end up

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

end up (third-person singular simple present ends up, present participle ending up, simple past and past participle ended up)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To bring to a conclusion.

   The band usually ends up their concerts with their biggest hit song.

   The ceremony will end up by 4 p.m.

2. (intransitive) To come to a final place, condition, or situation, sometimes unplanned or unexpected.

   They ended up angry at each other.

   They ended up at their home.

   She ended up a wealthy woman.

   He ended up as an insurance agent.

   They ended up like the others.

   The room ended up painted avocado green.

   She ended up driving the whole way.

3. (Should we delete⁽⁺⁾ this redundant sense?) (idiomatic, transitive or intransitive, copulative) To conclude, turn out, sometimes unexpectedly.

   That's just how things ended up happening.

4. (Should we delete⁽⁺⁾ this redundant sense?) (idiomatic) To arrive at a destination, sometimes unexpectedly.

   I was going for a stroll, and ended up lost.

5. (Should we delete⁽⁺⁾ this redundant sense?) To eventually do or become; culminate in.

   We spent a long time looking for a cheaper deal, but we ended up buying from the first dealer we met.

6. (transitive) To lift or tilt, so as to set on end.

   to end up a hogshead

Synonyms

• (to bring to a conclusion): conclude, end
• (come to a final place, condition, situation): finish up, wind up, turn out

Translations

conclude, turn out

• Catalan: acabar-se (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Esperanto: please add this translation if you can
• French: se terminer (fr), se finir (fr)
• German: herausstellen (de) (reflexive)
• Greek: γίνομαι (el) (gínomai), καταντάω (katantáo) (negative or unfortunate sense)
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• Hungarian: végződik (hu), véget ér
• Italian: andare a finire, finire (it)
• Norwegian: havne
• Portuguese: terminar (pt)
• Romanian: termina (ro)
• Russian: зака́нчиваться (ru) (zakánčivatʹsja)
• Spanish: terminar (es), ir a parar
• Ukrainian: заве́ршувати (zavéršuvaty)

arrive at a destination

• Catalan: acabar (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 到达 (zh) (dàodá)

• Czech: skončit (cs)
• Dutch: belanden (nl), terechtkomen (nl)
• Finnish: päätyä (fi)
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• French: se retrouver (fr), finir (fr)
• German: am Ende irgendwo / etwas sein, landen (de) (coll.)
• Hungarian: kiköt (hu)
• Italian: finire (it), andare a finire, ritrovarsi (it)
• Portuguese: acabar (pt)
• Romanian: sfârși (ro)
• Russian: оказа́ться (ru) (okazátʹsja)
• Swedish: hamna (sv)
• Ukrainian: опини́тися impf (opynýtysja), опиня́тися pf (opynjátysja)

eventually do

• Finnish: tehdä lopulta
• French: finir par (fr) (+infinitive)
• German: damit enden
• Hungarian: végül (hu) (adverb; “eventually”)
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• Italian: finire per (followed by the infinitive), finire col (followed by the infinitive)
• Portuguese: acabar (pt)
• Spanish: terminar (es), acabar (es)
• Ukrainian: зре́штою (uk) (zréštoju), вре́шті решт (vréšti rešt)

See also

• start up

References

• “end up”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

• up-end, upend