end off
end off verb: synonym of end up.
Verb
end off (third-person singular simple present ends off, present participle ending off, simple past and past participle ended off)
- Synonym of end up.
- “And when I got up to Prescott, the first Capitol of the Territory and a busy place, what with all the mines up on the Bradshaw Mountains and down on the Hassayampa River, I ended off buying half the livery and a piece of their freightin' company and their stage line.2007, Douglas D. Murray, The 1001 Outfit, page 295
- Synonyms:
- end up
- To finish, come to an end
- “[…] As I was the new student and was very quiet, Desiree arranged without Brenda to frame me, making me Desiree's scapegoat, but fortunately, Brenda was able to guess that I was going to be the scapegoat, and wrote the letter,” Charlotte ended off with a sigh.(Can we date this quote?), Ethel Widjaja, Repelled yet Attracted, page 16
- To bring to an end, conclude.
- While 1:1-10 introduces the letter as a whole and not just chapters 1–4, a recollection of the theme of Christ's universal Lordship in the church to end off the first major unit is fitting and suggests that 4:14-17 is the end of the section.2010, Roy E. Ciampa, Brian S. Rosner, The First Letter to the Corinthians, page 189
Synonyms of end off
Forms of end off
| third-person singular present | ends off |
|---|---|
| present participle | ending off |
| past participle | ended off |
| past | ended off |
Questions about end off
- What does end off mean?
- End off means synonym of end up.
- What part of speech is end off?
- End off is a verb.
- What is the past tense of end off?
- The past tense of end off is ended off.
Words near end off in the dictionary
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