to end up
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In North American English, this phrasal verb typically means:
to result in something unexpected
NOTE
When “end up” is followed by another verb, that verb must be in the -ING form
(e.g. end up doing, end up finishing, end up staying over, etc.)
EXAMPLES
“Our plans were to take a direct flight to Dubai, but we ended up having several layovers in the United States and Europe.”
“They left early in order to get here on time, but because of the storm they think they are going to end up being late.”
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