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Definition of In the end

1. Adverb. After a very lengthy period of time. "She will succeed in the long run"

2. Adverb. As the end result of a succession or process. "At long last the winter was over"

Definition of In the end

1. Adverb. eventually, finally ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of In The End

in the bargain in the beginning in the black in the blink of an eye in the buff in the cards in the clear in the crosshairs in the dark in the dock

in the doghouse in the driver's seat in the dumps in the end (current term) in the eyes of in the face of in the family way in the fast lane in the final analysis in the first place

in the flesh in the flesh(p) in the future in the game in the gristle in the groove in the head in the here and now

Literary usage of In the end

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Dictionary of National Biography by Sidney Lee (1909)
"The Salisbury came home in the end of 1777, and Wolseley, having passed his examination, was promoted, 11 June 1778, to be junior lieutenant of the Duke, ..."

2. The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including the Series by Alexander Chalmers, Samuel Johnson (1810)
"... And in the end, ye shall know for certaine, Hope shall pay the wretches for hir wage, L'AMANT. Ve say as falleth most for your ..."

3. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1910)
"... late stage of cancerous breast Elevation of the limb and elastic pressure should always be tried, but often amputation has to be resorted to in the end. ..."

4. The Dictionary of National Biography by Sidney Lee (1909)
"The Salisbury came home in the end of 1777, and Wolseley, having passed his examination, was promoted, 11 June 1778, to be junior lieutenant of the Duke, ..."

5. The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including the Series by Alexander Chalmers, Samuel Johnson (1810)
"... And in the end, ye shall know for certaine, Hope shall pay the wretches for hir wage, L'AMANT. Ve say as falleth most for your ..."

6. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1910)
"... late stage of cancerous breast Elevation of the limb and elastic pressure should always be tried, but often amputation has to be resorted to in the end. ..."

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