endways

Refers to positioning or movement where the end of an object is directed forward, upward, or toward a specified point. Also describes things placed with their ends meeting or touching.

• 🇩🇪Bezieht sich auf eine Lage oder Bewegung, bei der das Ende eines Gegenstands nach vorn, nach oben oder auf einen bestimmten Punkt gerichtet ist. Beschreibt auch Gegenstände, die mit ihren Stirnseiten aneinander liegen.

1. With the end forward or upward B2 informal

   Positioned so that the extremity points in the direction of motion or faces the observer, rather than the broad side being presented.

   • He carried the long plank vertically through the narrow doorway, careful not to scrape the frame.
   • The barrel was rolled into place and then set upright on the cellar floor.
   • She placed the thick book upright between the others to save space on the shelf.
   • Instead of laying the log flat, they pushed it lengthwise into the narrow shaft.
   • The missile was loaded into the tube nose-first before the final inspection.

   🇩🇪Mit dem Ende nach vorn oder oben

   Synonyme: end onendwise

2. End to end B2 informal

   Arranged so that the extremities of two or more objects touch or are aligned in a continuous line without overlapping.

   • They arranged the railway sleepers in a continuous line across the muddy track.
   • The long tables were pushed together lengthwise to form a single banquet surface.
   • The plumber soldered the copper pipes in line, connecting them seamlessly.
   • We laid the carpets meeting at the edges across the entire hallway.
   • The fence posts were installed in a continuous row along the property boundary.

   🇩🇪Stoß an Stoß, in einer Reihe

   Synonyme: end onend-to-endendwise

3. Continuously onward C1 informal british

   Moving straight ahead without deviation, often used in dialectal or regional speech to encourage persistent forward motion.

   • Keep walking straight on until you reach the old stone bridge, then turn left.
   • He urged his horse directly forward through the thicket without pausing.
   • Just go right ahead along this corridor and you'll find the office near the end.
   • The signpost indicated the path leading straight on across the moor.
   • We continued directly forward for another mile before spotting the lighthouse.

   🇩🇪Geradeaus weiter, ohne abzuweichen

   Synonyme: aheadforwardforwardsonwardonwardsstraight