end up

結局なる、行き着く

予定していなくても、最後にある場所や状態に行き着くこと。

やさしい英語で： 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?

使い方： 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.)

類義語： finish up, wind up

よく使う表現： end up somewhere, end up alone, end up in hospital

締めくくる、終える

最後の行動などで、催しや活動を終えること。

やさしい英語で： 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.

使い方： end up something with something (They ended up the show with a familiar song.)

類義語： finish, conclude, round off

反対語： begin

よく使う表現： end up something, end up with something

立てる、縦に置く

物を持ち上げたり回したりして、一方の端を下にして立てること。

やさしい英語で： 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.

使い方： end up something (The workers ended up the heavy cask.)

類義語： set upright, upend

反対語： lay flat

よく使う表現： end up something, end up barrels