What is an ending? An ending is a conclusion, as in I like stories with a happy ending. An ending is also a time when something is finishing or nearing completion, as in I’m ending my school career with all …

(Definition of ending from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

You can refer to the last part of a book, story, play, or film as the ending, especially when you are considering the way that the story ends. The film has a Hollywood happy ending.

Dec 11, 2025 · ending (plural endings) A termination or conclusion. The last part of something. quotations

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025 end•ing /ˈɛndɪŋ/ n. [countable] the final or concluding part; end: The best part of the book is the ending. Grammar a part …

Definition of ending noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

ending (ˈɛndɪŋ) n 1. the act of bringing to or reaching an end 2. the last part of something, as a book, film, etc

End (gridiron football) End, a division of play in the sports of curling, target archery and pétanque End (dominoes), one of the halves of the face of a domino

noun the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme) “I don't like words that have -ism as an ending ” synonyms: termination see more

Dec 6, 2016 · Synonyms for ENDING: concluding, closing, finishing, terminating, dying, passing, stopping, ceasing; Antonyms of ENDING: remaining, leftover, residual, lingering, lasting, enduring, …