Phrase · B1 · Neutral · everyday and workplace outcomes
end up
END UP Stress up when emphasizing the final result.
Finally be in a particular situation or place, or do something as the eventual result of earlier events.
na kraju se naći; završiti negde; na kraju uraditi nešto
Use it
We planned a short visit but ended up talking until midnight.
The actual outcome differs from the original plan.
After years of training, she ended up as the team’s head coach.
The final result can be positive and need not be accidental.
Build the sentence
end up + -ing · end up + adjective · end up in/at + place · end up as + role
Memory scene
Follow the path to its final stop. End up names where events lead, whether or not you planned that destination.
Watch out
Say end up doing, not end up to do. End up describes a final situation, not simply finishing a task. It does not always imply an unfortunate or unplanned result.
Nearby language
Often interchangeable for an eventual situation; its past form is wound up, pronounced wownd up.
Often emphasizes a discovered fact or how something develops: it turned out to be easy.
Means finish an activity rather than reach a final situation.
Make it yours
Otišli ste po jednu knjigu, ali ste se vratili kući sa pet.