end up

finir, se retrouver

Se retrouver finalement dans un lieu ou une situation, souvent sans l’avoir prévu.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : 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.)

Synonymes : finish up, wind up

Expressions courantes : end up somewhere, end up alone, end up in hospital

terminer, conclure

Terminer une activité ou un événement, souvent par une dernière action.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : end up something with something (They ended up the show with a familiar song.)

Synonymes : finish, conclude, round off

Contraires : begin

Expressions courantes : end up something, end up with something

redresser, mettre debout

Soulever ou tourner un objet pour le faire tenir sur une extrémité.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : end up something (The workers ended up the heavy cask.)

Synonymes : set upright, upend

Contraires : lay flat

Expressions courantes : end up something, end up barrels