come to an end

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come to an end

verb comes to an end · coming to an end · came to an end · come to an end

idiomatic, intransitive To stop; to cease; to no longer continue. The protests in Brazil are unfolding just as its long and heralded economic boom may be coming to an end.
Similar: perish, play out

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verb stop, cease, no longer continue

Español	tocar a su fin
中文	終結 /终结 zhōngjié, 告一段落 gào yī duànluò, 到頭 /到头 dàotóu, 閉幕 /闭幕 bìmù
Français	toucher à sa fin, tirer à sa fin
Русский	зака́нчиваться zakánčivatʹsja, зако́нчиться zakónčitʹsja, заверша́ться zaveršátʹsja, заверши́ться zaveršítʹsja
Tiếng Việt	kết thúc

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@misc{come_to_an_end_2026,
  title = {come to an end},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/come%20to%20an%20end},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}