tail end

T t

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- /teɪl ˈend/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- /teɪl ˈend/

Definitions of tail end words

noun tail end the hinder or rear part of anything. 1
noun tail end the concluding or final part or section; tag end: the tail end of a lecture. 1
noun tail end very last part 1
singular noun tail end The tail end of an event, situation, or period of time is the last part of it. 0
noun tail end the last, endmost, or final part 0
noun tail end the rear or bottom end of anything 0

See all 8 definitions of tail end

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Origin of tail end

First appearance:

before 1350

One of the 20% oldest English words

Middle English word dating back to 1350-1400

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Parts of speech for Tail end

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Tail end

tail end popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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Synonyms for tail end

noun tail end

back — If you move back, you move in the opposite direction to the one in which you are facing or in which you were moving before.
back seat — a seat at the back, esp of a vehicle
breech — The breech of a gun is the part of the barrel at the back into which you load the bullets.
breeches — Breeches are trousers which reach as far as your knees.
butt end — butt1 (defs 1, 2).

All 18 Synonyms of tail end