Phrase guide

the end

phrase · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ðiː ɛnd/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: /ði ɛnd/

1

phrase

Meaning 1

Used traditionally at the end of a story or film.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

phrase

Meaning 2

Used to indicate the termination of something.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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3

phrase

Meaning 3

Alternative letter-case form of the end.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

46 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: النِهاية (nihāya) — end of a story or film
  • Armenian: վերջ (verǰ) — end of a story or film
  • Bulgarian: край (kraj) — end of a story or film
  • Catalan: fi — end of a story or film
  • Chinese Mandarin: 劇終 /剧终 (jùzhōng) — end of a story or film
  • Chinese Mandarin: 完 (wán) — end of a story or film
  • Chinese Mandarin: 全劇終 /全剧终 (quánjùzhōng) — end of a story or film
  • Czech: konec — end of a story or film
  • Danish: slut — end of a story or film
  • Dutch: einde — end of a story or film
  • Egyptian: D54-w-f:p*W (jw.f pw) — end of a story or film
  • Egyptian: D54-w-s-p-w (jw.s pw) — end of a story or film
  • Esperanto: fino — end of a story or film
  • Estonian: lõpp — end of a story or film
  • Finnish: loppu — end of a story or film
  • French: fin — end of a story or film
  • German: Ende — end of a story or film
  • Gothic: 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍃 (andeis) — end of a story or film
  • Greek: τέλος (télos) — end of a story or film
  • Hebrew: הסוף — end of a story or film
  • Hungarian: vége — end of a story or film
  • Indonesian: tamat — end of a story or film
  • Irish: nel — end of a story or film
  • Italian: fine — end of a story or film
  • Japanese: 終わり (owari) — end of a story or film
  • Japanese: 完 (kan) — end of a story or film
  • Japanese: おしまい — end of a story or film
  • Latin: ācta est fābula, plaudite! — end of a story or film
  • Latvian: beigas — end of a story or film
  • Laz: ბოლოშა (boloşa) — end of a story or film
  • Lithuanian: baigtis — end of a story or film
  • Malay: tamat — end of a story or film
  • Norwegian Bokmål: slutt — end of a story or film
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: slutt — end of a story or film
  • Polish: koniec — end of a story or film
  • Portuguese: fim — end of a story or film
  • Romanian: fine — end of a story or film
  • Russian: коне́ц (konéc) — end of a story or film
  • Serbo-Croatian: крај — end of a story or film
  • Serbo-Croatian: kraj — end of a story or film
  • Slovak: koniec — end of a story or film
  • Spanish: fin — end of a story or film
  • Swedish: slut — end of a story or film
  • Tagalog: wakas — end of a story or film
  • Tamil: முற்றும் (muṟṟum) — end of a story or film
  • Vietnamese: hết — end of a story or film