Intermediate ๐Ÿ’ฌ Idioms & Phrasal Verbs ยท #108 of 182

Phrasal Verb: End Up

to eventually be somewhere

Examples

  • We ended up in Rome.

Key rules

  • End up means eventually be in a situation or place
  • It is followed by a place, an -ing form or an adjective: we ended up in Rome
  • It describes an unplanned result
  • "End" alone does not have this meaning

Common mistakes

  • We end up in Rome yesterday โ†’ We ended up in Rome yesterday
๐Ÿ’ก Tip: Use "end up" for surprising results, not planned ones.

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