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end up vs end up as

Both 'end up' and 'end up as' are correct, but they are used in slightly different contexts. 'End up' is more commonly used and refers to the final result or outcome of a situation. On the other hand, 'end up as' is used when specifying the specific role, state, or condition that someone or something ultimately becomes.

Last updated: March 17, 2024 • 914 views

end up

The phrase 'end up' is correct and commonly used in English to refer to the final result or outcome of a situation.

It is used to describe how a situation or action concludes or the final state or result of something. It is often followed by a noun, adjective, or verb in the infinitive form.

Examples:

I thought I was going to be a doctor, but I ended up becoming a teacher.
After all the confusion, we ended up at the wrong restaurant.
She didn't plan to stay long, but she ended up spending the whole day there.
We were lost in the city, but we ended up finding our way back to the hotel.
The project didn't go as planned, but it ended up being a success.

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Unless you want to end up working at Video Hut.
You think I can end up like her.
You may end up several days before the event, or after.
I never imagined he'd end up a Yakuza godfather.
So some minimum inmates end up in maximum.
Sometimes things end up where you never expect.
Many end up outside the social security systems.
I promised you she wouldn't end up in jail.
You're emotionally scarred and will end up badly.
I never thought Waxer'd end up in a boneyard.
She'll end up falling in love with someone else.
And I won't let her end up like...
Who knows how it'll end up.
They didn't end up together.
This guy fleeces women and they end up dead.
You may all end up on the dump.
We could all end up in jail for this ridiculous experiment.
He warned me that I would end up in trouble.
I was going to end up under a machine.
You might end up driving a taxicab.

Alternatives:

conclude
finish
result in
wind up
turn out

end up as

The phrase 'end up as' is also correct and is used when specifying the specific role, state, or condition that someone or something ultimately becomes.

It is used to describe the final state or condition that someone or something becomes. It is often followed by a noun or noun phrase.

Examples:

He always wanted to be a pilot, and he ended up as a captain in a major airline.
I never thought I would end up as a teacher, but I love it.
The old factory ended up as a trendy art gallery.
She started as an intern, but she ended up as the CEO of the company.
The small disagreement ended up as a major conflict between the two countries.

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(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: he ended up living in New ...
Much of this meat will probably end up as dog food. [L] She'll end up penniless if she continues to spend like that. [+ -ing verb] After working her ...
Sometimes I get to feeling that they will end up as—as psychopathic barbarians. So Chapin picked it up, rested it on his shoulders, and shoved the end up to the ...
Trump unlikely to end up as president: Obama. Monday, 12 Oct 2015 | 6:49 AM ET Reuters. SHARES. President Barack Obama said Donald Trump was "the ...

Alternatives:

become
transform into
evolve into
emerge as
develop into

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