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

Ahead of the House vote, economists at Stifel noted the government could reopen on Tuesday and said the disruption to services was likely to end up being “minimal.”

From MarketWatch

The EU ended up accepting it instead of scuttling a deal altogether.

From Barron's

Naturally, in the spirit of Wall Street analysts, I reserve the right to claim next year that I recommended whichever version ended up doing better.

From MarketWatch

But it could end up being her other knee which denies Vonn the chance of breaking her own record for the oldest Olympic medal winner in women's alpine skiing.

From Barron's

The city’s more glamorous cousin, San Francisco, ended up with the lion’s share of official Super Bowl week activities.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

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