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{
"term": "ending",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "the last part of a story, film, etc.",
"sensetop": "ending to something",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "His stories usually have a **happy ending**."
},
{
"text": "Friends don't spoil the endings of films for their friends."
},
{
"text": "It's a beautiful ending to the scene.",
"contextForm": "ending to something"
},
{
"text": "I don't want to ruin the ending for you."
},
{
"text": "The book has a sad ending."
},
{
"text": "The story has a tragic ending."
},
{
"text": "This is a happy ending to a rather sad story."
}
],
"topics": ["Literature and writing", "Film and theatre"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["happy", "sad", "tragic"],
"verb + ending": ["have", "ruin", "spoil"],
"preposition": ["ending to"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "the act of finishing something; the last part of something",
"sensetop": "ending to something",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Today is the anniversary of the ending of the Pacific War."
},
{
"text": "It was the perfect ending to the perfect day.",
"contextForm": "ending to something"
},
{
"text": "The meal was the perfect ending to a great weekend."
},
{
"text": "I was surprised by the abrupt ending to the conversation."
},
{
"text": "The crowd cheered on the unknown Tunisian, hoping for a fairy-tale ending to the race."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["happy", "sad", "tragic"],
"verb + ending": ["have", "ruin", "spoil"],
"preposition": ["ending to"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "the last part of a word, that is added to a main part",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "verb endings"
},
{
"text": "a masculine/feminine ending"
}
],
"topics": ["Language"]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈendɪŋ/",
"audio": "en/ending/ending__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈendɪŋ/",
"audio": "en/ending/ending__us_3.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Old English endung ‘termination, completion’ (see end, -ing)."
}