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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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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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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But he again over-drove when it mattered, making mistakes on both of his laps in the final session, and ending up seventh on the grid.

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Until 2022 there was a rush to build more but the Scottish government put the brakes on development fearing there would end up being an overcapacity.

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She urged families to keep young people away from trouble and stop them from ending up with criminal records.

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If that's the case he may end up being a passenger.

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The day after one of his hearings, he agreed to talk to the BBC about how he had ended up on trial in Ukraine.

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