ending

Everyday

1. An ending is the last part of a story, film or song. tree →
2. An ending is also the last letters of a word, like -ing or -ed. tree →
3. Ending is the -ing form of end: stopping or coming to an end. tree →

In the lessons

maths: a story word or the last part of a time span (the week ending on Friday); English: writing a good ending, word endings for plurals and past forms; everyday life: a happy ending, a sad ending

Examples

• The ending of the book was happy. tree →
• The week ending on Friday. tree →
• He read 20 pages before the ending. tree →
• The game is ending soon. tree →
• Add the ending -ed to make the past. tree →
• I didn't like the ending of the film. tree →
• Write a new ending for the story. tree →
• This is the congratulatory ending of the Happy Hunter and the Skillful Fisher. tree →

Note

Usually no clue; sometimes marks the end of a time span. Trap: none special. Word endings: -s for plurals, -ed for the past.

In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: Sefer Yetzirah says the ten sefirot have an end like their beginning, like a flame bound to its burning coal. Tradition reads this as God's creative power staying joined to its source. In the primary lessons: maths: a story word or the last part of a time span (the week ending on Friday); English: writing a good ending, word endings for plurals and past forms; everyday life: a happy ending, a sad ending

Examples

• The Ten ineffable Sephiroth, whose ending is even as their origin, are like as a flame arising from a burning coal. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →

Note

Usually no clue; sometimes marks the end of a time span. Trap: none special. Word endings: -s for plurals, -ed for the past.