line, or limitation that indicates the full extent, degree, etc., of… …

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  • 39end — /ɛnd / (say end) noun 1. an extremity of anything that is longer than it is broad: the end of a street; the end of a rope. 2. an extreme or farthermost part of anything extended in space. 3. anything that bounds an object at one of its… …

  • 40end, ending, ended — Both end and ending refer to a termination or close of something, a conclusion, the final part of an action or happening. Thus one may refer to the end or the ending of a war, a book, a play, or a love affair. End, however, is more often applied… …

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