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View synonyms for

end up

verb

  1. copula to become eventually; turn out to be

    he ended up a thief

  2. intr to arrive, esp by a circuitous or lengthy route or process

    he ended up living in New Zealand

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Idioms and Phrases

Arrive at, result in, finish. For example, He thought he'd end up living in the city , or We don't know how Nancy will end up . [First half of 1900s] Also see wind up .
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For opposition parties none of this is likely to go far enough, whatever Morgan ends up saying.

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Ian Everard of the Forestry Commission said the tree had been deliberately cut using a "hinge-and-wedge" technique so it would fall across the wall, adding it was "unequivocally obvious" where it would end up.

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Some countries will be nervous that products being manufactured for the US could end up flooding into their markets.

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"He's handling things wherever he can, multiple times a day, and he's reporting back to the people. . . I think the tariffs will end up definitely being in our favour."

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However, school uniform manufacturers claim the plans could end up costing them more.

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