He came round for a coffee and we ended up in bed together.
finish off?
I wondered where the pictures would end up after the auction.
where to go?
Most slimmers end up putting weight back on.
the result is that ?
He could end up as President.
become?
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End up: finally arrive at; arrive at an unexpected place-- “We got lost last night and ended up in the next town.” Arrive somewhere as a result or consequence-- “You’re working too hard. If you don’t take it easy, you’ll end up in the hospital!” Succeed to a condition-- “He ended up a millionaire by the age of 30”.
He came round for a coffee and we ended up in bed together. – final resulting location
finish off?
I wondered where the pictures would end up after the auction.
where to go? – final destination
Most slimmers end up putting weight back on.
the result is that ? – final result
He could end up as President.
become?-- final condition/position
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Could “end up” also follwed by past participle?
For example,
Those are all OK, with or without ‘being’.
Thank you!
The other day, I asked if I could say “before delivered” instead of “before being delivered”,
then answer was NO.
Is that because “before” is preposition while “end up” is “transitive phrasal verb”?
If so, I can understand.
One more question.
Can I use any pp after “end up”?
Or just pp that has been adjectivenized?
like,
Is that because “before” is preposition while “end up” is “transitive phrasal verb”?
If so, I can understand.-- That’s right.
Can I use any pp after “end up”?-- With ‘being’, I think you can.
Or just pp that has been adjectivized?-- Without ‘being’, I think that’s right.
But the degree of adjectivization may be difficult to determine:
3. She didn’t have many friends at first but ended up loved by everybody.-- OK
4. I loved her very much but ended up being rejected very easily.– OK
Thank you for correcting my example.
Oh, yeah! It seems very difficult for me to determine! Xp