by the end of — not later than a particular time; before or when a specified time arrives
Part of speech: PREPOSITION
Definition: not later than a particular time; before or when a specified time arrives
Pronunciation (IPA): /baɪ ði ɛnd ʌv/
Example Sentences
- I promise to finish eating this entire pizza by the end of tonight.
- By the end of the semester, students will have learned 1000 new vocabulary words.
- My cat will probably knock over every plant in the house by the end of this month.
by the end of
PREPOSITION[/baɪ ði ɛnd ʌv/]
not later than a particular time; before or when a specified time arrives
💡 Concept
By the end of the marathon, only three runners remained standing.
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🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/baɪ ði ɛnd ʌv/
🇬🇧 UK/baɪ ði ɛnd ɒv/
🌳Etymology
🎵Rhyme
defendextendpretend
defend
extend
pretend
🔗Collocations
by the end of the day
by the end of the week
by the end of the month
by the end of the year
by the end of next month
by the end of this semester
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“I promise to finish eating this entire pizza by the end of tonight.”
“By the end of the semester, students will have learned 1000 new vocabulary words.”
😄 Fun example
“My cat will probably knock over every plant in the house by the end of this month.”
“The construction project must be completed by the end of December.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
beforeno later thanwithinuntil
Antonyms
afterbeyond
Related
deadlinedue datetime limitschedulecompletion
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