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beenden — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • abate verb To become less strong or severe; to die down.
  • belay verb In climbing, to hold and control the rope so that a falling climber is caught safely.
  • close verb To shut something, removing a gap or opening.
  • complete verb To finish something so that nothing more remains to be done.
  • conclude verb To bring something to an end; to finish.
  • end noun The final point of something in space or time.
  • finish verb To complete or bring something to an end.
  • floor noun The surface on which you walk inside a room or building.
  • quell verb To bring a disturbance, rebellion, or strong feeling under control; to suppress it.
  • stanch adj Archaic spelling of staunch.
  • stop verb To cease moving or to bring something to a halt.

Senses

beenden is used for these senses in English:

  • abate To demolish or level to the ground (a building or other structure). [from early 15th c.]
  • call time (UK) To end something.
  • close (intransitive) To finish; to come to an end.
  • complete (ambitransitive) To finish; to make done; to reach the end.
  • cut short (transitive) To interrupt or curtail before the planned end time.
  • end (transitive) To finish, terminate.
  • finish (transitive) To put an end to; to destroy.
  • floor (colloquial, transitive) To finish or make an end of.

abate — full definition

  1. verb To become less strong or severe; to die down.
  2. verb (law) To cancel or bring a legal matter to an end.

belay — full definition

  1. verb In climbing, to hold and control the rope so that a falling climber is caught safely.
  2. verb To secure a rope firmly around a fixed point such as a cleat.
  3. verb As a command, to stop or cancel an action already underway.

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