end up

acabar, terminar

Acabar en un lugar o una situación, a menudo sin haberlo planeado.

En inglés sencillo: To finally be in a place or situation, often without planning to be there.

• We ended up at home.
• She studied law but ended up teaching music.
• How did your keys end up in the fridge?

Cómo se usa: end up doing something (We ended up walking home.); end up + adjective (She ended up exhausted.); end up in/at/with something (He ended up with three extra tickets.)

Sinónimos: finish up, wind up

Expresiones frecuentes: end up somewhere, end up alone, end up in hospital

terminar, concluir

Terminar una actividad o un acontecimiento, normalmente con una última acción.

En inglés sencillo: To finish an event or activity, often with a final action.

• They ended up the concert with a dance.
• He ended up his speech with a joke.
• The host usually ends up the evening by thanking everyone.

Cómo se usa: end up something with something (They ended up the show with a familiar song.)

Sinónimos: finish, conclude, round off

Antónimos: begin

Expresiones frecuentes: end up something, end up with something

poner de pie, poner vertical

Levantar o girar un objeto para que quede apoyado sobre uno de sus extremos.

En inglés sencillo: To lift or turn an object so that it stands on one end.

• They ended up the barrel.
• Two workers ended up the crate against the wall.
• He used a rope to end up the heavy cask.

Cómo se usa: end up something (The workers ended up the heavy cask.)

Sinónimos: set upright, upend

Antónimos: lay flat

Expresiones frecuentes: end up something, end up barrels