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.

• 🇪🇸Se refiere a la posición o movimiento en el que el extremo de un objeto se dirige hacia adelante, hacia arriba o hacia un punto indicado. También describe objetos colocados con sus extremos uno frente a otro.

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.

   🇪🇸de punta

   Sinónimos: 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.

   🇪🇸de punta a punta

   Sinónimos: 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.

   🇪🇸hacia adelante sin desviarse

   Sinónimos: aheadforwardforwardsonwardonwardsstraight