come to an end

Verb

Meaning

come 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)

(idiomatic, intransitive) To stop; to cease; to no longer continue.

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Synonyms

end cease terminate expire wear off die away grind to a halt come to a close

Antonyms

begin start-up go deep launce bring out start out

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Examples

The art of letters will come to an end before A.D. 2000. I shall survive as a curiosity. Ezra Pound

Every age is fed on illusions, lest men should renounce life early and the human race come to an end. Joseph Conrad

The present age of contentment will come to an end only when and if the adverse developments that it fosters challenge the sense of comfortable well-being. John Kenneth Galbraith

All good things come to an end. English Proverb

There are no celebrations that do not come to an end. Chinese Proverb

Sorrow is like rice in the store; if a basketful is removed everyday, it will come to an end at last. Somali Proverb

Close letter words and terms

come to accept come to an agreement come to an arrangement come to anchor come to bat come to be