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on end
on end
on end
continuously
at a stretch
She practices the violin for hours on end.
Usage notes:
on end
is used with
hours
,
days
,
weeks
, and other units of time:
He's often away for weeks on end.
See also:
end
,
on
on end
Continuously, without interruption, as in
It's been raining for days on end
. This term, which might just as well be put "seemingly without end," dates from about 1300.
See also:
end
,
on
on end
1.
Having one end down; upright:
books placed on end on the shelf.
2.
Without stopping:
drove for hours on end.
See also:
end
,
on
Common Names:
Name
Gender
Pronounced
Usage
Jorge
HOR-khe
(Spanish)
, ZHAWR-zhə
(Portuguese)
Spanish, Portuguese
Carmelo
kahr-ME-lo
Spanish, Italian
Amice
-
Medieval English
Corey
KAWR-ee
English
Momi
-
Hawaiian
Halvard
-
Norwegian
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