Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

all ends up

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.73 in modern English

Syllables: al-l end-s up
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Completely; totally.

British usage; Informal

Example Sentences

"I do not think that he would have possessed much chance at a mile against the mighty son of Oxford under any circumstances, and, being stiff and sore from his exertions of the preceding day, he was beaten all ends up."
"Garry Sobers did me all ends up in the first innings, trapped lbw by a delivery that swung prodigiously – the best delivery I have ever faced in cricket."
"The staff are fronting for him all ends up, casually phoning his known watering holes, plus anyone he might have gone to earth with, and doing their damnedest not to raise a storm."

Usage

British usage
Informal

Synonyms

absolutely all-out tout à fait all the way stone-cold blind altogether stark cold at large at length cap-a-pie

Questions

What does all ends up mean?: Completely; totally.

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