End up meaning
End up is a phrasal verb that means to eventually reach a particular place, condition, or situation, often unexpectedly.
- Past simple
- ended up
- Past participle
- ended up
- -ing form
- ending up
What end up means
B1
To eventually reach a particular place, condition, or situation, often unexpectedly
We missed the turning and ended up at the wrong beach.
Similar phrasal verbs
With up: wake up, pick up, grow up, line up, make up, set up, put up, go up, bring up, mess up.
Common questions
What does end up mean?
To eventually reach a particular place, condition, or situation, often unexpectedly.
What is the past tense of end up?
Ended up, which is also its past participle.
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