end (space) → aim, goal 6 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Ancient Greek
lexeme τέκμᾰρ
meaning 1 end, limit
direction —
meaning 2 aim, objective
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ACCEPTED Realization 2
type Polysemy
language Ancient Greek
lexeme τέλος
meaning 1 end διὰ τέλους τὸ πᾶν
everything to the very end
direction —
meaning 2 aim, objective τυχεῖν τοῦ τέλους
to achieve the goal
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ACCEPTED Realization 3
type Polysemy
language English
lexeme end
meaning 1 final part at the end of the street
direction →
meaning 2 aim, goal His family's happiness was the end for which he worked
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ACCEPTED Realization 4
type Polysemy
language French
lexeme fin
meaning 1 end voir la fin des travaux
to see the end of the works
direction —
meaning 2 aim, goal La fin justifie-t-elle les moyens ?
Does the end justify the means?
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ACCEPTED Realization 5
type Polysemy
language Italian
lexeme fino
meaning 1 end la fine dela lezione è fra mezz'ora 'the end of the lesson is in half an hour'
direction —
meaning 2 aim, goal il fine dela lezione è ezercitare le preposizioni 'the aim of the lesson is to practice (the use of) the prepositions'
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NEW Realization 6
type Polysemy
language Spanish
lexeme fin
meaning 1 end
direction →
meaning 2 aim, goal

El rompecabezas moderno más famoso, también conocido como puzzle, se inventó por azar en 1762. Su autor fue el cartógrafo inglés John Spilsbury, quien lo empleó con el fi n de enseñar geografía.
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