intention, intent, purpose, design, aim, end, object, objective, goal mean what one intends to accomplish or attain. intention implies little more than what one has in mind to do or bring about. intent suggests clearer formulation or greater deliberateness. purpose suggests a more settled determination.
If something such as a book, speech, or performance ends with a particular thing or the writer or performer ends it with that thing, its final part consists of the thing mentioned.
It was a close contest that came down to the last stone in the last end. The Canadians took singles on each of the next three ends.
For what end should I toil? The end of our club is to advance conversation and friendship.
Idioms make (both) ends meet, to manage to live on one's income: trying to make both ends meet with two jobs. Idioms no end, very much or many: We were pleased no end by the enthusiastic response.
Aristotle emphasized 'final causes,' or ends, suggesting that everything has a purpose or a final point it strives toward. Philosophers argue that understanding the ends can lead to a more meaningful life as it helps define our goals.
"My property ends by the bushes "; "The symphony ends in a pianissimo "; - stop, finish, terminate, cease Be the end of; be the last or concluding part of "This sad scene ended the movie "; - terminate Put an end to "The terrible news ended our hopes that he had survived " Derived forms: ended, ends, ending
A piece of string has two ends, while stories, races, and years have just one end each. When you buy a length of fabric, the leftover bit is an end, and the final point of almost anything — a play or a marriage — is also an end.