to find yourself in a place or situation that you did not intend or expect to be in :
If you go on like this you'll end up in prison.
[+ -ing ]
I ended up doing all the work myself.
[+ adj ]
If he carries on driving like that, he'll end up dead.
to find yourself in a place or situation that you did not intend or expect to be in :
If you go on like this you'll end up in prison.
[+ -ing ]
I ended up doing all the work myself.
[+ adj ]
If he carries on driving like that, he'll end up dead.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005