terminated Meaning, Definition & Usage
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verb bring to an end or halt
terminate; end.
- She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime
- The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I
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verb have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
stop; cease; finish; end; terminate.
- the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed
- Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other
- My property ends by the bushes
- The symphony ends in a pianissimo
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verb be the end of; be the last or concluding part of
terminate; end.
- This sad scene ended the movie
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verb terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
give the axe; send away; give the sack; fire; dismiss; terminate; displace; sack; give notice; force out; can.
- The boss fired his secretary today
- The company terminated 25% of its workers
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adjective satellite having come or been brought to a conclusion
concluded; complete; over; ended; all over.
- the harvesting was complete
- the affair is over, ended, finished
- the abruptly terminated interview
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adjective satellite (of e.g. a contract or term of office) having come to an end
