"bring an end to" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: brings an end to [present, singular, third-person], bringing an end to [participle, present], brought an end to [participle, past], brought an end to [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|<,,brought>}} bring an end to (third-person singular simple present brings an end to, present participle bringing an end to, simple past and past participle brought an end to)
  1. Cause to stop. Synonyms: bring to an end, put an end to, put a stop to, put the kibosh on
    Sense id: en-bring_an_end_to-en-verb-eFV6iwTM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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      "name": "en-verb"
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Cause to stop."
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      "id": "en-bring_an_end_to-en-verb-eFV6iwTM",
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        {
          "word": "bring to an end"
        },
        {
          "word": "put an end to"
        },
        {
          "word": "put a stop to"
        },
        {
          "word": "put the kibosh on"
        }
      ]
    }
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  "word": "bring an end to"
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "brought an end to",
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        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "brought an end to",
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      ],
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        "Cause to stop."
      ],
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        {
          "word": "bring to an end"
        },
        {
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        },
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          "word": "put a stop to"
        },
        {
          "word": "put the kibosh on"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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