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ended in tears

ended in tears is the simple past and past participle of end in tears.

Meaning of end in tears

Verb

end in tears (third-person singular simple present ends in tears, present participle ending in tears, simple past and past participle ended in tears)

  1. (idiomatic) To end badly.

Questions about ended in tears

What is ended in tears the simple past and past participle of?
Ended in tears is the simple past and past participle of end in tears.

Words near ended in tears in the dictionary

  1. endectocide
  2. endectocides
  3. ended
  4. ended in
  5. ended in smoke
  6. ended in tears
  7. ended it all
  8. ended lockdown
  9. ended off
  10. ended one's days
  11. ended one's life

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