Idioms make (both) ends meet, to manage to live on one's income: trying to make both ends meet with two jobs. Idioms no end, very much or many: We were pleased no end by the enthusiastic response.
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intention, intent, purpose, design, aim, end, object, objective, goal mean what one intends to accomplish or attain. intention implies little more than what one has in mind to do or bring about. intent suggests clearer formulation or greater deliberateness. purpose suggests a more settled determination.
When a situation, process, or activity ends, or when something or someone ends it, it reaches its final point and stops. The meeting quickly ended and Steve and I left the room.
When is your meeting due to end? Her resignation ends months of speculation about her future. Their marriage ended in 1991.
For what end should I toil? The end of our club is to advance conversation and friendship.
Aristotle emphasized 'final causes,' or ends, suggesting that everything has a purpose or a final point it strives toward. Philosophers argue that understanding the ends can lead to a more meaningful life as it helps define our goals.
A piece of string has two ends, while stories, races, and years have just one end each. When you buy a length of fabric, the leftover bit is an end, and the final point of almost anything — a play or a marriage — is also an end.