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draw to an end

draw to an end is the alternative form 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

Forms of draw to an end

third-person singular presentdraws to an end
present participledrawing to an end
pastdrew to an end
past participledrawn to an end

Questions about draw to an end

What is draw to an end the alternative form of?
Draw to an end is the alternative form of come to an end.

Words near draw to an end in the dictionary

  1. draw the sponge over the slate
  2. draw the wet sponge across the slate
  3. draw the wet sponge over the slate
  4. draw through
  5. draw to a close
  6. draw to an end
  7. draw together
  8. draw up
  9. draw upon
  10. draw weight
  11. draw weights

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Adapted from Wiktionary: draw to an end (page history and authors); come to an end (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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