end out

Verb

end out (third-person singular simple present ends out, present participle ending out, simple past and past participle ended out)

1. (transitive, uncommon) To bring to a conclusion; to finish up.
   • Note: in a previous post I ended out my exposition of American tropicalia with the justification that, if haiti can show us something about democracy than Brazil can show us something too.2005, Summerisle, Times of Hate, Times of Joy, Lost Highway
   • The Gunnery Leader ended out the briefing.2006, Diana DeLuca, Extraordinary Things, page 191
2. (copulative, uncommon) To come to as a final condition or situation;
   • In total it ended out that I was out of a job for 18 months.2011, Marie Andrews, The Power of Determination, page 49
   • We were a group of women who met as strangers and ended out as friends.2012, Ann Louise Gilligan, Dr. Katherine Zappone, Our Lives Out Loud: In Pursuit of Justice and Equality
3. (informal, road or path) To terminate in a particular location.
   • The street ended out in a rough neighborhood.
   • The alley ended out a street that was unfamiliar to him.2017, Jack Mackenzie, Time Like Broken Glass, page 170