end up

British  

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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end up Idioms  

1. 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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Example Sentences

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end up

If AI can help fine-tune the design of a clinical trial to improve its chances of success, that could end up being a big benefit, Soriot says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

That shows how couples who coordinate benefits could end up with more retirement wealth without actually saving more.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026

“If we’re not careful,” he warned, “we will end up with what the great writer Toni Morrison called ‘statist history.’

From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026

Verstappen would be going to either Mercedes or McLaren and the expectation would be that the drivers he is likely to replace - George Russell and Oscar Piastri - would end up swapping.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

“Which is exactly where you’ll end up if you’re not careful,” Aaron said.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

Related Words

• become
• come to be
• eventually be
• finish as
• play out
• turn out to be