Meaning

3 senses
  1. (transitive)To bring to a conclusion.

    The band usually ends up their concerts with their biggest hit song.

  2. (copulative)To come to a final place, condition, or situation, sometimes unplanned or unexpected; to turn out.

    They ended up angry at each other.

    He ended up as an insurance agent.

    sich herausstellen, am Ende irgendwo / etwas sein, landen

    зака́нчиватьсяzakánčivatʹsja, зако́нчитьсяzakónčitʹsja, оказа́тьсяokazátʹsja

    закі́нчуватисяzakínčuvatysja, закі́нчитисяzakínčytysja, опини́тисяopynýtysja

  3. (transitive)To lift or tilt, so as to set on end.

    to end up a hogshead

More definitions
  • finally be or do something

Examples

1129 sentences
  1. I ended up calling the police.

    Все закінчилося тим, що я зателефонував до поліції.

    deSchlussendlich rief ich die Polizei.

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  2. We ended up not getting married.

    Закінчилося тим, що ми не одружилися.

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  3. How did you end up in Boston?

    Яким чином ти опинився в Бостоні?

    deWie kam es nur, dass du in Boston hängen geblieben bist?

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  4. How did you end up in jail?

    Як ти опинився у в'язниці?

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  5. I ended up helping Tom a lot.

    Закінчилося тим, що я дуже допоміг Тому.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
come to a final place, condition, or situation, sometimes unplanned or unexpected:
Русский
By meaning 1
come to a final place, condition, or situation, sometimes unplanned or unexpected:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
come to a final place, condition, or situation, sometimes unplanned or unexpected:

Forms

ends up, ending up, ended up, ended up
Base formend up · to end up
3rd person singularends up
Present participleending up
Past simpleended up
Past participleended up

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyend up
he, she, itends up

Past simpleLesson

all personsended up

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave ended up
he, she, ithas ended up

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill end up

Phrasal verbs

4 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

8 synonyms
to bring to a conclusion:concludeB1endA2finish upwind up
come to a final place, condition, situation:turn out
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
Relatedstart up

See also

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