endgamen.adj.

Brit.

/ˈɛn(d)ɡeɪm/, U.S.

/ˈɛn(d)ˌɡeɪm/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: end n., game n.

Etymology: < end n. + game n.

A. n.

a. Sport and Games (esp. Chess and Bridge). The final stages or phase of a game, when there are only a few pieces or cards remaining or a conclusion is imminent.In 1749 (in the context of cribbage) perhaps: a point scored for laying the last card during play.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > board game > chess > [noun] > part of game

opening1735

endgame1749

development1820

middle game1848

1749 M. Delany Let. 14 Nov. in M. Delany Autobiogr. & Corr. (1861) II. 519 We had in playing a 15, a pairoyal, a double peroyal, a second peroyal, and an end game, which was 27.

1846 Illustr. London News 13 June 386/3 Thanks for the end-game, which is neat and instructive. We shall have much pleasure in giving the promised games.

1884 B. Horwitz Chess 333 The only move to draw: if anything else, White wins in a similar way as in the preceding end-game.

1884 Academy 12 Apr. 256/1 The real end game consists of a position where the method can be analytically demonstrated by which the slightly superior force can win.

1952 I. Macleod Bridge xv. 190 Bridge writing tends to concentrate on the end game.

2014 Chess Sept. 27/2 Openings are important, but he studies all phases of the game, training in tactics, solving studies, and, of course, working on the endgame.

b. The final stages of an extended process or series of events.

ΚΠ

1967 Christian Scholar 50 184 Entrances and exits from even the most rigorous arguments are available in embarrassing abundance, and..nimble interlocutors can negotiate these entrances and exits long before the endgame of any discussion.

1975 Newsweek (Nexis) 20 Oct. 76/3 There seemed to be a political point to default as well: in the cautious endgame now being played out in Washington, default just might be the straw that draws the White House into the battle for New York.

1992 Washington Post 26 Oct. 4/3 Clinton went into the 1992 endgame with a larger lead in more states than Carter enjoyed at a comparable point in 1976.

2021 USA Today (Nexis) 11 Oct. 1 a We're not close to the endgame [of Covid] until the world is close to the endgame. Period. Full stop.

2. The ultimate goal or purpose for doing something; a desired outcome.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > intention > [noun] > intention or purpose > end, purpose, or object > goal or target

markc1275

lodestarc1374

aimc1400

mete1402

pricka1450

butta1522

level1525

white marka1533

goal1540

Jack-a-Lent1553

blankc1557

scope1562

period1590

upshot1591

bird1592

golden goal1597

nick1602

quarry1615

North Star1639

huba1657

fair game1690

endgame1938

target1942

cockshot1995

1938 Philosophy 13 99 He knows quite a lot about the end-games of philosophers as well as about their opening gambits, and he knows as much as most philosophers do about the end-games of speculative science.

1997 Advertising Age (Nexis) 3 Feb. 1 There has been talk that your endgame is to sell out to a studio.

2014 Flybe Uncovered Jan. 111/1 Sometimes sitting on a flight without constant interruption is an ideal moment for reflection on what your career endgame is.

B. adj.

In predicative use: (of a couple) ultimately destined to be together romantically.Typically used with reference to characters who appear in a work of (serial) fiction, esp. on television.

ΚΠ

2009 @hwestrol10 23 Apr. in twitter.com (accessed 30 Apr. 2021) Evangeline wants Jack&Kate to be endgame & I want them to win this showdown.

2020 Tel.-Jrnl. (New Brunswick) (Nexis) 24 Apr. (Mag.) b5 The couple was on and off throughout the series, but it was a foregone conclusion that they would be endgame.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2022).

单词	endgame
释义	endgamen.adj. Brit. /ˈɛn(d)ɡeɪm/, U.S. /ˈɛn(d)ˌɡeɪm/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: end n., game n. Etymology: < end n. + game n. A. n. 1. a. Sport and Games (esp. Chess and Bridge). The final stages or phase of a game, when there are only a few pieces or cards remaining or a conclusion is imminent.In 1749 (in the context of cribbage) perhaps: a point scored for laying the last card during play. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > board game > chess > [noun] > part of game opening1735 endgame1749 development1820 middle game1848 1749 M. Delany Let. 14 Nov. in M. Delany Autobiogr. & Corr. (1861) II. 519 We had in playing a 15, a pairoyal, a double peroyal, a second peroyal, and an end game, which was 27. 1846 Illustr. London News 13 June 386/3 Thanks for the end-game, which is neat and instructive. We shall have much pleasure in giving the promised games. 1884 B. Horwitz Chess 333 The only move to draw: if anything else, White wins in a similar way as in the preceding end-game. 1884 Academy 12 Apr. 256/1 The real end game consists of a position where the method can be analytically demonstrated by which the slightly superior force can win. 1952 I. Macleod Bridge xv. 190 Bridge writing tends to concentrate on the end game. 2014 Chess Sept. 27/2 Openings are important, but he studies all phases of the game, training in tactics, solving studies, and, of course, working on the endgame. b. The final stages of an extended process or series of events. ΚΠ 1967 Christian Scholar 50 184 Entrances and exits from even the most rigorous arguments are available in embarrassing abundance, and..nimble interlocutors can negotiate these entrances and exits long before the endgame of any discussion. 1975 Newsweek (Nexis) 20 Oct. 76/3 There seemed to be a political point to default as well: in the cautious endgame now being played out in Washington, default just might be the straw that draws the White House into the battle for New York. 1992 Washington Post 26 Oct. 4/3 Clinton went into the 1992 endgame with a larger lead in more states than Carter enjoyed at a comparable point in 1976. 2021 USA Today (Nexis) 11 Oct. 1 a We're not close to the endgame [of Covid] until the world is close to the endgame. Period. Full stop. 2. The ultimate goal or purpose for doing something; a desired outcome. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > intention > [noun] > intention or purpose > end, purpose, or object > goal or target markc1275 lodestarc1374 aimc1400 mete1402 pricka1450 butta1522 level1525 white marka1533 goal1540 Jack-a-Lent1553 blankc1557 scope1562 period1590 upshot1591 bird1592 golden goal1597 nick1602 quarry1615 North Star1639 huba1657 fair game1690 endgame1938 target1942 cockshot1995 1938 Philosophy 13 99 He knows quite a lot about the end-games of philosophers as well as about their opening gambits, and he knows as much as most philosophers do about the end-games of speculative science. 1997 Advertising Age (Nexis) 3 Feb. 1 There has been talk that your endgame is to sell out to a studio. 2014 Flybe Uncovered Jan. 111/1 Sometimes sitting on a flight without constant interruption is an ideal moment for reflection on what your career endgame is. B. adj. In predicative use: (of a couple) ultimately destined to be together romantically.Typically used with reference to characters who appear in a work of (serial) fiction, esp. on television. ΚΠ 2009 @hwestrol10 23 Apr. in twitter.com (accessed 30 Apr. 2021) Evangeline wants Jack&Kate to be endgame & I want them to win this showdown. 2020 Tel.-Jrnl. (New Brunswick) (Nexis) 24 Apr. (Mag.) b5 The couple was on and off throughout the series, but it was a foregone conclusion that they would be endgame. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2022). < n.adj.1749
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