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end up

vb (adverb)

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 to end up in prison

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end up - finally be or do something; "He ended up marrying his high school sweetheart"; "he wound up being unemployed and living at home again"

fetch up, wind up, finish, finish up, land up

act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"

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vi → enden, landen (inf); to end up doing something → schließlich etw tun; to end up (as) a lawyer → schließlich Rechtsanwalt werden; to end up (as) an alcoholic → als Alkoholiker enden; to end up a criminal → schließlich zum Verbrecher werden; we ended up at Joe’s → wir waren or landeten (inf) → schließlich bei Joe; you’ll end up in trouble → Sie werden noch Ärger bekommen

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