come to an end

verb

To stop; to cease; to no longer continue.

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perishplay out
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Meanings

verbcome to an end (third-person singular simple present comes to an end, present participle coming to an end, simple past came to an end, past participle come to an end)

present singular third person comes to an end · participle present coming to an end · past came to an end

  1. idiomaticintransitiveTo stop; to cease; to no longer continue.

    The protests in Brazil are unfolding just as its long and heralded economic boom may be coming to an end.

    2013 June 18, Simon Romero, “Protests Widen as Brazilians Chide Leaders”, in New York Times, retrieved 21 Jun 2013

    Synonyms: perish, play out

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo stop; to cease; to no longer continue.

Similar
perishplay out
Also see
ceasecome to a closedesisthold

Translations

Ancient Greek τελευτάω
  • τελευτάω (teleutáō)stop, cease, no longer continue
Chinese Mandarin 終結 /终结, 告一段落
  • 終結 /终结 (zhōngjié)stop, cease, no longer continue
  • 告一段落 (gào yī duànluò)stop, cease, no longer continue
  • 到頭 /到头 (dàotóu)stop, cease, no longer continue
  • 閉幕 /闭幕 (bìmù)stop, cease, no longer continue
Finnish lakata, loppua
  • lakatastop, cease, no longer continue
  • loppuastop, cease, no longer continue
French toucher à sa fin, tirer à sa fin
  • toucher à sa finstop, cease, no longer continue
  • tirer à sa finstop, cease, no longer continue
Hungarian véget ér, abbamarad
  • véget érstop, cease, no longer continue
  • abbamaradstop, cease, no longer continue
  • vége szakadstop, cease, no longer continue
Norwegian Bokmål ta slutt, bli en slutt på
  • ta sluttstop, cease, no longer continue
  • bli en slutt påstop, cease, no longer continue
Polish kończyć się, skończyć się
  • kończyć sięstop, cease, no longer continue
  • skończyć sięstop, cease, no longer continue
  • zakończyć sięstop, cease, no longer continue
Russian зака́нчиваться, зако́нчиться
  • зака́нчиваться (zakánčivatʹsja)stop, cease, no longer continue
  • зако́нчиться (zakónčitʹsja)stop, cease, no longer continue
  • заверша́ться (zaveršátʹsja)stop, cease, no longer continue
  • заверши́ться (zaveršítʹsja)stop, cease, no longer continue
Spanish tocar a su fin
  • tocar a su finstop, cease, no longer continue
Turkish sonlanmak, sona ermek
  • sonlanmakstop, cease, no longer continue
  • sona ermekstop, cease, no longer continue
  • son bulmakstop, cease, no longer continue
Ukrainian завершитися, добігти кінця
  • завершитися (zaveršytysja)stop, cease, no longer continue
  • добігти кінця (dobihty kincja)stop, cease, no longer continue
Vietnamese kết thúc
  • kết thúcstop, cease, no longer continue
Cite this entry
APA

come to an end. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/come%20to%20an%20end

MLA

“come to an end.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/come%20to%20an%20end. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “come to an end,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/come%20to%20an%20end.

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