Meaning & use
end up
To eventually reach a particular situation, place, or state, often without having planned it.
See it in a sentence
If you keep spending more than you earn, you will end up in serious debt.
We got lost on the hike and ended up on a completely different trail than planned.
A note on using this word
End up is usually followed by an adjective, a prepositional phrase, or an '-ing' verb to describe the eventual result.
Words with a similar meaning
wind upturn out
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