What is the meaning of end up?

Finally be or do something.
- usage: "He ended up marrying his high school sweetheart"; "he wound up being unemployed and living at home again"
- synonyms: finish up, land up, fetch up, wind up, finish

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APA	WordNet. (2010). end up. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/end_up/definitions/1272907
Chicago	WordNet. 2010. "end up" http://smartdefine.org/end_up/definitions/1272907 (accessed September 20, 2026).
Harvard	WordNet 2010, end up, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/end_up/definitions/1272907>.
MLA	WordNet. "end up" 23 October 2010. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/end_up/definitions/1272907>

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