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put an end to

put an end to verb: to terminate or abolish.

Verb

put an end to (third-person singular simple present puts an end to, present participle putting an end to, simple past and past participle put an end to)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To terminate or abolish.
    • He put an end to the loud music by pulling the plug.
    • So far as I am aware, nationalisation has put an end to this scheme.1950 May, Cecil J. Allen, “British Locomotive Practice and Performance”, in Railway Magazine, page 300

put an end to meaning in Tamil and Bengali

put an end to in Tamil

முடிவு கட்டு, கை விடு

put an end to in Bengali

সমাপ্ত করা, উচ্ছেদ করা

Synonyms of put an end to

Forms of put an end to

third-person singular presentputs an end to
present participleputting an end to
past participleput an end to
pastput an end to

Questions about put an end to

What does put an end to mean?
Put an end to means to terminate or abolish.
What is put an end to in Tamil?
Put an end to in Tamil is முடிவு கட்டு, கை விடு. See Put an end to meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is put an end to?
Put an end to is a verb.
What is the past tense of put an end to?
The past tense of put an end to is put an end to.

Words near put an end to in the dictionary

  1. put across
  2. put ahead
  3. put all one's eggs in one basket
  4. put an egg in one's shoe and beat it
  5. put an egg in one's shoe and beaten it
  6. put an end to
  7. put and take
  8. put around
  9. put aside
  10. put asunder
  11. put at ease

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