"bring to an end" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: brings to an end [present, singular, third-person], bringing to an end [participle, present], brought to an end [participle, past], brought to an end [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|bring<,,brought> to an end}} bring to an end (third-person singular simple present brings to an end, present participle bringing to an end, simple past and past participle brought to an end)
  1. (transitive) To cause to stop or complete. Tags: transitive Synonyms: bring an end to, bring to a close, put an end to, put a stop to, put the kibosh on
    Sense id: en-bring_to_an_end-en-verb-fEsP0gnl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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