Collocations for "ending"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "ending" in context.
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ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- the very end of
- the [deep, shallow] end (of the pool)
- the end of the [rope, lace, string]
- at the end of the [book, movie, story]
- an end to the [violence, argument, war, fighting]
- at the end of your life
- at the end of [the day, winter, summer]
- [is, could be] the end of his career
- is the end of the line
- doesn't have to be the end (of)
- will (all) work out in the end
- let that be an end to it
- is the end of the road (for)
- measures [25 feet] from end to end
- from one end to [the other, another]
- the [north] end of the [building, room]
- the [west, east] end of the city
- the [far, goal] end of the stadium
- you [take, carry] the [heavier, lighter] end
- which end is [heavier]?
- on the opposite end of [town, the house]
- on the receiving end of [his anger, the abuse]
- is [thicker, smoother, sharper] at one end
- use the [sharp, pointy, rounded, blunt] end
- in the end we [stayed, left, accepted]
- brought [proceedings, the match, the meeting] to an end
- came to a [bloody, satisfactory, welcome, sticky] end
- came to an untimely end
- just a means to an end
- the end justifies the means
- the [discussion, argument, conversation] ended
- the [book, movie, show] ended
- [story, movie, novel, season] ends with
- how does [it, the story, the movie] end?
- ended [badly, abruptly, in tears]
- [bound to, will only] end in tears
- it ended up badly
- he ended up [working, doing, attending, having, getting]
- ended up by [telling, being]
- ended up in [the hospital, bed, jail]
- ended up [with him, together, married]
- ended in [July, winter, 1945]
- ended in [a draw, victory, disaster, a stalemate]
- ended at [midnight]
- will end automatically
- the [fire, fall, bullet] ended his life
- end your own life
- to end the pain
- the [party, storm] to end all [parties, storms]
- the end [date, position, result, point]
- end [users, consumers]
- the end [credits, titles, scene]
- the end [piece, section, paragraph]
- the [discussion, argument, conversation] ended
- the very end of
- the end [date, position, result, point]
- the [book, movie, show] ended
- the [deep, shallow] end (of the pool)
- end [users, consumers]
- [story, movie, novel, season] ends with
- the end of the [rope, lace, string]
- the end [credits, titles, scene]
- how does [it, the story, the movie] end?
- at the end of the [book, movie, story]
- the end [piece, section, paragraph]
- ended [badly, abruptly, in tears]
- an end to the [violence, argument, war, fighting]
- UK: the end-papers (of the book)
- [bound to, will only] end in tears
- at the end of your life
- it ended up badly
- at the end of [the day, winter, summer]
- he ended up [working, doing, attending, having, getting]
- [is, could be] the end of his career
- ended up by [telling, being]
- is the end of the line
- ended up in [the hospital, bed, jail]
- doesn't have to be the end (of)
- ended up [with him, together, married]
- will (all) work out in the end
- ended in [July, winter, 1945]
- let that be an end to it
- ended in [a draw, victory, disaster, a stalemate]
- is the end of the road (for)
- ended at [midnight]
- measures [25 feet] from end to end
- will end automatically
- from one end to [the other, another]
- the [fire, fall, bullet] ended his life
- the [north] end of the [building, room]
- end your own life
- the [west, east] end of the city
- to end the pain
- the [far, goal] end of the stadium
- the [party, storm] to end all [parties, storms]
- you [take, carry] the [heavier, lighter] end
- which end is [heavier]?
- on the opposite end of [town, the house]
- on the receiving end of [his anger, the abuse]
- is [thicker, smoother, sharper] at one end
- use the [sharp, pointy, rounded, blunt] end
- in the end we [stayed, left, accepted]
- brought [proceedings, the match, the meeting] to an end
- came to a [bloody, satisfactory, welcome, sticky] end
- came to an untimely end
- just a means to an end
- the end justifies the means
'ending' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
April
- August
- July
- June
- Thursday
- abrupt
- anguish
- anxious
- cycle
- discussion
- dispute
- drag
- dramatic
- feminine
- find
- fitting
- gripping
- happy
- journey
- penalty
- plausible
- predictable
- rant
- redeem
- row
- ruin
- sand
- sequel
- soon
- special
- spoil
- spoiled
- spooky
- stalemate
- sudden
- surprising
- tense
- terrific
- thereby
- today
- unexpected
- unforeseen
- unfortunate
- unhappy
- voice