You can refer to the last part of a book, story, play, or film as the ending, especially when you are considering the way that the story ends.
The film has a Hollywood happy ending.
Synonyms: finish, end, close, resolution More Synonyms of ending
2. countable noun
The ending of a word is the last part of it.
...common word endings, like 'ing' in walking.
3. See also end, nerve ending
ending in British English
(ˈɛndɪŋ)
noun
1.
the act of bringing to or reaching an end
2.
the last part of something, as a book, film, etc
3.
the final part of a word, esp a suffix
4. chess another word for endgame
ending in American English
(ˈɛndɪŋ)
noun
1.
an end
; specif.,
a.
the last part; finish; conclusion
b.
death
2. Grammar
the letter(s) or syllable(s) added to the end of a word or base to make a derived or inflected form
“-ed” is the ending in “wanted”
Word origin
OE endung: see UNRESOLVED CROSS REF
COBUILD Collocations
ending
tragic ending
unhappy ending
Examples of 'ending' in a sentence
ending
Most people remember the ending of the book more than the beginning and the middle.
The Sun (2016)
There are less happy endings for others who pass through the camp.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
They are part of a great sporting saga that is still a long way short of finding its happy ending.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Theirs was almost the perfect ending.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It has a perfect ending, a flick and catch in his mouth.
The Sun (2016)
So a happy ending after all, eh?
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Here are some of this year's happy endings.
The Sun (2017)
I am the ending of my book.
The Sun (2016)
Sadly, there doesn't seem to be a happy ending in sight for the pair.
The Sun (2016)
That would have been my perfect ending for this season.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
These have not shown that any patch of the wall is especially well supplied with nerve endings.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
This story will have a different ending.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
It is noticeable that adaptations of plays target endings more often than beginnings.
The Times Literary Supplement (2013)
The endings of fairytales used to be a lot more gruesome too.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
You can give the story another ending.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
We like endings to meet our expectations or it can get us down for some time.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The film lapsed into a happier ending than the book.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The ending of the film is controversial.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Theirs are stories with an extremely happy endings.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It was the perfect ending to our ideal holiday.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The tale might have had a different ending.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
So to get her own glory in her own right is a fairytale ending.
The Sun (2008)
There is a happy ending to this story.
Christianity Today (2000)
The dramatic ending feels like something torn from other plays rather than from life.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Street bosses have filmed two endings for the trial.
The Sun (2007)
Often these kinds of stories do not have a happy ending.
The Sun (2015)
It is the perfect ending to an experiment that many predicted would end in ignominy.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The condition causes benign tumours to grow on nerve endings.
The Sun (2015)
The ending is different and the focus is on some characters more than others.
The Sun (2014)
My fairytale ending was turning out to be an altogether different story.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Explain the significance of the ending of the play that brings together the two times and two places.
Clerk, Jayana & Siegel, Ruth Modern Literatures of the Non-Western World: Where the Waters Are Born (1995)
All the books have optimistic endings.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
But what was an enjoyable ripping yarn is let down by an ending that plays out like something the screenwriter suggested for a joke.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
In other languages
ending
British English: ending /ˈɛndɪŋ/ NOUN
An ending is an act of bringing to or reaching an end.
The film has a happy ending.
American English: ending
Arabic: اِنْتِهَاء
Brazilian Portuguese: final
Chinese: 结尾
Croatian: završetak
Czech: konec
Danish: slutning
Dutch: einde
European Spanish: final
Finnish: lopetus
French: final
German: Ende
Greek: κατάληξη
Italian: conclusione
Japanese: 結末
Korean: 결말
Norwegian: slutt
Polish: zakończenie
European Portuguese: final
Romanian: finalizare
Russian: окончание
Latin American Spanish: final terminación
Swedish: slut
Thai: ตอนจบ
Turkish: son
Ukrainian: закінчення
Vietnamese: kết cục
All related terms of 'ending'
end
The end of something such as a period of time, an event, a book, or a film is the last part of it or the final point in it.
nerve ending
Your nerve endings are the millions of points on the surface of your body and inside it which send messages to your brain when you feel sensations such as heat, cold, and pain.
never-ending
If you describe something bad or unpleasant as never-ending , you are emphasizing that it seems to last a very long time.
tragic ending
You can refer to the last part of a book, story , play, or film as the ending , especially when you are considering the way that the story ends.
feminine ending
an unstressed syllable at the end of a line of verse
unhappy ending
You can refer to the last part of a book, story, play, or film as the ending , especially when you are considering the way that the story ends.
ending inventory
Ending inventory is the amount or value of stock at the end of a specified period.
masculine ending
a stressed syllable at the end of a line of verse
end up
If someone or something ends up somewhere , they eventually arrive there, usually by accident .
dead end
If a street is a dead end , there is no way out at one end of it.
rear-end
If a driver or vehicle rear-ends the vehicle in front , they crash into the back of it.
at the end of the street在街的尽(盡)头(頭) (zài jiē de jìntóu)
from end to end从(從)头(頭)到尾 (cóng tóu dào wěi)
to make sb's hair stand on end使某人毛骨悚然 (shǐ mǒurén máo gǔ sǒngrán)
no end (inf, = a lot) 许(許)多 (xǔduō)
for hours on end连(連)续(續)几(幾)个(個)小时(時) (liánxǔ jǐ gè xiǎoshí)
to bring sth to an end, put an end to sth使某事终(終)止 (shǐ mǒushì zhōngzhǐ)
to this end, with this end in view为(為)了达(達)到这(這)个(個)目的 (wèile dádào zhège mùdì)
to make ends meet勉强(強)维(維)持生活 (miǎnqiǎng wéichí shēnghuó)
to end in tragedy/disaster以悲剧(劇)/大祸(禍)收尾 (yí bēijù/dàhuò shōuwěi)
与 end 连用的常见搭配。下列是常与 end 连用的语法结构：介词 + end: at an end 结束 The Israeli occupation was at an end, and the army were starting to retreat. 以色列的占领状态结束了，军队开始撤离。to the end 到底 I'll fight to the end. 我会抗争到底的。at the end 在结尾 At the end of the film he kills her. 在电影的结尾，他杀死了她。in the end 最后 In the end they decided not to go. 最后他们决定不去了。 In the end, the hero runs away with all the money. 最后，男主人公带着所有的钱逃跑了。at the end 后接介词 of 和名词，意为‘在某事结束的时候'，指的是某一个单个的事或物。 At the end of the song, there is a beautiful guitar solo. 在这首歌的结尾有一段优美的吉他独奏。in the end 是指经历了一系列的事情之后的结果，而不是指某一个事情的最后。因此不能说 in the end of the song。
All related terms of 'ending'
end
[ s ] ( of period, event ) 末期 mòqī
never-ending
( supply, quest, struggle ) 永无(無)休止的 yǒng wú xiūzhǐ de
a happy ending
美满(滿)结(結)局 měimǎn jiéjú
to have a happy ending
( story ) 有个(個)美满(滿)的结(結)局 yǒu gè měimǎn de jiéjú
end up
(noun)
Definition
the last part or conclusion of something
The film has a Hollywood happy ending.
Synonyms
finish
I intend to see the job through to the finish.
end
His big scene comes towards the end of the film.
close
Her retirement brings to a close a successful chapter in the school's history.
resolution
conclusion
At the conclusion of the programme, viewers were invited to phone in.
summing up
wind-up
completion
The project is near completion.
finale
the finale of Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony
termination
a dispute which led to the abrupt termination of trade
culmination
This week's events are the culmination of a long-running row between the two countries.
cessation
They would not agree to a cessation of hostilities.
denouement
the book's sentimental denouement
last part
consummation
We look forward to the consummation of this transaction.
Opposites
start
,
opening
,
source
,
birth
,
origin
,
starting point
,
onset
,
preface
,
inauguration
,
inception
,
commencement
Additional synonyms
in the sense of cessation
Definition
an ending or pause
They would not agree to a cessation of hostilities.
Synonyms
ceasing,
ending,
break,
halt,
halting,
pause,
suspension,
interruption,
respite,
standstill,
stoppage,
termination,
let-up (informal),
remission,
abeyance,
discontinuance,
stay,
rest
in the sense of close
Definition
the end or conclusion
Her retirement brings to a close a successful chapter in the school's history.