Local English word record

wind up

verb · 4 senses

finally be or do something

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Examples

  • He ended up marrying his high school sweetheart
  • he wound up being unemployed and living at home again

Word relationships

Synonyms

finish up, land up, fetch up, end up, finish

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Princeton WordNet 3.0