Langtolang Multilingual Dictionary

VERB 4

1. bring to an end or halt

   • “She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime”
   • “The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I”
   Synonymsend

2. have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical

   • “the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed”
   • “Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other”
   • “My property ends by the bushes”
   • “The symphony ends in a pianissimo”
   Synonymsendstopfinishcease

3. be the end of; be the last or concluding part of

   • “This sad scene ended the movie”
   Synonymsend

4. terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position

   • “The boss fired his secretary today”
   • “The company terminated 25% of its workers”
   Synonymsdisplacefiregive noticecandismissgive the axesend awaysackforce outgive the sack