beëindigen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abort verb To stop an action, plan, or process before it is finished, usually because of a problem.
- absolve verb To officially clear someone of blame, guilt, or responsibility.
- close verb To shut something, removing a gap or opening.
- culminate verb Of a heavenly body, to be at the highest point, reach its greatest altitude.
- discontinue verb To stop making, selling, or continuing something.
- end noun The final point of something in space or time.
- exterminate verb To destroy or kill off completely, especially a group of pests or people.
- finish verb To complete or bring something to an end.
- leave verb To go away from a place or person.
- stop verb To cease moving or to bring something to a halt.
- terminate verb To bring something to an end.
Senses
beëindigen is used for these senses in English:
- abort (transitive, intransitive) To cause a premature termination of (a fetus); to end a pregnancy before term. [Attested since at least the 19th century.]
- absolve (transitive, obsolete) To finish; to accomplish. [Attested from the late 16th century until the early 19th century.]
- close (intransitive) To finish; to come to an end.
- culminate (transitive) To finalize, bring to a conclusion, form the climax of.
- discontinue (transitive) To interrupt the continuance of; to put an end to, especially as regards commercial productions; to stop producing, making, or supplying.
- end (transitive) To finish, terminate.
- exterminate (figuratively, transitive) To bring a definite end to; to finish completely.
- finish (transitive) To put an end to; to destroy.
abort — full definition
- verb To stop an action, plan, or process before it is finished, usually because of a problem.
- verb (medical) To end a pregnancy before the fetus can survive outside the womb.
absolve — full definition
- verb To officially clear someone of blame, guilt, or responsibility.
- verb To formally forgive someone of their sins.