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bring to an end

bring to an end verb: to cause to stop or complete.

Verb

bring to an end (third-person singular simple present brings to an end, present participle bringing to an end, simple past and past participle brought to an end)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To cause to stop or complete.

Synonyms of bring to an end

Forms of bring to an end

third-person singular presentbrings to an end
present participlebringing to an end
past participlebrought to an end
pastbrought to an end

Questions about bring to an end

What does bring to an end mean?
Bring to an end means to cause to stop or complete.
What part of speech is bring to an end?
Bring to an end is a verb.
What is the past tense of bring to an end?
The past tense of bring to an end is brought to an end.

Words near bring to an end in the dictionary

  1. bring through
  2. bring to
  3. bring to a boil
  4. bring to a close
  5. bring to a head
  6. bring to an end
  7. bring to bear
  8. bring to bed
  9. bring to book
  10. bring to ground
  11. bring to heel

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