ended
en duhd
- v have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
- v bring to an end or halt
She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime - v be the end of; be the last or concluding part of
This sad scene ended the movie - v put an end to
The terrible news ended our hopes that he had survived - s having come or been brought to a conclusion
the affair is over, ended, finished
- The firm repurchased stock in a prohibited period shortly before it issued results, and ended up holding more than the legal limit of 10% of its own shares.
- Hamas insists that it ended the cease-fire precisely because the truce had failed to lift the economic siege of Gaza.
- Seitz said Watada was frustrated that the case had ended in a mistrial rather than a verdict, but he also said of the case: "I do not believe it will ever be resurrected.