Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

come to an end

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.39 in modern English

Syllables: come -to an end
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To stop; to cease; to no longer continue.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

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

Usage

Intransitive verb

Inflected Forms

comes to an end (present, singular) coming to an end (participle, present) came to an end (past)

Synonyms

perish play out

Questions

What does come to an end mean?: To stop; to cease; to no longer continue.

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