noun

ending

EHN-dihng

noun

The final part of a story, event, or period of time.

"The film has a surprising ending."

"They wanted a happy ending to a difficult year."

A letter or group of letters added to the end of a word to change its grammatical form, such as "-s" or "-ed".

"English plural nouns usually take an "-s" ending."

How to Use Ending

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishThe last part of something, or (in grammar) a suffix attached to a word.

Common pairings

happy ending plot ending word ending

endings plural

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From Old English endung, formed from end plus -ing.

termination suffix

abortion finish completion termination

sending bending lending pending mending unending blending trending defending ascending attending impending

termination suffix abortion finish completion