verb
finally be or do something (Freq. 3)
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He ended up marrying his high school sweetheart
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he wound up being unemployed and living at home again
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Somebody ——s VERB-ing
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end up
1. To arrive or find oneself eventually or finally
2. To finish (with with or by)
3. To become in the end
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Main Entry: ↑end
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ˌend ˈup [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they end up he/she/it ends up present participle ending up past tense ended up past participle ended up] mainly spoken phrasal verb
to be in a particular place or state after doing something or because of doing it
Somehow they all ended up at my house.
Keep on doing that and you’ll end up in serious trouble.
end up doing something:
I ended up spending the night in the airport.
Thesaurus: to be in a particular position or placesynonym
Main entry: end
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end up [phrasal verb]
end up or end up (something) or end up (doing something) : to reach or come to a place, condition, or situation that was not planned or expected
The book ended up in the trash.
He didn't want to end up [=wind up] like his father.
She ended up rich. = She ended up a rich woman.
He ended up (living) in a nursing home.
The movie we wanted to see was sold out so we ended up seeing a different one.
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Main Entry: ↑end
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ˌend ˈup derived
to find yourself in a place or situation that you did not intend or expect to be in
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\end up doing sthI ended up doing all the work myself.
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+ adv./prep.If you go on like this you'll end up in prison.
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+ adj.If he carries on driving like that, he'll end up dead.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.