climax



bring something to a close

 and bring something to an end; bring something to a climax
to end something; to cause something to reach its final point and stop. I think it is time to bring this matter to a close. The incident has been brought to a climax.
See also: bring, close

come to a close

 and come to an end; come to a climax
to end; to progress to an ending. The celebration came to an end about midnight.
See also: close, come

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
ŽOfie-Czech
TarmoTAHR-mo (Finnish)Estonian, Finnish
Boleslava-Czech (Rare), Russian (Rare)
Lester['lestə]
Birgitte-Danish, Norwegian
Nestore-Italian