ending

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈɛndɪŋ/

Etymology 1

From Middle English endyng, endinge, endunge, from Old English endung, ġeendung, equivalent to end + -ing.

Noun

ending (plural endings)

1. A termination or conclusion.
2. The last part of something.

   The book has a happy ending.

   The film has an unexpected ending.

3. (grammar) The last morpheme of a word, added to some base to make an inflected form (such as -s in "dogs").

   Spanish verb forms have different endings depending on the tense, mood and person.

Synonyms

• (termination or conclusion): conclusion, end, termination
• (last part of something): end, finale
• (grammar): termination, suffix

Translations

• French: fin
• German: Ende, Ablauf, Beendigung
• Italian: terminazione, cessazione, fine, chiusura
• Portuguese: fim, final, término, conclusão, finalização, terminação
• Russian: заверше́ние
• Spanish: finalización

Translations

• German: Ende
• Italian: termine, finale
• Portuguese: fim, final
• Russian: оконча́ние
• Spanish: final

Etymology 2

From Middle English ending, endyng, endende, from Old English endiende, from Proto-Germanic *andijōndz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *andijōną, equivalent to end + -ing.

Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of end

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