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hold one's end up

end
H h

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [end]
    • /hoʊld wʌnz ˈend ʌp/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [end]
    • /hoʊld wʌnz ˈend ʌp/

Definitions of hold one's end up words

  • noun hold one's end up the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is longer than it is wide or broad: the end of a street; the end of a rope. 1
  • noun hold one's end up a point, line, or limitation that indicates the full extent, degree, etc., of something; limit; bounds: kindness without end; to walk from end to end of a city. 1
  • noun hold one's end up a part or place at or adjacent to an extremity: at the end of the table; the west end of town. 1
  • noun hold one's end up the furthermost imaginable place or point: an island at the very end of the world. 1
  • noun hold one's end up termination; conclusion: The journey was coming to an end. 1
  • noun hold one's end up the concluding part: The end of her speech had to be cut short because of time. 1

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Origin of hold one's end up

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English, Old English ende; cognate with Old Frisian enda, Middle Dutch e(i)nde, Old Saxon endi, Old High German anti, G Ende, Old Norse endi(r), Gothic andeis end < Germanic *anthjá-; akin to Sanskrit ánta- end

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Parts of speech for Hold one's end up

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

hold one's end up popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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