end up

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end up

verb ends up · ending up · ended up

transitive To bring to a conclusion. The band usually ends up their concerts with their biggest hit song.
Similar: conclude, end, finish up, wind up
copulative To come to a final place, condition, or situation, sometimes unplanned or unexpected; to turn out. They ended up angry at each other.
Similar: wind up, turn out
transitive To lift or tilt, so as to set on end. to end up a hogshead

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verb come to a final place, condition, or situation, sometimes unplanned or unexpected

Español	terminar, ir a parar, quedar, acabar
한국어	종식되다 jongsikdoeda
中文	到达 dàodá
Português	terminar, acabar, resultante
Français	se terminer, se finir, se retrouver, finir, finir par, arriver
Deutsch	sich herausstellen, am Ende irgendwo / etwas sein, landen, damit enden
Italiano	andare a finire, finire, ritrovarsi, finire per, finire col
Ελληνικά	γίνομαι gínomai, καταντάω katantáo
Română	termina, sfârși
Русский	зака́нчиваться zakánčivatʹsja, зако́нчиться zakónčitʹsja, оказа́ться okazátʹsja, ока́зываться okázyvatʹsja

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@misc{end_up_2026,
  title = {end up},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/end%20up},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}