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ending off

ending off is the present participle and gerund of end off.

Meaning of end off

Verb

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

  1. 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
  2. (intransitive) 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
  3. (transitive) 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

Questions about ending off

What is ending off the present participle and gerund of?
Ending off is the present participle and gerund of end off.

Words near ending off in the dictionary

  1. ending in
  2. ending in smoke
  3. ending in tears
  4. ending it all
  5. ending lockdown
  6. ending off
  7. ending one's days
  8. ending one's life
  9. ending out
  10. ending up
  11. endingless

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