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end up

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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) To bring to a conclusion.
    The band ended up the evening with a slow dance number.
  2. (intransitive) To come to a place, condition, or situation, often unplanned or unexpected.
    The ritual ended up with a procession.
    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 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 sense?) (idiomatic) To arrive at a destination, sometimes unexpectedly.
    I was going for a stroll, and ended up lost.
  5. (Should we delete(+) this 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

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References

  • “end up”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

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