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END & END UP (EXPLAINMED IN HINDI & ENGLISH)

END & END UP (EXPLAINMED IN HINDI)

1.  END

END = सम्पप्त होना या समाप्त करना (stop); जैसे

a) My classes usually end at five o’clock.
b) He wanted to end their friendship.
c) When does the film end?
d) Just as the film was ending, the baby woke up.
e) To end the meal I had some sweet.
f) The war ended in 1975.

2. END UP

END UP = A) जब सारे चारे/रास्ते बंद हो जाएँ तो कुछ और करने के लिए बाध्य होना; जैसे

I missed our train, and I ended up staying at a hotel.

B) किसी कारण से अपने को किसी स्थान/स्थिति विशेष में पाना; जैसे

If you don’t stop smoking, you’ll end up in hospital.

INCORRECT: Since nobody was ready to give me the money, I ended asking my mother for it.
CORRECT: Since nobody was ready to give me the money, I ended up asking my mother for it.

INCORRECT: She was afraid to close the window and ended with a cold.
CORRECT: She was afraid to close the window and ended up with a cold.

INCORRECT: The talk was followed by a film which ended up at midnight.
CORRECT: The talk was followed by a film which ended at midnight.

INCORRECT: He wanted to end up their friendship.
CORRECT: He wanted to end their friendship.

INCORRECT: Most of the garbage ends in landfill sites.
CORRECT: Most of the garbage ends up in landfill sites.

INCORRECT: The film was ended at eight-thirty.
CORRECT: The film ended at eight-thirty.

3. END WITH

किसी बात/वस्तु का  समाप्त होना; जैसे

The movie ended with a touching song.

4. END BY

जो भी हम कुछ करते हैं उस श्रंखला की समाप्ति करना; जैसे

I ended by saying that further instructions would be given to him later.

END & END UP (EXPLAINMED IN ENGLISH)

1.  END

END = stop; e.g.

a) My classes usually end at five o’clock.
b) He wanted to end their friendship.
c) When does the film end?
d) Just as the film was ending, the baby woke up.
e) To end the meal I had some sweet.
f) The war ended in 1975.

2. END UP

END UP = A) to be forced to do something after everything else has failed; e.g.

I missed our train, and I ended up staying at a hotel.

B) to find yourself in a particular place or condition; e.g.

If you don’t stop smoking, you’ll end up in hospital.

INCORRECT: Since nobody was ready to give me the money, I ended asking my mother for it.
CORRECT: Since nobody was ready to give me the money, I ended up asking my mother for it.

INCORRECT: She was afraid to close the window and ended with a cold.
CORRECT: She was afraid to close the window and ended up with a cold.

INCORRECT: The talk was followed by a film which ended up at midnight.
CORRECT: The talk was followed by a film which ended at midnight.

INCORRECT: He wanted to end up their friendship.
CORRECT: He wanted to end their friendship.

INCORRECT: Most of the garbage ends in landfill sites.
CORRECT: Most of the garbage ends up in landfill sites.

INCORRECT: The film was ended at eight-thirty.
CORRECT: The film ended at eight-thirty.

3. END WITH

If you END WITH something, it is the last of a series of things that you say, do, or perform; e.g.

The movie ended with a touching song.

4. END BY

If you END BY doing something, it is the last of a series of things that you do; e.g.

I ended by saying that further instructions would be given to him later.

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