Definition of "ending" in English

noun

1. A termination or conclusion.

2. The last part of something.

   • The book has a happy ending.
   • The film has an unexpected ending.

3. (grammar) The last morpheme of a word, added to some base to make an inflected form (such as -s in "dogs").

   • Spanish verb forms have different endings depending on the tense, mood and person.

verb

1. present participle and gerund of end