hours+on+end

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• hours on end — hours/days/weeks etc/on end phrase used for emphasizing how long something continues He talks for hours on end about absolutely nothing. Thesaurus: continuing for a specific amount of timesynonym Main entry …   Useful english dictionary

• for hours on end — {adv. phr.} For many hours; for a very long time. * /We have been trying to get this computer going for hours on end, but we need serious professional help./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• for hours on end — {adv. phr.} For many hours; for a very long time. * /We have been trying to get this computer going for hours on end, but we need serious professional help./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• for\ hours\ on\ end — adv. phr. For many hours; for a very long time. We have been trying to get this computer going for hours on end, but we need serious professional help …   Словарь американских идиом

• end*/*/*/ — [end] noun [C] I 1) the final part of a period of time We re going on holiday at the end of this month.[/ex] They ll make their decision at the very end of the week.[/ex] The work should be completed by the end of the year.[/ex] 2) the time when… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• End time — End time, End times, or End of days are the eschatological writings in the three Abrahamic religions and in doomsday scenarios in various other non Abrahamic religions. In Abrahamic religions, End times are often depicted as a time of tribulation …   Wikipedia

• end — [[t]e̱nd[/t]] ♦ ends, ending, ended 1) N SING: the N, usu prep N, N of n The end of something such as a period of time, an event, a book, or a film is the last part of it or the final point in it. The ₤5 banknote was first issued at the end of… …   English dictionary

• end — end1 [ end ] noun count *** ▸ 1 final part ▸ 2 place farthest out ▸ 3 reason/goal ▸ 4 part in activity ▸ 5 opposite place ▸ 6 someone s death ▸ 7 in football ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) the final part of a period of time: at the end of something: You re… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• end */*/*/ — I UK [end] / US noun [countable] Word forms end : singular end plural ends Get it right: end: People often confuse the phrases at the end and in the end. In the end is similar to finally or eventually. Use it when you are saying what happens… …   English dictionary

• end — end1 ender, n. /end/, n. 1. 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. 2. a point, line, or limitation that indicates the full extent, degree, etc., of… …   Universalium

• End of World War II in Europe — The final battles of the European Theatre of World War II as well as the German surrender took place in late April and early May 1945.urrender timelineThe first units to make contact, thus uniting the western front with its eastern counterpart,… …   Wikipedia