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add an ending

[/æd ən ˈɛndɪŋ/]
verb phrase
adicionar um final
1. To append or attach a conclusion or final part to something, such as a story, film, or text
The director decided to add an ending that would satisfy the audience.
O diretor decidiu adicionar um final que satisfaria o público.
2. In grammar, to attach a suffix or inflectional morpheme to a word stem
In English, you add an ending to 'walk' to create 'walked'.
Em inglês, você adiciona um final a 'walk' para criar 'walked'.
Synonyms
append an endingattach an endingaffix an ending
Antonyms
remove an endingstrip an endingdelete an ending

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
adicionar um final
Standard usage in Brazilian Portuguese
Portugal
acrescentar um final
More common in European Portuguese
Portugal
adicionar uma terminação
Used in grammatical contexts in Portugal

Related Idioms & Phrases

wrap up
bring to a close
conclude the story
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