Learn English – end up doing something VS. end up with doing something VS. end up in doing something

differences

What is the difference between:

  1. end up with doing something

  2. end up in doing something

and simply

  1. end up doing something

Here is the context that triggered the question for me:

The net result is that they [= those long-term heavy users of the internet or computer] suffer serious loss of vision, back pain, and obesity. It is true that many people finally end up with struggling with deteriorating health.

My take is, the first one tends to involve a trouble one has to deal with, while the second one is about an undesirable situation where one has no other choice than what has just come up, and the third one is a general usage.

One last thing: I found a similar question here, but it is not identical to mine, although some answers seem to work.

Best Answer

I agree with Edwin above. First, "End up" generally means "in the end, we did [x]," where x refers to something that is not a favorable condition or is contrary to what had been expected. "How was dinner at the new restaurant?" "I got sick. We ended up staying home."

As for the differences between the prepositions in, up and with, my understanding is that the meaning is largely the same. End up (verb)ing : End up eating out. End up with (noun) : End up with a hangover. End up in (place or condition) : End up in jail! (or) End up in a terrible situation!