ending
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 Translations Translations 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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