"end off" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: ends off [present, singular, third-person], ending off [participle, present], ended off [participle, past], ended off [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} end off (third-person singular simple present ends off, present participle ending off, simple past and past participle ended off)
  1. Synonym of end up Synonyms: end up [synonym, synonym-of] Related terms: start off
    Sense id: en-end_off-en-verb-Af0Hxw-P Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (off) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 24 30 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (off): 67 16 17
  2. (intransitive) To finish, come to an end Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-end_off-en-verb-~cGkHbM6
  3. (transitive) To bring to an end, conclude. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-end_off-en-verb-YG79Bxpc

Inflected forms

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