end up

/ɛnd əp/
/ɛnd əp/
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Other forms: ended up; ends up; ending up

Definitions of end up
  1. verb
    finally be or do something
    “He ended up marrying his high school sweetheart”
    synonyms: fetch up, finish, finish up, land up, wind up
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    type of:
    act, move
    perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
Pronunciation
US
/ɛnd əp/
UK
/ɛnd əp/
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