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Meaning of an-end in English:

an-end

adverb

Nautical

  • So as to meet or come up against the bow of a vessel; directly ahead; (also) on the end, lengthwise. Of cables or ropes: end to end.

Pronunciation

an-end

/anˈɛnd/ /ənˈɛnd/

Origin

Late Middle English (in an earlier sense). From on end, with reduction of the first element.