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end

/ˈend/END
/ˈɛnd/END

Meaningan end, a limit

Common meaning: the final part of something

Journey through time

  1. Old EnglishendesourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishendésource
  3. Englishend‘the final part of something’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old English ende ‘an end, a limit’.

Roots

  • ende Old English “an end, a limit”

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