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Phrasal verb: "end up" #1 (permalink) Sat Jun 24, 2006 11:35 am   Phrasal verb: "end up"
 

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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Phrasal verb: "end up" #2 (permalink) Sun Jun 25, 2006 11:21 am   Phrasal verb: "end up"
 

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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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Phrasal verb: "end up" #3 (permalink) Wed Nov 10, 2010 5:58 am   Phrasal verb: "end up"
 

Could "end up" also follwed by past participle?

For example,
1. I ended up satisfied. (shoud say "being satisfied"?)
2. They ended up stuck there. (should say "being stuck"?)
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Phrasal verb: "end up" #4 (permalink) Wed Nov 10, 2010 6:07 am   Phrasal verb: "end up"
 

Those are all OK, with or without 'being'.
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Phrasal verb: "end up" #5 (permalink) Wed Nov 10, 2010 6:20 am   Phrasal verb: "end up"
 

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,

3. She didn't have many friends at first but ended up loved by everybody.
4. I loved her very much but ended up rejected very easily.
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Phrasal verb: "end up" #6 (permalink) Wed Nov 10, 2010 6:42 am   Phrasal verb: "end up"
 

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
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Phrasal verb: "end up" #7 (permalink) Wed Nov 10, 2010 8:51 am   Phrasal verb: "end up"
 

Thank you for correcting my example.
Oh, yeah! It seems very difficult for me to determine! Xp
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