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ends off

ends off is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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

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Ends off is the third-person singular simple present indicative of end off.

Words near ends off in the dictionary

  1. ends lockdown
  2. ends of the earth
  3. ends of the line
  4. ends of the lines
  5. ends of the world
  6. ends off
  7. ends one's days
  8. ends one's life
  9. ends out
  10. ends up
  11. ends-in-themselves

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