Example: The movie will end with a happy surprise for everyone.
Definition
"To end with" means to conclude or finish something by including a particular event, action, or element at the final part. For example, a story or event that 'ends with' a specific outcome finishes with that outcome as its last part.
The phrase "to end with" comes from the verb 'end,' which originates from Old English 'endian,' meaning to bring to a conclusion. The addition of 'with' specifies what accompanies the conclusion. Did you know that 'end' shares roots with words in other Germanic languages that also mean to limit or finish?
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"To end with" appears in the Vocaplus list "English - General - Idioms and Proverbs - (B1) - set 1", containing 123 commonly used expressions.
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