come to an end
end

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

end if a event, activity, or story ends, it stops happening:
How does the story end?
The school year ends in June.
finish to end - use this about an organized event such as a meeting, party, or lesson, especially when saying what time it ends:
The meeting will finish at 5.30.
What time does your Spanish class finish?
be over if an event, activity, or period of time is over, it has ended:
I can’t wait for our exams to be over.
The long summer vacation was almost over.
come to an end to finally end – used about a period of time, a situation, or an activity that has continued for a long time:
The war finally came to an end six years later.
draw to an end/to a close written to end gradually over a period of time – used in written descriptions:
These problems still remained as the twentieth century drew to an end.
time is up if time is up, you are not allowed any more time to do something:
I wasn’t able to finish the test before the time was up.
time runs out if time runs out, there is no more time available to do something, especially something important:
The desperate search for survivors continues, but time is running out.
expire formal if a ticket, bank card, legal document etc expires, the period of time during which you can use it has ended:
I’m afraid we can’t accept this credit card – it expired last week.
be at an end if something is at an end, it has ended:
We both knew that our marriage was at an end.
The long wait was at an end.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

end the part of a place or object that is furthest from the centre or the beginning:
the end of the table
the end of the street
tip the end of something, especially something pointed:
the tip of your nose
an arrow tip
point the sharp end of something:
The point of the pencil broke.
the opposite/other end (of something)
Jon and his girlfriend were sitting at the opposite end of the bar.
the far end (of something) (=furthest from you)
He walked to the far end of the room and sat at his desk.
deep/shallow end (=used about the ends of a swimming pool where the water is deepest or least deep)
The kids were splashing about in the shallow end.
lay/place something end to end (=in a line, with the ends touching)
The roof tiles are laid end to end.
political/military financial etc ends
The government exploited the situation for political ends.
achieve your own ends (=to get what you want, used to show disapproval)
Some people would do almost anything to achieve their own ends.
to that end (=with that aim or purpose)
Our first priority is safety, and the airline is working to that end.
an end in itself (=the thing that you want to achieve)
The programme is not an end in itself, but rather the first step the prisoner takes towards a new life.
the end justifies the means (=used to say that something bad is acceptable, if it achieves a good result)
Their defence, that the end justifies the means, is not acceptable.
a means to an end (=a way of achieving what you want)
To Joe, work was a means to an end, nothing more.
with this end in view (=with this thing in mind as an aim)
We need to reduce costs, so with this end in view, the company is switching supplier.
finish to end - use this about an organized event such as a meeting, party, or lesson, especially when saying what time it ends:
The meeting will finish at 5.30.
What time does your Spanish class finish?
be over if an event, activity, or period of time is over, it has ended:
I can’t wait for our exams to be over.
The long summer vacation was almost over.
come to an end to finally end – used about a period of time, a situation, or an activity that has continued for a long time:
The war finally came to an end six years later.
draw to an end/to a close written to end gradually over a period of time – used in written descriptions:
These problems still remained as the twentieth century drew to an end.
time is up if time is up, you are not allowed any more time to do something:
I wasn’t able to finish the test before the time was up.
time runs out if time runs out, there is no more time available to do something, especially something important:
The desperate search for survivors continues, but time is running out.
expire formal if a ticket, bank card, legal document etc expires, the period of time during which you can use it has ended:
I’m afraid we can’t accept this credit card – it expired last week.
be at an end if something is at an end, it has ended:
We both knew that our marriage was at an end.
The long wait was at an end.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

stop to not do something any longer:
I wish she would stop talking.
He waited for them to stop.
quit especially American English informal to stop doing something:
She needs to quit complaining about her life.
It’s too late for him to quit now.
give something up to stop doing something, especially something that you have been doing for a long time:
It’s so hard to give up smoking.
She wants to give up her job.
I’ve given up trying to tell my son to clean his room.
pack something in informal to stop doing something, especially because you feel tired or annoyed:
Sometimes I feel like packing in my job and starting again somewhere else.
Pack it in, will you! (=used when telling someone to stop doing something, because they are annoying you)
pull out of something to stop taking part in something that you have agreed to take part in:
The unions have pulled out of the negotiations.
The US decided to pull out of the competition.
cease formal to stop doing something:
The company has decided to cease production of its film cameras.
The US government ceased talks with North Korea.
pause to stop speaking or doing something for a short time before starting again:
He paused for a moment to consider the question.
‘I think it’s going to rain,’ she said, pausing to look up at the sky.
have/take a break to stop working, studying, or driving for a short time in order to rest:
Okay, everyone. Take a ten-minute break.
If you’re feeling tired, you should have a break.
break to stop working, studying etc in order to rest or eat something – used about a group of people who are doing something together:
After a couple of hours the committee broke for lunch.
come to an end to stop – used about something that has continued for a long time:
The war finally came to an end in 1918.
wear off to gradually stop – used about a pain, a feeling, or the effects of something:
The pain will soon wear off.
The excitement was beginning to wear off.
The anaesthetic took a long time to wear off.
peter out to gradually stop happening or existing:
The campaign petered out after only a few weeks.
come to a halt especially written to move more slowly and then stop – used about a vehicle:
The train slowly came to a halt just outside the station.
The plane came to a halt less than twenty yards away from the limousines.
pull over to move to the side of the road and stop – used about a vehicle or its driver:
The bus pulled over to the side of the road, with smoke coming out of its engine.
The police officer was waving at him to pull over.
pull up to stop close to something – used about a vehicle or its driver:
The taxi pulled up outside her house.
He pulled up next to our car.
come to a standstill to go slower and then stop moving completely:
The road was blocked by an accident, and the traffic quickly came to a standstill.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

come to an end
to stop, to finish
When the story came to an end both of the children had fallen asleep.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲