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end up doing (엔드 **업** 두잉) — to finally be in a particular place or situation, especially one that was not planned or intended

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: to finally be in a particular place or situation, especially one that was not planned or intended

Pronunciation (IPA): /ɛnd ʌp ˈduɪŋ/

Korean meaning: 결국 ~하게 되다, 마침내 ~의 상황에 처하게 되다

Korean pronunciation: 엔드 **업** 두잉

Example Sentences

  • I went to buy milk but ended up buying the entire grocery store!
  • She studied medicine but ended up becoming a chef.
  • We planned to watch one episode but ended up binge-watching the entire season.

end up doing

NOUN

//ɛnd ʌp ˈduɪŋ//

to finally be in a particular place or situation, especially one that was not planned or intended

end up doing concept
💡 Concept

to finally be in a particular place or situation, especially one that was not planned or intended

end up doing rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Blend up, send up, but end up doing something new!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ɛnd ʌp ˈduɪŋ/
🇬🇧 UK/ɛnd ʌp ˈduːɪŋ/

🌳Etymology

Origin

'end'는 '끝'이라는 뜻의 고대 영어 'ende'에서 유래되었고, 'up'과 결합하여 '결국 어떤 지점에 도달하다'는 의미가 되었습니다. 현대 영어에서 매우 자주 사용되는 구동사입니다.

🎵Rhyme

send upblend upmend up
send up
blend up
mend up

🔗Collocations

end up working late
end up in trouble
end up being right
end up getting lost
end up staying home
end up regretting

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

“I went to buy milk but ended up buying the entire grocery store!”

“She studied medicine but ended up becoming a chef.”

😄 Fun example

“We planned to watch one episode but ended up binge-watching the entire season.”

😄 Fun example

“He tried to fix the sink but ended up flooding the kitchen.”

📚Related Words

Synonyms

turn out to bewind up doingeventually dofinally do

Antonyms

plan to dointend to doset out to do

Related

result inlead toconclude withfinish by

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