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came to an end

came to an end is the simple past of come to an end.

Meaning of come to an end

Verb

come to an end (third-person singular simple present comes to an end, present participle coming to an end, simple past came to an end, past participle come to an end)

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To stop; to cease; to no longer continue.
    • The protests in Brazil are unfolding just as its long and heralded economic boom may be coming to an end.2013 June 18, Simon Romero, “Protests Widen as Brazilians Chide Leaders”, in New York Times, retrieved 21 Jun 2013
    Synonyms:
    perish, play out

Questions about came to an end

What is came to an end the simple past of?
Came to an end is the simple past of come to an end.

Words near came to an end in the dictionary

  1. came to a boil
  2. came to a close
  3. came to a head
  4. came to a sticky end
  5. came to a stop
  6. came to an end
  7. came to anchor
  8. came to bat
  9. came to be
  10. came to bed
  11. came to blows

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