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How to Say "wound up" in Spanish

The Spanish word for “wound up” is “terminó” — B2 level.

English → SpanishB2
VerbB2
informal, final result
A long, winding path through a meadow leads directly and unmistakably to a single, comfortable armchair placed beneath a large oak tree.

Examples

No tenía planes, pero terminó visitando a su tía.

He had no plans, but he ended up visiting his aunt.

Ella empezó a correr y terminó ganando el maratón.

She started running and wound up winning the marathon.

Structure: Terminar + Gerund

To express the idea of 'ending up' or 'eventually doing' something, Spanish uses 'terminó' followed by the -ndo form (the gerund, like 'terminando' or 'haciendo').

Mixing up the outcome verb form

Mistake: “Terminó a hacer la tarea. (Using the infinitive 'a hacer')”

Correction: Terminó haciendo la tarea. (The verb describing the outcome must use the -ndo form.)

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