noun/verb · neutral
end
/end/END
Band 6-7speakingtask2
the idea of a limit or stopping point; with -less = continuing without an end
Examples
“The river seemed to flow to an endless horizon.”
“They fought till the end.”
“We finally ended the meeting.”
Band 8 sentence
“Public attention to the issue proved endless, cycling through outrage and forgetfulness with little lasting reform.”
Collocations
- endless supply of
- seem endless
Word family
end n/vendless adjendlessly advendlessness n
Common mistakes
endless informations→endless information
There are many endless examples→There are endless examples
Say it for a higher band
5very long→6never-ending→7+endless
Synonyms
infinite
boundless
Easily confused
limitless
“Her imagination seemed limitless.”
Related words
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In -ful / -less
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